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Your Everyday Resource Guide to Surviving Trump
November 24, 2017 - One year after Trump’s electoral college win and resounding popular vote defeat (never forget), there are still daily headlines about Twitter shenanigans that border on declarations of war, budget cuts that gut vital services for millions of Americans and Trump appointees and nominees who are not even remotely qualified for their titles.
It follows that a feeling of ... Read more
Story #9 Holocaust Survivor: René Hammond
November 27, 2017 - In honor of the 25th Anniversary of The Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM), this oral history series shares the stories of twenty-five Holocaust Survivors. Each Survivor brings to the series an individual voice that enlivens our understanding of the Holocaust; the war’s effects on individuals, families, and communities dispersed across the world; and its reverberation... Read more
Almost 1,000 More People Died in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Than Officially Confirmed: Report
December 9, 2017 - On Oct. 3, during his horrific visit to Puerto Rico, Donald Trump congratulated the island’s governor, Ricardo Roselló, on the U.S. territory’s death toll following the devastation wrought by Hurricane María.
“Sixteen [dead] people certified,” Trump told Roselló. “Sixteen people versus in the thousands. You can b... Read more
African American Voters Made Doug Jones a U.S. Senator in Alabama
December 15, 2017 - Ahead of Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election, there was a clear narrative about the state’s black voters: They weren’t mobilizing. Six in 10 black voters who were stopped by a New York Times reporter in a shopping center last week didn’t know an election was even going on, a result the reporter took to mean that overall interest was... Read more
Why More Young Black People Are Trading In Church for African Spirituality
December 21, 2017 - Soul Searching is our series about how the most secular generation in history is changing the face of religion.
Let’s start off with gratitude: Thanks to the Trump era, the hypocrisy of evangelical Christians has become obvious. There should be a gold medal awarded for the outrageous feats of mental gymnastics performed by “family values” champions w... Read more
Sean Combs and Colin Kaepernick are serious about buying Carolina Panthers
January 4, 2018 -
It seems that Sean “Diddy” Combs is serious about buying the Carolina Panthers and the rapper is ready to set up meetings with potential investors that include Colin Kaepernick. He has had a long phone call with the ex-football star and philanthropist who wants to play a role in the ownership of the team. On Sunday, Combs said he was looking to purchas... Read more
Deal Re-Establishes ESSENCE as a 100% Black-Owned Independent Company
January 17, 2018 - Essence Ventures LLC, an independent African-American owned company focused on merging content, community and commerce, has announced its acquisition of multi-platform media company Essence Communications Inc. from Time Inc. ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks will continue at the helm of the company and will also join its board of directors. In addition, the all Black female ... Read more
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman on being called the n-word and driving by KKK rallies while filming
February 5, 2018 - Chadwick Boseman has now come forward to say the reporter was mistaken and that her drove by the KKK rallies during the filming of Captain America not Black Panther. Please see his statement below. Driving home from the set of the Blackest film ever created (that’s Black Panther), Chadwick Boseman says he passed by Ku Klux Klan rallies. When the actor, who is... Read more
Princeton president ‘respects’ professor’s decision to use N-Word during lecture
February 15, 2018 - A Princeton University professor canceled a course he teaches on cultural freedoms and hate speech after his use of a racial slur during a class discussion led some students to walk out. Colleagues say Professor Emeritus Lawrence Rosen has often used the slur during lectures on free speech. They say this is the first time he’s received such a negative respo... Read more
Check out trailer for fashion guru Andre Leon Talley documentary
April 9, 2018 -
Andre Leon Talley is giving good face and giving up all the goods about owning your fabulousness in the new documentary about the fashion guru’s life called, The Gospel According to Andre.
The new film is set to be leased May 25, reports ShadowandAct. It shows Talley and his over-the-top persona at his best, dishing out life advice and fashion insid... Read more