A few weeks ago, a child was diagnosed with measles in Clark County, Washington, just over the river from where my family and I live in Portland. I was hoping it was nothing more than an isolated incident—but the disease spread. Soon there was a full-on measles outbreak, complete with a long list of schools,…
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The highly anticipated Roseanne spin-off, The Conners, premiered last night on ABC to huge numbers. According to Nielsen, 10.5 million people tuned in to see how the Conner family would carry on without their matriarch Roseanne, played by Roseanne Barr. The actress, who led last spring’s Roseanne reboot, found herself in hot water after she…
Read moreRihanna is currently mourning her cousin, who was reportedly killed in Barbados. The singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Tuesday (December 26) to share photos of the two of them together, along with a sobering and heartfelt message. “RIP cousin… can’t believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms!” Rihanna wrote.…
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PHOTO: Win McNamee/Getty Images Education Secretary Betsy DeVos incited an uproar early in September when she announced plans to do away with Obama-era guidelines on how campuses should investigate allegations of rape and sexual assault. Now, she’s officially followed through on her promise. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced Friday that it’s…
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Dear Charlottesville, HATE WON’T WIN. Two years ago, my grandfather was murdered at a bible study in a Charleston church basement when a white supremacist, who believed that African Americans are somehow undeserving of life, opened fired on an entire room of people during prayer. This man killed, in addition to my grandfather, eight other…
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