It’s 2018 and for some reason people are still taking it upon themselves to tell women of color how to wear their hair. The latest case? WBBJ TV meteorologist and multimedia journalist Corallys Ortiz was criticized by a viewer for wearing her hair natural on air. As first reported by The Jackson Sun, a viewer…
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Meghan McCain gave the first remarks at a memorial service on Saturday honoring the life of her late father John McCain, who died of brain cancer on August 25. In an emotional eulogy delivered in Washington D.C.’s National Cathedral, Meghan lauded McCain as a “great man” and hit directly at President Donald Trump, who had…
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Nike’s latest advertisement will give you both goosebumps and teary eyes. Why? Because it features a home video of a young Serena Williams training with her dad and first trainer, Richard. The ad, entitled “Voice of Belief,” begins with vintage footage of the tennis icon and her father training at a tennis court, filmed when…
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Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away on Thursday, August 16, at 76 years old in her Detroit home. Franklin was—and still is—a soul music tour-de-force who remained a staple on the charts and radio for more than six decades, accumulating 18 Grammy Awards along the way. Her legacy is untouchable and will live…
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On Saturday, thousands of people gathered for marches across the United States to protest the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, including its recent calls to indefinitely detain families apprehended while trying to cross the border and separating children from their parents. (The President signed an executive order last week to the latter practice.) Collectively…
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The Hate U Give was a critical and commercial success when it hit bookstands in February 2017. The young adult novel by Angie Thomas tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old black girl who lives a double life of sorts: at home in her mostly-black neighborhood, Garden Heights, and at the predominately white prep…
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