“Her Life is History”: The Universality of Maya Angelou | WTTW
Maya Angelou is universal. She wrote memoirs, poetry, screenplays, music. She acted, she directed, she produced. She was a talk…
Retired Austin firefighter shares journey to become Texas’ first black fire inspector | KVUE
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin wasn’t always the boomtown it is today. In the 1950s, the capitol city was much smaller…
The Black- and Woman-Led Success of a Chicago Ice Cream Company | WTTW
Only one Fortune 500 company has ever been headed by a black woman – Ursula Burns, who ran Xerox from…
Louisville Western Branch Library (1905- ) | Black Past
The Louisville Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky, first opened in 1905. This library was the first public library in…
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax faces second sexual assault allegation
Meredith Watson alleged that Fairfax’s assault on her was “premeditated and aggressive” when they both attended Duke in 2000 and…
Amazon reconsiders building new headquarters in New York City: WaPo
The company is reacting to vocal opposition from politicians and activists. Source link
Democrats call on Justin Fairfax to resign after 2nd sexual assault allegation
But now that a second woman, Meredith Watson, has accused the Virginia lieutenant governor of rape, prominent Virginia and national…
U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown
(Reuters) – With expectations for slowing growth escalating, U.S. fund managers are selectively avoiding stocks in consumer companies as lofty…
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon’s Bezos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of…
EA’s ‘Fortnite’ rival wins 10 million gamers in three days
(Reuters) – A game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular “Fortnite” has signed up…
Exclusive: Tesla’s delivery team gutted in recent job cuts – sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When Tesla Inc announced last month a second round of job cuts to rein in costs,…
Conan O’Brien And Nick Kroll Teach Sex Education To Real Students
The birds and the bees should have expected this. Conan O’Brien and guest Nick Kroll from Netflix’s puberty cartoon “Big…
James Corden’s Dad At Super Bowl Was Way Better Than The Game
Meet the true Super Bowl MVP’s ― as in Most Valuable Parents. James Corden’s father Malcolm and mom Margaret traveled…
Frank Robinson, MLB Hall Of Famer And Civil Rights Activist, Dead At 83
Civil Rights activist, and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, the iconic Frank Robinson passed away at 83 on Thursday.…
Rosalind Brewer Appointed to Sit on Amazon’s Board
CNN is reporting that Amazon has named Rosalind Brewer, the current chief operating officer of Starbucks, and one of the…
Getting a Tax Refund is Not Always Good
Despite the news that more tax paying Americans will have to pay more taxes due to Trump’s “tax cut,” many…
New Orleans Museum of Art to Open Expanded Sculpture Garden with New and Commissioned Works by Larry Bell, Teresita Fernández, More -ARTnews
Yinka Shonibare, Wind Sculpture V, 2013. COURTESY R. ALOKHIN/NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART This May, the New Orleans Museum of…
Morning Links: Greer Lankton Edition -ARTnews
Fashion lives. Etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1801. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Koons Boos Guardian art critic Adrian Searle is not…
Simon and Michaela de Pury Split -ARTnews
The logo for de Pury & de Pury. COURTEY DEPURY & DEPURY One of the more high-profile partnerships in the…
After Canceling New York Fair, NADA Details 2019 Armory Week Plans -ARTnews
Installation view of “David Byrd,” 2019, at White Columns, New York. MARC TATTI Last summer brought news that the New…
Seattle Museums Close as Storm Looms -ARTnews
Fan: Three Geese in Snow, from the Kano Motonobu School. SEATTLE ART MUSEUM Over the past few months, we’ve seen…
Elias Hansen at Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Installation view of “Elias Hansen: Go Toward the Light,” 2019, at Halsey McKay Gallery, East…
Artsy Lays Off Eight in Content Sales, Editorial -ARTnews
ARTSY Artsy, the multi-pronged online art startup, has laid off eight employees, with the cuts coming predominantly in the firm’s…
Spike Lee is not giving any free passes to Ralph Northam and the blackface brigade
Spike Lee attends the photo call for BlacKkKlansman” during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus calls Trump a ‘pretend president’: ‘I am not a fan’
Julia Louis-Dreyfus called President Trump a “pretend president” and said she wasn’t “a fan” during the HBO portion of the…
Audio of 911 call from Bow Wow’s girlfriend just realeased
Rapper Bow Wow was arrested in Atlanta during Super Bowl weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.) Ever…
Kim Kardashian: ‘I would love to hire formerly incarcerated people’
Speaking on NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” reality TV star Kim Kardashian recalled her high-profile campaign to have President…
Alabama denies Muslim inmate an opportunity to have Iman present at execution
This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Dominique Ray. Alabama has set a Feb. 7, 2019,…
Meryl Streep reveals why she joined ‘Big Little Lies’ season 2
PASADENA – Meryl Streep is opening up about why she decided to join the star-studded cast of “Big Little Lies.”…
Family In Blue by Geoffrey Holder – October Gallery
Price: $1,500Family In Blueby Geoffrey HolderLithography – 1994Signed and Numbered by the artistSize 23.5″ x 39″ Approx Although Geoffrey Holder…
Female by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: $55 NOW $25The Skin I’m In: Femaleby Laurie CooperOffset Print – Open EditionSize 20″ x 25 7/8″ Approx Laurie…
E:60 Returns with New Season of Original Programming on ESPN Sunday at 9 a.m. ET
ESPN’s award-winning Sunday morning program E:60, featuring the most high-profile athletes and best stories in sports, debuts a new season…
DCYD New Executive Committee Calls for Northam’s Resignation
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, After celebrating the new Executive Committee for D.C. Young Democrats (DCYD) Thursday evening,…
94-Year-Old Cicely Tyson Says She Won’t Retire
Cicely Tyson is the cover star for TIME’s second annual Optimists issue, which is guest-edited by prolific filmmaker Ava DuVernay.…
Men’s Self-Care in Baltimore | Afro
By J. K. Schmid, AFRO Staff Randy Lewis can’t say for certain when the new trend of men’s self-care took…
Liam Neeson Isn’t Racist Because of How He Kissed Viola Davis
Actress Michelle Rodriguez has spoken out in defense of Liam Neeson, her Widows co-star, saying he isn’t racist because of…
Hollywood’s Mid-Budget Comedies Aren’t What They Used To Be
Mel Gibson was an indisputable movie star when he took on the role of man’s man Nick Marshall in Nancy…
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress | Smithsonian Magazine
Omar Ibn Said was leading a prosperous life in West Africa at the turn of the 19th century, devoting himself…
Former Rep. John Dingell, longest serving member of Congress in US history, has died
Former Rep. John Dingell Jr., the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, died Thursday. Source link
Peace Within by Laurie Cooper – October Gallery
Price: : $55 NOW $25Peace Within by Laurie Cooper Offset Print – Open EditionSize 22″ x 27″ Approx Laurie Cooper…
Generations Lost by WAK – Kevin A. Williams – October Gallery
Price: : $325 NOW $265The Worst Sight: Generations LostWAK – Kevin A. WilliamsLimited Signed and Numbered LithographEdition 850Size: 25″ x…
These Experts Think They Have ‘The Formula’ For Raising Super Successful Kids
“When we encounter people who have experienced extraordinary success … we can’t help but wonder: How did they do it?…
Taraji P. Henson Talks Fears Associated With Being A Black Mother
Taraji P. Henson opened up about the fears she has as a black mother in an interview with People magazine.…
Oprah Winfrey and Her 378 Staffers Decide to Go Vegan For a Week
An interesting experiment with great insight into how people react during the first few days when they attempt to clean…
Keiser Report: Santa Claus for the naughty (E1340)
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss gold, silver, and bitcoin as providers of individual economic…
‘ISIS among us’ – Refugees claim militants living with them in Germany
Christian refugees from Syria claim they saw a former Islamic State member living in Frankfurt, and that this is not…
Ancient tombs unearthed in Peru
Three Tombs with remains and artifacts of the elite Mochica were unearthed in an archaeological complex known as the huaca…
Crimea Attack: Device filled with shrapnel exploded in local college
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Keiser Report: Predatory Lending As The Way to Respectability (E1317)
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the otherwise progressive apologist for a predatory lender who…
Keiser Report: Outrunning Debt in 2019 (E1327)
In this second of three New Year’s specials of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy make predictions for 2019: geo-economics…
Keiser Report: The ‘unstoppable’ Gilets Jaunes (E1337)
Max and Stacy look at an interview with geographer, Christophe Guilluy, who first wrote of ‘France périphérique’ in 2014. Now…
How A Hippie-Inspired Lifestyle Gets Monetized For Social Media | Outliers Ep. 3
A scroll through the #vanlife hashtag on Instagram is replete with images of lovingly restored VWs, enviable campsites, and golden…
Here’s That Gillette Ad, As Apparently Seen By All The Men Who Hate It (HBO)
Gillette — the best a man can get — is famous for their razors. And for putting as many blades…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – March 26, 2014.
The VICE News Capsule is a daily roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: France’s far right party, Russia’s space…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the Soyuz space launch
Chris Hadfield explains what happens when fellow Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, Russian astronaut Oleg Kononenko and American astronaut Anne ……
Serenity: Loopy plot mucks up this mystery
You have to give Serenity credit for throwing in some admirably wacky twists. Unfortunately the end result is ludicrous and…
Barack Obama offers advice to Justin Trudeau
‘You need to dye your hair early,’ U.S president tells prime minister Justin Trudeau, in a lighter moment of their…
Trans Mountain pipeline project may have been overpaid for | Power & Politics
The Trans Mountain pipeline project may have been overpaid for by up to $1 billion, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer…
Accessible parking permits are ‘golden ticket’ for cheats
The vast majority of the approximately 500000 accessible permits issued to Toronto-area residents are used properly. But investigators believe about…