With anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic permeating this holiday season, children may be worried that Santa Claus — right in the target age range for those most susceptible to the…
Continue ReadingTo give the hijab its full respect, there’s a certain grace and manner to wearing it (Picture: Michael Kovac / Getty Images for EJAF) Last month, hijabi supermodel Halima Aden…
Continue ReadingMeet Allen and Subriana Pierce, an African American entrepreneurial couple whose company, Navigator Sales & Marketing, connects grocery retailers with small business owners that sell their own line of packaged foods,…
Continue ReadingOfficials in Virginia’s Loudoun County have voted to rename the county’s portions of U.S. Routes 50 and 7. That’s because one of the roadways was named after a Confederate commander,…
Continue ReadingA second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be shipped out across the country — a “remarkable scientific achievement,” according to one expert, that brings the country one step closer to the…
Continue ReadingThis year’s discussions about anti-racism have been painful, frustrating – and valuable. gal-dem’s editor-in-chief on the story behind this year’s all-black conversations special Read the conversations here Conversations this year…
Continue ReadingAs he accepted the Republican nomination for president in summer 2016, Donald Trump promised, “We will make America safe again.” “The most basic duty of government is to defend the…
Continue ReadingCapping off a thoroughly embarrassing year for the nation’s newest not-actually-independent, not-actually-separate branch of the military, the U.S. Space Force on Friday invited nearly universal ridicule when it rolled out…
Continue ReadingEach Friday, we pull articles from our archives to propel you into the weekend. “I knew no black people—young or old, rich or poor—who didn’t feel injured by the experience…
Continue ReadingRyan Smith, CEO of Qualtrics, speaks at a press conference announcing Smith’s purchase of the Utah Jazz from Gail Miller at Vivint SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingNew York City police used excessive force during the wave of protests across the city this summer against police brutality and racism, according to a report published by New York…
Continue Reading2020 was a disappointing year by pretty much every metric in existence – so why should the movies be an exception? Whether viewed in a theater or in the safety…
Continue ReadingThe officers were secretly recorded making racist and sexist comments (Pictures: Solent News & Photo Agency) Six police officers who compared a black colleague to a dog and joked that…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Robert DeLeo filed an ethics disclosure with the House clerk on Friday indicating that he intended to begin negotiating “prospective employment opportunities” with Northeastern University, confirming what had…
Continue ReadingNo system of government is perfect. While America’s founders had in mind revolutionary notions of limited government and much individual liberty, and designed a system of governance intended to secure…
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