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Old in Art School: Nell Painter Paints a Refreshing Portrait of What Coming-of-Age Can Look Like
At 76, Nell Painter dresses differently than she did just 10 years ago—but not in the ways one might expect. A prominent historian and professor emeritus at Princeton, Painter dressed as a professor would. When she wore earrings, they were simple, classic diamond studs. She certainly wouldn’t wear cowboy boots, as she showed me one…
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Sweet Deal: OWN Picks Up Queen Sugar for a 4th Season
The Bordelon family isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and neither is Queen Sugar. OWN announced Wednesday that it would be picking up the epic family drama for a fourth season—surprising no one, given the show’s dedicated fan base. Erik Logan, president of OWN, in a statement announcing the decision, lauded producer Ava DuVernay for the…
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A Year After Unite the Right, Charlottesville Is Taking a Stand Against Media and 'Allies' Who Implicitly Support White Supremacy
Anxiety is high in Virginia as it approaches the one-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, the “alt-right” violent protest that brought together all manner of white supremacists in Charlottesville. In anticipation of demonstrations—and subsequent clashes—marking the anniversary, including a Unite the Right 2 rally that will be held this weekend in Washington, D.C.,…
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LeBron James Praised Black Women and Saltine Americans Are Predictably Upset
You can pretty much set your watch to it at this point. A certain contingent of white people is once against incensed at LeBron James. Disgusted. Siiiiiiuuuuck with rage. The reason? LeBron James had the nerve, the gall, the appalling lack of shame to show love to black women on his Instagram account Wednesday. In…
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Antoine Dangerfield, the Welder Fired Over Filming a Viral Strike, Explains How It Happened
To Antoine Dangerfield, it was just a small two-minute video. “They are not bullshitting!” He says, his camera panning around a factory floor as his coworkers left for the day. An impromptu strike was going down, as a group of Latino construction workers walked off the job after a safety coordinator tried to fire their…
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A Black Surgeon Was Accused of Lying About a Botched Surgery 2 Years Ago. Now, the Lawyer Who Accused Him Is Taking it Back.
A lawyer who accused a black surgeon of lying to his patient in a high-profile malpractice case is now recanting his statement. For two years, Dr. Ricardo Quarrie, a heart surgeon, has been shunned by the medical profession. In 2016, he was one of the surgeons named in a well-publicized lawsuit against Yale New Haven…
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A Belligerent Patriots Fan Tried to Bully a Black Woman Out of 'His' Neighborhood and Got Shut All the Way Down [Updated]
Updated Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 1:32 p.m. EDT: Police have arrested a Boston man who was caught on video aggressively confronting a black female motorcyclist in “his” neighborhood. The Dorchester Reporter writes that 54 year-old Paul Sheehan was arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Monday on a disorderly conduct charge. Boston police are currently…
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Sounds Like David Duke Is Afraid BlacKkKlansman Will Make Him Look Like a Dumb Fool Instead of Just a Racist One
The man who inspired Spike Lee’s new movie, BlacKkKlansman, says that the man he conned forty years ago—none other than the KKK’s Grandwizard David Duke—is concerned that the critically acclaimed new film might make him look stupid. The film, already considered to be one of Lee’s best in recent years, follows the journey of Ron…
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Sikh Man Attacked in Alleged Hate Crime Says His Turban Saved Him
A 50-year-old Sikh man in California says he was brutally assaulted and told “go back to [his] country” as he was putting up campaign signs for a local Republican candidate. But while it was likely his turban that made him a target, Surjit Malhi credits it with saving his life. As the New York Times…
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That 'In My Feelings' Cameo from NOLA Bounce Legend Big Freedia? She Was the One Who Set That Up
It can be said Big Freedia, the iconic, bounce music artist whose signature delivery has popped up on songs from the music industry’s biggest names, does far more than represent New Orleans. She embodies it. So it’s a bit of a surprise to find out that Big Freedia was the one who had to reach…
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