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Santa Came Early: If You Ever Wanted to Sample Mariah’s Cookies, Here’s Your Chance
Mariah Carey’s Christmas empire is expanding, with the pop diva and undeniable queen of the holiday season announcing a new line of goodies: Mariah’s Cookies. Yes, we’re talking literal cookies, you heathens. As People reports, Mariah’s monopoly on all-things-Christmas is taking a sweet turn on Friday, with the launch of the new cookie line. The…
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Black Google Employee Said She Was Fired for Calling Out the Company's Treatment of Minority Employees
A Black woman known as a “rare voice of public criticism” at Google has been fired by the tech company after sending an internal email calling out the company’s treatment of minority employees—and in particular, those who are Black and female. Timnit Gebru, who co-led the Ethical Artificial Intelligence team at Google, is considered a…
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NAACP, Trade Unions Join Chorus of Folks Who Think Rahm Emanuel Is Trash
The NAACP has joined a number of labor unions and progressive activists in speaking out against Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and Barack Obama’s former chief-of-staff. Multiple news outlets have reported in recent days that Emanuel is being considered for a position within Biden’s cabinet, either as transportation secretary or U.S trade representative.…
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Here's to Giving Black: How to Be Intentional and Purposeful With Your #GivingTuesday Donations
Thanksgiving can be a complicated time for folks, even in non-pandemic circumstances. Sure, there’s fellowship and football, but also fraught family dynamics, ever-encroaching pressure to make good on sales and BUY ALL THE THINGS, plus the whole bullshit Pilgrim mythology. Giving Tuesday, which is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, comes a lot closer to…
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How Far Behind Did Students Fall After COVID-19 Closures? A New Study Delivers Mixed Answers
How much did nationwide school closures impact students’ academic progress this past spring? A new study hints at answers—but what may be most telling is what we do not see. New data from the Northwest Evaluation Association analyzed the results of tests taken by nearly 4.4 million students in grades three through eight. The good…
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Research Suggests WNBA Tipped Rev. Ralph Warnock’s Senate Run at Pivotal Point
The WNBA has been the standard-bearer for athlete activism in recent years, and the role they played in this year’s Georgia senate races could serve as a blueprint for years to come. New research from the Washington Post, which analyzed fundraising throughout the hotly contested campaign between current Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger…
