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This Week’s Virtual Events Are a 'Cascade' of Brown Sounds and Learning How to Catch Creation
Well, well, well. It seems we’ve come to yet another end of the virtual events road—at least where the month of March is concerned. As expected, this Women’s History Month/Black HerStory Month has been nothing short amazing, though it definitely brought its fair share of eye-worthy news stories over the last four weeks. But we’re…
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Having Left 'The Firm,' Prince Harry Now Has a Job—and Prince William Apparently Has a Black Friend
Prince Harry may no longer be part of the family business, man—but he’s officially now a businessman. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Meghan Markle’s husband has accepted a role at a Silicon Valley startup. In other words, he’s gone full California. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new role, which Harry will be…
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It’s Time to Make It Rain on a Budget in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
A number of people have received their stimulus checks this week, and if you’re one of those folks it stands to reason that you pulled up to this post while doing the Birdman hands. It’s how I pulled up to write this post, so I get it. As always this list is built so you…
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Cuomo Doesn't Seem to Be Going Anywhere Soon and Here's Why
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing non-stop pressure to resign, with seven women now accusing him of sexual harassment—so far. Most of his fellow party members at the state and national levels are abandoning him almost daily. Both of the state’s U.S. senators have called for him to step down and 16 of the…
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Dear New Sneaker People, Just Because You Usually Wear a Certain Size Doesn't Mean You Always Wear That Size
It’s been documented here before, but the onset of the coronavirus over a year ago seems to have turned everybody and their mothers into sneakerheads (and ultimately rendering most of us winless at the SNKRS app sweepstakes). And while the sneaker culture (and folks attempting to become resellers; good morning to everybody except the Hebert…
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Michael Regan Confirmed as 1st Black Man to Lead Environmental Protection Agency
On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick for the next Environmental Protection Agency chief administrator, Michael Regan, making him the first Black man to lead the agency in its 50 years of existence. Coming on the heels of a Trump administration that treated science like it was merely a suggestion—a Tinder recommendation conservatives…
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PageTurners: Dear Black Women, You Are Magic
Here’s the thing about new books: They are the catalysts that inspire readers to try, do, and feel new things. “Black Girl Magic” is not just something that exists as a campaign or chant at rallies, but something to hold onto within ourselves and use to catapult over whatever obstacles come our way. The books…
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FX Orders Pilot for Series Adapted From Octavia E. Butler's Kindred
Octavia E. Butler is forever—and we’re here for her work to be highlighted in every single medium. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a pilot for an upcoming series called Kindred, based on the acclaimed book by Butler of the same name. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who served as consulting producer on HBO’s…