WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday for his plans to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the street in front of the Trump Tower. Trump called the project a “symbol of hatred” that would be “denigrating” Fifth Avenue, the Manhattan …
Read More »Deals: iPad Pro comes bundled with Magic Keyboard, plus
Save on iPad Pro models bundled with the new Magic Keyboard on today’s best deals, plus MacBook Air costs $ 899, and Timbuk2 has a number of MacBook-compatible bags for sale. Take the leap for all of that and more at 9to5Toys’ Last Lunch. Save up to $ 700 on …
Read More »Essence CEO Richelieu Dennis resigns after scathing opinion piece
Earlier this week, a group called Black Female Anonymous wrote a scathing critique of the alleged working conditions in Essence magazine, and demanded that four top executives resign. On Tuesday, one of the executives they named, Richelieu Dennis, resigned as CEO. In their essay, published on Medium, the women claimed …
Read More »Richmond removes Stonewall Jackson statue from Monument Avenue
One hundred and fifty-five years after Robert E. Lee surrendered, the former capital of the Confederacy is re-examining the painful legacy he publicly memorized on Monument Avenue. The former capital, Richmond, Virginia, demolished a statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson on Wednesday after Mayor Levar Stoney used emergency powers to …
Read More »Hachalu Hundessa: the murdered musician from Ethiopia who sang for freedom
Image copyright Dagi Pictures More than 80 people have died in two days of riots in Ethiopia following the murder of prominent singer Hachalu Hundessa. The 34-year-old man had become a powerful political voice for the Oromo ethnic group, and had made many enemies during his musical career. Two suspects …
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