As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.
Since Arbery’s death, communities have banded together to ensure his legacy lives on, giving his death meaning and purpose.
Longtime NBC anchor Lester Holt announced his departure as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” this summer after over a decade in the role. Holt, 65, will continue as the primary anchor for “Dateline,” a position he has held for nearly 15 years. “A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, […]
Source: change.org / other It’s been five years since Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by two white, wannabe vigilantes in a rural part of Georgia who racially profiled him and falsely suspected the unarmed, young Black jogger of being a burglar. But, the pain of his brutal murder still weighs heavy on the hearts of so many Black families. On Nov. 24, 2021, Gregory and Travis McMichael as well as […]
Source: X / x I’m often perplexed by Black Trump supporters. I mean, these people really watched a sitting president target the Blackest cities in otherwise overwhelmingly white states (Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee, etc.) with his election fraud lies and said, “Sure, that’s the president for us.” These Sunken Place stooges watched President Donald Trump popularize the white nationalist propaganda that morphed non-whitewashed Black history into anti-white racism, and they […]
Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Longtime NBC anchor Lester Holt announced his departure as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” this summer after over a decade in the role. Holt, 65, will continue as the primary anchor for “Dateline,” a position he has held for nearly 15 years. “A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most […]
Source: Cheng Xin / Getty Starbucks is set to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as part of a restructuring effort by new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol. In the memo, Niccol said the layoffs are meant to simplify the company’s structure while “removing layers and duplication and creating smaller, more nimble teams.” He added, “Our intent is to operate more efficiently, increase accountability, reduce complexity and drive better integration. […]
Gwen McCrae, who scored a #1 R&B hit in 1975 with "Rockin' Chair," has reportedly passed away at the age of 81.
Trump hosted a reception in honor of Black history at the White House despite his anti-DEI policies.
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As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor Read More
