Month / September 2021
‘Say Her Name’: Janelle Monáe’s New Song Draws Attention To Black Girls And Women Killed By Police
Ahead of International Daughters Day on Sept. 26, Janelle Monáe recently released a 17-minute long collaborative tribute song called “Say Her Name” in honor of 61 Black women and girls, from ages 7 to 93, who’ve lost their lives due to police violence. “Say Her Name” follows […]
Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan
Top generals told lawmakers under oath on Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden early this year to keep several thousand troops in Afghanistan — directly contradicting the president’s comments in August that no one warned him not to withdraw troops from the country. The […]
It’s hard to believe this unspoiled beach is Coney Island in the 1870s
Before the Cyclone, before Nathan’s, before the boardwalk, sideshows, amusement parks, bathhouses, mass numbers of beachgoers wading into the surf, Coney Island was an actual island where settlers in the English colony at Gravesend let their animals graze, according to Brooklyn magazine. Coney’s transformation into the world’s most famous […]
R&B Singer-Songwriter Andrea Martin Dies at 49
On Monday, Andrea Martin, the talented singer-songwriter who wrote for a handful of our favorite R&B artists, died at the age of 49. The cause of death is still unknown. The sad news was shared via an Instagram story post on Martin’s official social media that read: […]
‘Karens’ Gone Wild: Videos Show Privileged White Women Can’t Stop Trying To Police Black People
Source: Twitter / Twitter (opens in a new tabUPDATED: 9:40 a.m. ET, Sept. 28, 2021 — While they never really went anywhere, Karens and their Karening — white women amplifying and weaponizing their privileges when it comes to exerting their purported moral authorities — are apparently making […]
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