Several women of color in entertainment work with the Time’s Up initiative to ensure their industry’s reckoning with sexual violence doesn’t just benefit White survivors. These women held up decades of accusations against R. Kelly —a man whose alleged serial abuse of Black girls and […]
A wealthy Dallas couple have been arrested after authorities discovered they brought a girl from Africa and forced her to work for them as a servant for 16 years. According to The Dallas Morning News , Mohamed Toure and Denise Florence Cros-Toure were arrested last […]
The Barbie brand recently came under fire when Mattel posted a pic on Instagram to promote the Hulu documentary, Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie. While the new documentary seemed to be of interest to fans of the iconic doll, it was the accompanying picture that had […]
Waffle House continues to stand by the violent arrest of Chikesia Clemons at one of its Saraland restaurants. In response, a group of activists have decided to protest the chain’s decision, AL.com reports. The diner chain released a statement defending Clemons’ arrest pending an investigation […]
In 2017, Wells Fargo announced a commitment to create 250,000 African American homeowners by 2027. In addition to lending $60 billion for home purchases over that 10-year period, the banking giant has committed to increase the diversity of its sales team, particularly African American home […]
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out what led to the police shooting death of a 36-year-old woman in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified the woman as 36-year-old Shukri Ali Said, who was fatally shot around 7:15 a.m., on Saturday […]
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