When tens of thousands of people hit the streets protesting the police killing of George Floyd, many worried that the crowds—often too dense to allow the recommended 6 feet of social distancing—would spark a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Yet in New York, city and […]
*Los Angeles, CA – David Lyn, the younger brother of Grammy award-winning producer IzyBeats (Koffee, Jorja Smith, Lila Iké) has just released his debut single “Can’t Breathe,” produced by Neri Beats, off his upcoming EP set to drop this Summer. Amid civil and social unrest, the Jamaican American Miami native […]
By Ellen Barry Throughout the past several weeks, as protests over the killing of George Floyd rippled through America’s cities, a 79-year-old retired schoolteacher has spent her days watching the news in her home in Albany, Ga., sometimes with tears running down her face. For Rutha Mae Harris, […]
Just days after police in Atlanta responded to a sleepy, unarmed Black man by shooting him in the back, cops in New Mexico didn’t use their guns once while detaining armed white vigilantes following a shooting at a protest. It seemed to be the […]
By Graham Bowley History — painful, at times angry, history — unfolded outside the White House in the past week and curators from the Smithsonian Institution toured the area on Wednesday to begin collecting the art, signs, photographs and other artifacts that multiplied there during […]
In a new (and surprise) Netflix comedy special, Dave Chappelle is back and as usual, has his finger on the pulse of America. In the special 8:46, which was uploaded to YouTube for free on Thursday evening, the iconic comedian discusses the national protests stemming from George […]
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