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The contrasts between Kennedy and Markey are not nearly as stark as those between Bowman and Engel. But Markey, viewed as progressive champion in the Senate who coauthored the Green New Deal with Ocasio-Cortez, has sought to cast his decades-younger primary rival as too green to be a senator and not progressive enough, tweaking a
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Todd Chrisley served an excellent response to an Instagram troll who ignorantly told the ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star to ‘marry your own color.’ Todd Chrisley, 51, won’t stand for racist comments. One troll had the nerve to leave such hate underneath an Instagram photo of the Chrisley Knows Best star with his seven-year-old biracial granddaughter, Chloe
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The protests that have exploded nationwide in response to George Floyd’s killing and the systemic racial injustice it has exposed have put the U.S.’s racist history back in the spotlight—particularly the country’s continued embrace of the Confederacy. In addition to Confederate statues coming down amid the protests, the unrest has even inspired the U.S. military
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Samira Nasr — who is of Lebanese and Trinidadian descent — has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’! Learn more about the Canadian set to lead the iconic publication. Samira Nasr has been named the first woman of color to be the Editor-in-Chief of Harpers Bazaar magazine! The 153 year old magazine announced
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By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 10, 2020 9:22 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County’s public health officer, signed an order Wednesday canceling the popular
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Less than two days after Daniel Radcliffe issued an apology to members of the LGBTQ2 community for a series of controversial tweets posted by J.K. Rowling last weekend, Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne has also spoken out against the British novelist. “As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make
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Businesswoman Bozoma Saint John is working with Kourtney Kardashian to amplify the voices of Black women! Here are five things you should know about her! On June 9, Kourtney Kardashian made the decision to bolster the incredible work of Black women by partnering with Chief Marketing Officer of William Morris Endeavor Bozoma Saint John. In partnership with
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In 1962, Malcolm X proclaimed, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” Filmmaker Oge Egbuonu underscores how true those words still are, even nearly six decades later, in her thought-provoking documentary, (In)Visible
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Actor Hartley Sawyer has been fired from The Flash after past racist and misogynistic tweets resurfaced online. The CW, which airs The Flash, producers at Warner Bros. TV, Berlanti Productions and executive producer Eric Wallace released a statement on Monday announcing the removal of Sawyer, who played Ralph Dibny since 2017. “Hartley Sawyer will not be returning for
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During last week’s demonstrations against police brutality, officers in Buffalo, New York, allegedly attacked a 75-year-old protester as he walked toward them. Video shows officers in full riot gear shoving Amherst resident Martin Gugino to the ground, his head hitting the concrete and starting to bleed. The incident was so appalling that the two officers
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Most excellent news, Bill & Ted fans: the debut trailer for the sci-fi/comedy franchise’s upcoming 2020 installment, Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), has arrived. That’s right, on Tuesday (June 9), fans of the infamous onscreen duo — Bill S. Preston (portrayed by Alex Winter) and Ted Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves) — were re-introduced to the knucklehead
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