Getty Images/iStockphoto Constance Grady is a senior correspondent on the Culture team for Vox, where since 2016 she has covered books, publishing, gender, celebrity analysis, and theater. A question I occasionally come across browsing through the bookish internet: I haven’t read a book since high school. I’m thinking of trying one. Where do I start? Read More…
A gangster, civil rights advocate, fashionista and businesswoman, St. Clair successfully took on one of the biggest crime bosses of the era. Arlenechang via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 On the eve of the Great Depression, with Prohibition in full swing, everyone in Harlem knew the name Stephanie St. Clair, the “queen of numbers.” Read More…
The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks’ cells, famously known as “HeLa” cells, the world’s first cells capable of replicating outside the human body. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Read More…
Florida’s new history standards say that African Americans benefited from slavery. Florida educators, including social studies teacher Jorje Botello, are furious about it. Florida’s new standards for how African American history should be taught have drawn severe criticism across the country, especially in The Sunshine State. These new standards require middle school students to be Read More…
Why aren’t you asking Mom this question? I’ve named my younger son as the Executor of my estate, and he’ll be the sole beneficiary of everything. He will then distribute half of anything I might leave to his older brother. This is “right” because his older brother is a pothead who cannot be trusted to Read More…
Nationwide — Dawn Dickson, a visionary African American female entrepreneur and investor, has made a bold move to Ghana, spearheading a remarkable initiative to help diasporans purchase land and build homes in the picturesque Asebu Pan African Village, located in the Central Region of Ghana. Since May, Dawn has already assisted over 30 individuals in Read More…
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