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In the midst of their divorce proceedings, Jeannie Mai alleges multiple accounts of physical and verbal abuse at the hands […] The post Jeannie Mai files domestic abuse claims against Jeezy in ongoing divorce appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

The Don Cheadle-directed series debuts May 17 on AppleTV+. It’s almost time for AppleTV+ to unveil its highly anticipated new […] The post Watch Andre Holland channel Huey P. Newton in trailer for ‘The Big Cigar’ appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

A Texas DA wants Crystal Mason's recently overturned conviction for voting fraud to be appealed and upheld in Tarrant County. The post Crystal Mason Update: Texas DA Moves To Reverse Black Woman’s Recently Overturned Voting Fraud Conviction appeared first on NewsOne.... Read more

OPINION: Outkast’s landmark debut album celebrates its 30-year anniversary on the same day one of its chief architects, the legend Rico Wade, is being laid to rest.  The post On Rico Wade, the South and Outkast’s ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ 30 years later appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

Simone Biles should be focused on her Paris Olympics training, but instead she has to take time out of her life to address social media nonsense about her marriage.Read more...... Read more

This is the 18th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist James Perry talks to artist Cagen Luse at the Boston Comics in Color Festival, held last Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. The post Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery appeared first on... Read more

Ensuring a safe, positive birthing experience for black women: Health information brought to you by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The post Your Maternal Health appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

s rain clouds gathered above, Danielle Andrews bent down to reach into the soil in a section of an urban farm in Roxbury. She lodged her hands into the rich dirt and tugged at something underground before pulling out two earth-covered potatoes, one with dozens of tendril-like protrusions sprouting from its skin. The post Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt... Read more

Community Music Center of Boston, which provides youth music training to about 400 students and is one of the largest external providers of arts education to Boston Public Schools, announced April 4 that it plans to open a new space in Nubian Square on Washington Street, in the old home of the Nubian Gallery. The post Community Music Center of... Read more

On the seventh floor of Boston City Hall, there’s an office with windows facing out over the recently renovated plaza. Whiteboards are filled with scrawled notes and planning. Trophies and mementos and books line the shelves. Two buttons — one that says yes, the other no — sit on the desk ready to verbally voice agreement or dissent. The post... Read more

Long Live Beerworks partnered with local dispensary Rooted In to release a cannabis-infused IPA at a launch at their Roxbury taproom, where about 150 patrons sampled the latest merger of beer and bud. The post Local partnership brews up cannabis-infused beer appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

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Simone Biles should be focused on her Paris Olympics training, but instead she has to take time out of her life to address social media nonsense about her marriage.Read more...... Read more

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From a childhood in foster care to the ups and downs of dating in Hollywood, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has never had a problem sharing the details of her personal life. Her new memoir, “I Curse You With Joy,” a follow-up to her 2017 bestseller “The Last Black Unicorn,” is sure to be loaded with even more…Read more...... Read more

Experts have been ringing the alarm bells about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence since its inception. Now, a bizarre case in Baltimore involving an allegedly fake audio recording and artificial intelligence is validating some of those fears.Read more...... Read more

Riding the bus is stressful enough without having to worry about a fight breaking out and making everybody late for work. But when an irate passenger attacks the driver, everybody loses.Read more...... Read more

As efforts to address the country’s maternal mortality crisis have stalled at the federal level, advocates and lawmakers are increasingly turning to statewide maternal mortality review committees to make progress — and try to save lives. Guttmacher Institute, one of the nation’s largest reproductive health research organizations, reports that almost all states have a maternal […] The post State legislators... Read more

The 19th is excited to announce that veteran journalist Fernanda Santos is joining as managing editor to help shape our coverage during this crucial election year and beyond. Fernanda has spent her career elevating the stories of underrepresented and misrepresented communities, working as a staff writer for The New York Times, contributing columnist for The […] The post Fernanda Santos... Read more

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.  The stunning 4-3 decision said that “the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes.” Because of this and […] The post Harvey Weinstein’s... Read more

Taliyah Murphy, a transgender woman living in Colorado Springs, studies accounting and finance. She co-owns two small businesses with her fiancé and eventually wants to start a financial education nonprofit for marginalized people.  For Murphy, starting her gender transition helped her focus on her education as she developed her career — but she faced near-impossible […] The post Incarcerated trans... Read more

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY and FREDERICK, Md. — Angela Alsobrooks starts off her stump speech with an anecdote about her grandmother Sarah, whose dream was to go to Washington to work for the federal government. Lacking a keyboard, she learned to type with a piece of paper taped to her fridge.  It’s a story about striving […] The post Angela Alsobrooks... Read more

After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the Grand Canyon State. The 32-29 vote came […] The post Arizona House... Read more