Backlash
This St. Patrick’s Day will see all of the customary White House traditions: Green ties will be worn, grip-and-grin photo opportunities between diplomats will be had, and a bowl of shamrocks will be presented to President Biden by Ireland’s leader, Leo Varadkar, as he visits the White House before a traditional lunch with congressional leaders […]
HBO Nick Offerman won the prize for best supporting performance in a new scripted series at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards thanks to his role as the survivalist Bill in HBO’s “
The first trailer for The American Society of Magical Negroes has dropped, and instead of expressing excitement for comedian-turned-writer/director Kobi Libii’s debut film, many on social media were left confused. This was not “Black Hogwarts” as many had thought based on the name and initial poster which showed a hand holding a membership card for […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The frayed end of 2023, with decoupling still an active force and geopolitics in ragged shape, is an odd time for any politician to suggest — even indirectly — that their nation does not trust […]
For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend. Designed to counter the “obstetric racism” that researchers say leads a disproportionate number of African American mothers to die from childbirth, the project has provided 150 pregnant Black and Pacific Islander San . . .
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ronald Reagan praised the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as “vital.” Bill Clinton deemed it a “triumph.” George W. Bush said the law “broke the segregationist lock on the ballot box.” When the U.S. Senate reauthorized the law most recently, in 2006, it passed by a vote of 98 to 0. […]
Health experts say Oregon should stay the course on decriminalization, drug treatment programs A core tenet of Measure 110 — the ballot measure Oregon voters passed decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs — is using cannabis tax dollars for long-term investments in drug treatment programs. Just one year after the first round of funding ended, […]
When Florida set out to revamp its standards for teaching Black history this spring, a natural place to turn would have been the state’s African American History Task Force. The volunteer task force — a group of Black educators, Democratic politicians and community leaders, appointed by the commissioner of education — has helped shape African […]
“Affirmative Action Backlash” is written by TYRONE D. TABORN, Career Communications Group. The speech was first presented at an event hosted by the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC. more than 20 years ago. I like to think of myself as a journalist who somehow lost his way and became a manager. As CEO […]
‘Married To Medicine’ Star Dr. Jackie Walters “Brokenhearted” Issues Apology Following Backlash Over Comments About Pregnant Black Women
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December 24, 2023
Phylicia J. L. Munn / Bravo / Instagram Dr. Jackie Walters, star of Bravo‘s Married to Medicine, has issued an apology after backlash over resurfaced comments from 2020 saying . . .