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BET co-founder Sheila Johnson is detailing her journey as a businesswoman in her upcoming memoir, Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph. Johnson recently sat down with Fortune to give some insights on what readers will learn about her professional life as the co . . .
Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone co-founder kicked out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jann Wenner, the co-founder of Rolling Stone, has been put off from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation’s board after receiving harsh criticism for remarks he made regarding Black and female musicians in an interview with the New York […]
CNN — The search for the submersible with five people aboard that went missing Sunday while descending to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean has reached a “critical” stage, the co-founder of the company . . .
From osopepatrisse/Instagram Keenan Anderson died in January. Los Angeles CNN — Keenan Anderson, who was repeatedly tased by Los Angeles police officers in January, died . . .
CNN — A 31-year-old father and English teacher died from cardiac arrest last week after he was repeatedly tased by police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, marking the third officer-involved death in the city this year. Police encountered Keenan . . .
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has claimed the Los Angeles Police Department is responsible for her cousin’s death during a traffic stop. Cullors said on Instagram on Tuesday that her cousin, Keenan Anderson, was killed in Venice, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, on Jan. 3. “My cousin was an educator and worked with high […]
Art for “Walking Through Portland with a Panther: The Life of Mr. Kent Ford. All Power!” Courtesy The Vanport Mosaic Your browser does not support the audio element. The Vanport Mosaic has a unique mission. It’s all about “memory-activism.” Co-founder Damaris Webb says that means the organization is a platform to surface silenced histories to […]
Welcome to “She Pivots,” the podcast in partnership with Marie Claire about women, their stories, and how their pivot became their success. Robin McBride was 25 years old when she found out she had a sister. She was living in Atlanta and less than 24 hours after receiving that life-changing letter, she was on a […]
Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army, has been released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence. Key points: Fusako Shigenobu was released from a Tokyo prison after serving 20 years in jail The 76-year-old apologised for hurting innocent people during her time in the Japanese terror group Red Army The terror group […]
The Michigan group stated that the passing of Trevor has deeply saddened them. They said that he was someone everyone loved and was an encyclopedia of music. Brandon Ellis, the lead guitarist of the band, called Trevor as one of the most entertaining and funniest people to have walked on Earth. Ellis also called Trevor […]