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Eli Steele is a documentary filmmaker and writer. When I learned that Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu hosted a racially segregated holiday party for the city council’s ‘Electeds of Color,’ I wondered: would I have been invited? After all, my father is black, but my skin looks white.
Eli Steele is a documentary filmmaker and writer. When I learned that Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu hosted a racially segregated holiday party for the city council’s ‘Electeds of Color,’ I wondered: would I have been invited? After all, my father is black, but my skin looks white. The ‘no whites . . .
Black Friday’s been and gone, but that doesn’t mean you’ve missed your chance to get a new mattress at a low price. There are lots of opportunities to find a bargain this weekend, as most sleep brand’s sales are still live as we approach the upcoming Cyber Monday mattress deals. We’ve already had a look […]
Relative to other hospitals, those serving racial and ethnic minorities had significantly lower odds of offering 7 of 12 diagnostic radiology exams (e.g., PET, with an odds ratio of 0.73). Same for all core cancer services (e.g., oncology at 0.51), 4 of 5 radiotherapy modalities, and 4 of 5 other treatment modalities (e.g., interventional radiology, […]
LAS VEGAS — The annual gathering of cybersecurity researchers and industry executives who came here for a trio of conferences this month — colloquially known among the infosec crowd as hacker summer camp — had plenty of visitors this year carrying credentials from all levels of the federal government. And they came with one resounding […]
Brittany Ferrell is a community activist and high-risk obstetrics nurse from St. Louis, Missouri who was prominently featured in the 2017 Netflix documentary “Whose Streets?” about the 2014 protests that erupted in Ferguson, Missouri after the police-related shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. Ferrell co-founded Millennial Activists United, “an activist collective created by queer Black […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy today that their experience as midshipmen has prepared them to lead in the fleet and carry the torch of U.S. sea power at a critical time for democracy around the globe. After adapting to the challenges of a […]
It’s not that we Latin people are silent, it’s that we are muted mostly because there are not enough Latinx journalists to amplify what is happening in our communities. Look at New York City. We are equal to whites in population but you barely see any Latino names on mastheads or the bylines of stories. […]
The promise of the internet was that it would be a tool to melt barriers and aid truth-seekers everywhere. But it feels like polarization has worsened in recent years, and more internet users are being misled into embracing conspiracies and cults. %3Ciframe%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20seamless%3D%22%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.simplecast.com%2F3376f266-0f25-49f2-9a35-9df6b5682331%3Fdark%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bcolor%3D000000%22%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%2252px%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20allow%3D%22autoplay%22%3E%C2%A0%3C%2Fiframe%3E
For many, the start of the new year marks a time for renewed goals, which sometimes include healthier habits. And for some, this means participating in Dry January: a monthlong abstention from alcohol; a detox, perhaps, from overindulgences during the holidays. One way to keep track is by non-alcoholic alternatives to regular beer, wine and […]