Aug 10 Jennifer Hudson plays her idol Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Hudson believes that it's the perfect time for the movie and that audiences may emerge from the film with a newfound respect for Franklin. Continue reading
Aug 10 Why your neighborhood bar or cafe might ask to see your vaccine card By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Ready to go out on the town before summer ends? In parts of the U.S., you might have to carry around your COVID-19 vaccine card or a digital copy to get into restaurants, bars, nightclubs and music festivals. Continue reading
Aug 10 Christina Applegate reveals she has multiple sclerosis By Associated Press The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in “Married... with Children” and “Dead to Me,” said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed “a few months ago.”… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:13 A Brief But Spectacular take on being an architect Born and raised in Jamaica, June Grant knew that architecture was her calling from the young age of five. Today, she is the founder and design principal at blink!LAB, an environmentally conscious and social justice-oriented design studio in Oakland. She… Continue watching
Aug 06 Meghan McCain makes low-key exit from ‘The View’ By Associated Press Meghan McCain made a low-key departure from “The View” after four years on Friday, joking that she wanted to apologize to show producer Brian Teta “for making his blood pressure rise as much as I did.”… Continue reading
Aug 06 Allyson Felix sets a record, wins bronze for 10th Olympic medal By Eddie Pells, Associated Press Allyson Felix finished third in the 400 meters to win her 10th medal and become the most-decorated woman in the history of Olympic track. Continue reading
Aug 06 Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press British-born singer Yola fully embraces a multi-genre style on “Stand For Myself." Her new album addresses that journey through inequalities and tokenism as she spreads her musical branches wide with classic pop and ‘70s era R&B and soul. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:10 This advocate says justice system is our failure to imagine anything besides punishment Jorge Antonio Renaud says that the United States is enamored with the idea that certain individuals are just “crime prone.” At 20, he was arrested and put in jail, where he survived a traumatic attack. Feeling lost led him to… Continue watching
Aug 04 ‘Sport is political.’ How athletes are keeping human rights center stage at the Olympics By Joshua Barajas As long as athletes of marginalized identities reach the Olympic podium, some experts say, it’s doubtful the desire to take a stand will fade anytime soon. Continue reading
Aug 04 More Americans now know transgender people, but most still don’t seem to understand them By Kate Sosin, The 19th The number of people who know a transgender person has jumped dramatically in the past five years. But the number of people who believe gender is determined by sex assigned at birth has barely budged. Continue reading