Education
Houghton University asked two dorm directors to drop pronoun identifiers from their emails. Both refused and were fired for violating policy.
Lifestyle
Controversy over an Anthropologie promotion with ballet dancer Harper Watters begs the question: Is backlash now par for the course as more brands attempt diversity and inclusion?
Lifestyle
In sharing their choice of a non-Black sperm donor, the rapper and wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris Dupart didn’t expect anyone to take offense.
Sports
Lewis Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver, regularly uses his platform to speak on issues of social justice and race, human rights and the LGBTQ.
Crime
A 17-year-old is in custody in connection with the shooting death earlier this month of Koko Da Doll, who was featured in “Kokomo City.”
Politics
The Barbara Jordan Building in Austin, a $260 million 12-story structure, will house the Texas Department of Insurance.
LGBTQ+
Koko Da Doll, featured in “Kokomo City” about transgender Black women and the dangers they face, was shot to death in Atlanta this week.