Новости за 21.06.2021

White people love to join clubs. It’s kind of their thing.

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Roses are red.

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It’s been nearly four years since three St. Louis police officers were accused of brutally beating a Black undercover officer during a protest taking place over former police officer Jason Stockley being acquitted of murder in the killing of Anthony Lamar in 2017. Last Thursday, one of those officers was found guilty…

As Division I college athletes continue their crusade to be properly compensated by a billion-dollar entity known as the NCAA, the Supreme Court has jumped into the fray and awarded them a unanimous victory.

Sha’Carri Richardson, which is Wakandan for “fast as shit,” celebrated the Juneteenth holiday by earning her first Olympic berth on Day 2 of the U.S.A. Track and Field Olympic Trials.

Innnnn West Philadelphia—I mean, at a very famous red table—two Philly natives (born and raised!) sat down to discuss Fatherhood.

For some reason, the same people who believed a Washington, D.C. pizzeria was the secret meetup for connected pedophiles also believed that former President Donald Trump would somehow be reinstated to his rightful position as king of the white supremacists as president of the United States.

As the state-sanctioned killings and subsequent non-convictions of police involved in the deaths of too many innocent Black people have proved, there is a profound lack of accountability when it comes to policing in the United States. But beyond the incidents themselves, who is tracking police who have escaped…

On Dec. 22, a Black mother and father lost one of their two children after a New York state trooper rammed the family’s SUV with his patrol car. According to state police officials, the collision occurred when the driver fled after being pulled over, but the driver tells a much fuller story involving a description of…

“Said baby boy you’re only funky as your last cut,

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Auntie Maxine gets it. She always has.

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If I could sum up the last year and a half in one sentence, it would probably have to be: “expect the unexpected.” (To be fair, “I hate it here” and “truth is ,I’m tired” would also work but for the sake of this piece, the former fits way better. )

Currently, I serve as Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary. Our theological institution turns 200 in 2023. To celebrate and commemorate the occasion, our Seminary president presented me with the unique challenge to preach 200 sermons by VTs’ bicentennial. I gladly accepted.

Chloe Bailey’s recent tribute to Nina Simone caused quite a bit of conversation, when she performed the iconic late singer’s hit, “Feeling Good” as part of ABC’s Together We Triumph—A Soul of a Nation Special celebrating Juneteenth.