Politics

Meet the African goddess at the center of Beyoncé’s Black Is King

Beyoncé reads a book titled Black Gods and Kings in Black Is King, because she likes to be clear. |…

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Black is King is Beyoncé’s stunning ode to African glory

Disney+ Her newest visual album finds a glorious heritage just beneath the skin. Of the countless striking images in Beyoncé’s…

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Coronavirus: The debate over reopening America’s schools

Custodians wash classroom floors on July 9, 2020, at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston’s Mattapan in preparation…

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Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem?

How Facebook decides which ads to display on your News Feed. In 2019, Facebook settled a lawsuit with civil rights…

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The NYPD unit that snatched a protester off the street has been accosting people for years

Black Lives Matter protesters in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on July 12, 2020. | Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images The plainclothes…

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Eulogy for my neglected windowsill herb garden

Shutterstock Honoring the lives — and deaths — of the forgotten quarantine scallions https://www.eater.com/2020/7/31/21346604/neglected-windowsill-herb-scallion-victory-garden-eulogy Author: Eater Read More

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Elections, explained (to kids)

Supporters of one-time Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris hold placards during a campaign rally in Los Angeles in 2019.…

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Is pulling US troops from Germany really a “gift to Russia?”

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28,…

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The slow-motion 2020 election disaster states are scrambling to prevent, explained

People wait in line to vote in Georgia’s primary election on June 9, 2020, in Atlanta. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images…

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Testing delays are ruining America’s chances of stopping Covid-19

Vehicles wait in line for Covid-19 testing at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 7, 2020. | Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews…

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