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fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago
US politics

Court orders Alabama congressional map include second Black district after Republicans defy Voting Rights Act

A federal court ordered a new Alabama congressional map adding a second Black-majority district for 2024 after the state defied Voting Rights Act compliance orders.
fromIntelligencer
3 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court Voting-Rights Ruling Could Blow Up Midterms

Supreme Court poised to weaken the Voting Rights Act's redistricting protections, likely reducing Black and Latino congressional representation and increasing Republican House seats.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest

A White House image of Nekima Levy Armstrong's arrest was digitally altered to make her appear crying and to darken her skin.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Was Uncle Ben A Real Person And Why Was He Removed From The Packaging? - Tasting Table

Uncle Ben was an almost entirely fictional mascot; the box portrait was a painting of a Chicago waiter, not a real namesake rice farmer.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Special elections ordered for Mississippi Supreme Court after voting rights violation

A judge ordered Mississippi to redraw the Supreme Court electoral map and hold special elections to remedy dilution of Black voting power under Section 2.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

More than 90% of streaming shows created by white people, study shows

The latest edition of the school's Hollywood Diversity report, published Tuesday, found that of the top 250 most-viewed current and library scripted series in 2024, more than 91.7% were created by a white person, with white men accounting for 79% of all show creators both increases from last year. Diversity also slipped for performers, with white actors cast in 80% of all roles.
Television
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

AI and Racism: 6 Reasons Black People Need Digital Literacy

AI trained on biased data reproduces racial stereotypes, harming Black people's psychological wellbeing; digital literacy helps recognize and counter biased outputs.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Anatomical exhibition includes rare Victorian-era drawing of a black body

Joseph Maclise's anatomical art centered Black bodies and queer desire, including a rare Victorian anatomical portrait of a Black man omitted from US editions.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump has assembled least diverse US government this century, study shows

The Trump administration's confirmed appointees are overwhelmingly white men, marking the least diverse U.S. government of the 21st century.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Talamasca: The Secret Order: Hookups and Horrors

A Wilderness of Mirrors focuses the series into a spy-thriller, emphasizes Guy's dimness, and features rushed training alongside a violent, racially troubling death.
Marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's the noblest battle of our new free-speech age: Sarah Pochin's anti-woke couch crusade | Marina Hyde

Anger over non-white representation in sofa adverts is trivial compared with looming political and global economic crises and misplaced public-priority focus.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Love And Deepspace Addresses 'Invisible' Dark-Skinned Characters

Love and Deepspace's cutscenes render dark-skinned custom characters nearly invisible due to lighting that isn't optimized for darker skin tones.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Pregnant women and pensioners massively underrepresented in TV adverts

Pensioners, pregnant women and disabled people are markedly under-represented in UK TV advertising despite their population shares, while Black people are notably over-represented.
fromJezebel
4 months ago

'We Love You, Bunny' Is Stranger and More Ambitious Than 'Bunny'

Protagonist Sam has extricated herself from the clutches of the rest of her MFA cohort, a group of women who transform rabbits into desirable men, setting the stage for this not-quite-a-sequel sequel. Told in part from the point of view of Sam's nemeses, the Bunnies, We Love You, Bunny also includes the point of view of Aerius, the first bunny they transformed into a man, who is hell bent on escaping the Bunnies' clutches.
Books
fromESPN.com
6 months ago

Remembering Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon title

Arthur Ashe became the first and only Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating defending champion Jimmy Connors in an iconic final.
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