Category : Lifestyle

‘Dad Was Cute Back In the Day…Son Is HANDSOME’: ‘Cosby Show’ Star Geoffrey Owens’ Son Causes a Frenzy on Social Media After He Makes Acting Debut

‘Cosby Show’ star Geoffrey Owens feels like a proud dad after walking the red carpet with his son, Jordyn Owens, who made his acting debut in the Netflix series “Uncoupled.” “I’m beyond proud. I’m speechless,”...

T.O. Had Time! Terrell Owens Put a Karen On Blast On Instagram Live

Former NFL star Terrell Owens took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to film an encounter with a white woman who accused him of speeding and running a stop sign. Owens started the video by expressing how taken aback he was by his first personal experien...

Ai Weiwei Will Curate London Exhibition of Works Created by Incarcerated People

artnews.com - The Koestler Awards will mark its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition curated by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.Tweeted by @jocavil72 https://twitter.com/jocavil72/status/1555294528679972866

‘Policy entrepreneurs’ are scaling up local innovation to drive inclusive growth

impactalpha.com - ImpactAlpha, Aug. 4 – Bree Jones had been working as an equitable developer in West Baltimore for just a couple of years when a ...Tweeted by @Locavesting https://twitter.com/Locavesting/status/1555220045869056006

Indigenous Ogiek win 'landmark' reparations ruling from African Court

grist.org - The decision could set a precedent for other Indigenous peoples who have been violently removed from their lands.Tweeted by @IndigenousAFR https://twitter.com/IndigenousAFR/status/1554853579705425923

New report tracks which WA counties send the most people to prison

crosscut.com - It’s not just Washington's big cities contributing to mass incarceration.

Biden’s 'crime prevention' plan repeats old mistakes on policing

reuters.com - (Photo/Twitter) The White House's recently announced "fund the police" measure confirms that President Joe Biden’s administration will not pursue the kind of transformative criminal justice reform many voters supported during his candid...

GBV survivor speaks out against failures of the criminal justice system

iol.co.za - With Women’s Month in full swing, two civil society organisations, Action Society and Philisa Abafazi Bethu, are shining a light on the country’s criminal justice system.Tweeted by @allcapetown https://twitter.com/allcapetown/status/15548...

Michelle Alexander: White men get rich from legal pot, black men stay in prison

alternet.org - (Photo/Twitter) Ever since Colorado and Washington made the unprecedented move to legalize recreational pot, excitement and stories of unfettered success have billowed into the air. Colorado's marijuana tax revenue far exceeded expecta...

What the World Owes Haiti Now

justsecurity.org - People in the US and France outraged by their governments’ unjust treatment of Haiti in 1823 and 1914 can do something about it in 2022.Tweeted by @LFriedmanRamire https://twitter.com/LFriedmanRamire/status/1554799964810887168

Texas Bookstore Owner Shares Letter Received From Anti-Mask Customer

newsweek.com - The letter referred to "a new form of 'separate but equal,' a new form of segregation, a new version of 'Jim Crow.'"Tweeted by @TaoistRonin https://twitter.com/TaoistRonin/status/1554971255618650113

This Bike Company Launched a Black Reparations Program. Then the Lawyers Called.

outsideonline.com - Rivendell Bicycle Works built a loyal following by ignoring convention. But what happens when good intentions spark public outrage in a country divided?Tweeted by @Wtravelindex https://twitter.com/Wtravelindex/status/1555132627509...

Geoffrey Owens Persevered As An Actor, Even Years After 'The Cosby Show' — Now, His Son Is Doing The Same In The Industry

afrotech.com - When you think of “The Cosby Show,” one of its promising actors who comes to mind is Geoffrey Owens. Playing the character of Elvin Tibideaux...Tweeted by @AfroTech https://twitter.com/AfroTech/status/1555297562550321153

Judge narrows Tulsa Race Massacre survivors' reparations lawsuit, but allows it to move forward

publicradiotulsa.org - A lawsuit for restitution filed by the three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed with a narrowed scope, a judge ruled Wednesday.Tweeted by @ChrisKPolansky https://twitter.com/ChrisKPolansky/status...

Don't Confuse Sesame Place with Jim Crow - The New American

thenewamerican.com - “Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?” asked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 5-year-old son six decades ago. A Baltimore family recently filed a $25 million class action racial discr…