2020

Mattel has announced its latest set of Barbie dolls meant to expose young girls to different leadership roles and get them excited about shaping the future: an all-new Campaign Team. The diverse, four-doll set includes a presidential candidate, a campaign manager, a fundraiser, and a voter. Read more HERE.

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BY Kahl, Victoria Johnson, Complex In the past few years, we’ve seen black creators push the boundaries of black cinema into superhero and horror genres, while also expanding on romantic comedies. From the work of Samuel L. Jackson to Denzel Washington to Viola Davis, to newer talents like Tessa Thompson, we’ve seen black film evolve from a niche genre to a necessary…

Read More Best Black Movies of the Last 30 Years

I know you want something free, and you can sign up for a free mask. You can also donate to the effort, and you know you can afford $5 – $10, which is the cost of a commercial mask (they are 10 for $25 at Old Navy). Go HERE to register and donate.

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Dos and Don’t of Cleaning with Bleach Don’t use it all the time Don’t mix with ammonia (Dalzenia, I remember!) Don’t use it to clean your phone (look HERE for info) Don’t use on metal Don’t use on food (go HERE for tips)

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My mother didn’t cook. The only thing I ever saw her make was this bread pudding. This is how she did it. She took her casserole dish and buttered it so the pudding wouldn’t stick. Then she toasted bread, buttered it and tore it into bite sized pieces. She did that until the dish was…

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According to the inside flap of her book Facism: A Warning, “The twentieth century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism, a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival of human freedom and left millions dead. Given these horrors, one might expect the world to reject the spiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should…

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Herman Cain (center), former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, former Republican presidential candidate, and icon of conservative values has died a month after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He attended President Trump’s Tulsa rally on June 20, where he was photographed in close proximity with others in a crowded seating area where no one was wearing a…

Read More Another Case of Foolishness

Record Number of Black Emmy Awards Nominees for 2020 Black nominees across all acting categories include Cicely Tyson, Billy Porter, Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown, Zendaya, Mahershala Ali, Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Andre Braugher, Giancarlo, Esposito, Regina King, Jeffrey Wright, Uzo, Aduba, Samira Wiley, William Jackson Parker, Phylicia Rashad, Jeremy Pope, Yvonne Orji, Wanda Sykes,…

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