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“Wonder Man” is canceled. “Blade” lost Mahershala Ali. “Armor Wars” remains in limbo. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says Marvel’s pattern with Black-led projects deserves a closer look.
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Thousands of Gary, Indiana residents remain without power... disrupting work, school and everyday life as locals turn to social media to make sure their stories aren't overlooked. 🖤
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Instead of exploring the substance of @AngieNixon’s policy positions, some reporters are content to ask her to denounce the likes of Piker and socialism. They are trying to box her in.
Dorothy Boggess and Velma Long, both 109, have been friends since they were 23 years old. They met during World War II as “Rosie the Riveters” and have lived near each other in D.C. since. https://t.co/MXwi4MS5xM
@joshbegley His bio used to say he spent 14 hours in jail with speaking with someone after being kettled during a Rodney King anti-police brutality march and the conversation inspired him to become a civil rights lawyer. That someone was me. I guess he needed more than 14 hours.
We made an offer to an actor earlier this year. We waited. The manager came back and said the actor passed on the script. We moved on.
A few months later, the director runs into the actor backstage at a show, and they get to talking. The actor had never even heard of the project, let alone read it.
Politics can be tough, and I’m more than prepared to debate our records, our differences, and our visions for Georgia. But our families should not be dragged into misleading political attacks.
I don’t expect a man who is accused of treating immigrant workers like indentured servants and who has been accused of defrauding Medicare to listen. But he will hear from all of us on Election Day. #VOTE
Keisha Lance Bottoms just posted a video of her interaction with Rick Jackson outside a National Business League Conference meeting. “I’m fair game,” she says. “Please stay away from my family.” It’s a reference to ads targeting her husband over a Super Bowl ticket. #gapol
Dorie Miller was a Texas son who ran toward danger at Pearl Harbor.
He carried wounded sailors to safety, helped his dying captain, then manned a gun he’d never been trained to use and fought back.
He became the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross. That is the kind of courage we should honor, not erase.
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Atlanta is considering new rules for data centers after residents raised concerns about noise and how much water and electricity they use.
Mayor Andre Dickens is creating a group to study where data centers should go and how the city should handle them.