A woman known only as “Amanda,” from a YouTube documentary series has passed away according to the docuseries Soft White Underbelly, in which she was featured. She died in the treatment center where she lived, apparently of natural causes. Her story, including her struggle with drugs and mental illness, went viral as part of the controversial […]
Sen. Tim Scott offered his opinion last week as part of the Republican rebuttal to President Biden’s congressional address. “Hear me clearly. America is not a racist country. It’s backward to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination and it’s wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the […]
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, the stylist for the widely acclaimed cover, wrote on social media that Gorman’s feature is about “embracing all that is so beautiful about is, of rejecting the constant policing of how we Black womxn show up in the world.” The stylist added that Gorman’s Kente gown speaks to cultural unity across the African […]
The 23-year-old has had quite a run of recent accolades. Since January, she’s topped Amazon’s book charts, performed a poem at the Super Bowl, gotten a job offer from an HBCU and signed a modeling contract with IMG Models, among other things. However, she continues to make it clear that she won’t be the only Black […]