US-born French icon Josephine Baker to enter France’s Pantheon
The legendary performer will become the first black woman to enter the mausoleum, in recognition of her historic role as a singer, dancer, activist, and World War Two Resistance agent…
Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton Artistic Director and Founder of Off-White, Dead at 41
Trailblazing Black fashion designer Virgil Abloh died Sunday in Chicago after battling a rare cancer called cardiac angiosarcoma for two years. He was 41. Abloh was the first Black artistic director of…
Anger, disappointment, joy: US reacts to Rittenhouse acquittal
Kyle Rittenhouse‘s acquittal for the fatal shootings of racial justice protesters last year has spurred powerful – and divergent – reactions from activists and lawmakers across the United States, highlighting…
France to send special forces to Guadeloupe after looting, arson
France is sending dozens of special forces to restore order in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe following rioting, looting, and gunfire directed at police officers during protests against COVID-19 measures….
