November 2019

Blue Ivy Is Now A Soul Train Award-Winning Songwriter And You’re Not

Blue Ivy Carter couldn’t lean on her lineage forever, right? The 7-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z was long overdue to start racking up music accomplishments of her own. The music tribute to women of color marks Blue Ivy’s first songwriting credit, host channel BET noted. She also sings on the track. Blue Ivy shares the Ashford

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US state department official quits amid ‘inflated CV’ claims

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mina Chang says she was “unfairly maligned” A senior US state department official has resigned amid reports she filled up her CV with false claims about her education and professional background. Mina Chang was accused by US media of claiming a non-existent university degree and creating a fake Time

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Endangered Crafts and the Destinations Keeping Them Alive

Sai Kiran Dhanalakota, one of the youngest members practicing this art form, said visitors have increased weekly to his village because of his family and government efforts. Cheriyal scrolls painted on traditional khadi cloth formed colorful backdrops for storytellers whose narrative occupation gradually vanished as movie theaters and televisions crept in. Known as Nakashi paintings,

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Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram To Avoid Sexist Censorship

Female pole dancers, fitness instructors and sex workers who use Instagram have started changing their gender to male on the app. The widespread deception is in response to a sexist policy the tech giant introduced earlier this year. In April, Instagram began hiding photos and videos that it considers to be vaguely “inappropriate” without explaining

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Older Whites, Younger Latinos: One City’s Changes Mirror the Nation’s

YAKIMA, Wash. — Dulce Gutiérrez heard the angry voice as she was speaking in Spanish to a group of students who had volunteered to hand out leaflets for her City Council campaign. It came from across the street, where an older white woman stood on her front porch. Ms. Gutiérrez had endured the taunt before,

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Hospital psychiatric wards now feel like prisons, some say

New safety standards aimed at limiting suicide risks have led to overhauls inside hospitals around the country, with psychiatric facilities and wards removing bathroom doors, stripping artwork from walls and requiring patients to wear paper gowns instead of their own clothes. The changes have forced costly renovations and caused a backlash, with some critics contending

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Line of Duty: Kelly Macdonald to star in sixth series of BBC police drama

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Line of Duty’s sixth series will be filmed next year Kelly Macdonald is to star in the next series of police drama Line of Duty, as an “enigmatic” DCI whose unconventional conduct raises suspicions. The Trainspotting star will play Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, senior investigating officer of an

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