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The Arc is the spine of this project: 40 essays, one chronological argument, five analytical lenses.

The 40 Arc Essays — Canon Index → Full reading order · 1619 to the present · All 40 essays live

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Saturday, November 6, 2021

Paula Patton Says She is Black, Not Biracial

This week while promoting her new BET+ series, Sacrifice, actress Paula Patton sat down to chat with SiriusXM’s Urban View The Clay Cane Show about the reprisal of her role as entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez.

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Tragedy strikes Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival: 8 dead and dozens injured

It was the first night of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Fest when tragedy struck. The evening ended with eight people dead and several others injured, according to authorities. An estimated 50,000 concertgoers were in attendance at the Houston music festival, noted the Houston Chronicle, with the bulk of the injuries…

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Aaron Rodgers Drags MLK Into His Vaccine Mess

Here’s the latest reminder that if you’re ever tempted to quote Martin Luther King Jr. to defend your own behavior, don’t.

Aaron Rodgers, the currently-embattled Green Bay Packers franchise quarterback, is exhibit A. Rodgers, you’ll remember, will miss the Packers’ Nov. 7 game against the Kansas City Chiefs because he

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Friday, November 5, 2021

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Teams Up with Reform Alliance to Hold Job Fair at Madison Square Garden

Jay-Z was born on the streets of Brooklyn in the late 60s. He sold drugs, rose to the heights of the entertainment business, and even got the hottest chick in the game to wear his chain. Decades removed from his tenement building in Marcy Projects, Jay still finds a way to give back to his community, however he can.

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White “Anti” Karen Wows Black TikTokers with Her Shade on White Women

She ended it with “I said what I said.”

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