The notion that Black people in America need to work twice as hard as others to succeed may be a depressing sentiment, but it has been deeply ingrained into the psyches of many African-Americans. At TechCrunch Disrupt, several Black founders spoke about some of the burdens that come along with […]
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0 The DC movie universe has found its Hawkman. Aldis Hodge, who recently starred in The Invisible Man remake, has been tapped to star as the superhero in Black Adam alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The project has been in development for a long time, with Johnson on board to play […]
0 0 IPL 2020, KXIP vs RCB: Players show their respect for the deceased Dean Jones by wearing black arm bands.© BCCI/IPL The sudden demise of former Australia cricketer and commentator Dean Jones on Thursday has sent the cricket community into a state of shock. Several former cricketers, fans expressed […]
0 0 The Rogue One Prequel series has just taken a major step forward as production nears. Toby Haynes has been set to direct the first three episodes of the show, which will serve as a prequel to the 2016 Star Wars spin-off movie and centers on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. Previously, […]
0 0 Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association committed $10 million to help fund programs from The Players Alliance, made up of more than 100 active and former MLB players, aimed to increase Black American participation in all levels of baseball. “As the stark racial minority in all aspects of […]
0 0 With the Black Widow movie coming after the character’s deathly sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame, Marvel fans are wondering what the future of the character might hold. Well, according to Scarlett Johansson, she is hopeful that the franchise will be picked up and led by Florence Pugh’s character, Yelena Belova. “I […]
0 0 The pursuit and fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia prompted many African American men to come forward with stories of discrimination they face while jogging. In a recent incident, police wrongly arrested runner Mathias Ometu in Texas, even though he did not fit the description of a suspect. A […]
0 0 Welcome back to Human Capital, where we unpack all-things diversity, inclusion and labor in tech. This week, we’re looking at Google’s internal message board problem, as well as some highlights from TechCrunch Disrupt, where I had the pleasure of chatting with actress, producer and tech investor Kerry Washington about her […]
0 0 In an essay on The Players’ Tribune on Friday, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford detailed racism against teammates that he saw firsthand in the spring while working out in Georgia. Stafford wrote in the essay that he went to work out with receiver Danny Amendola one week at a field […]
0 0 Dwayne Johnson appears to have channeled the superpowers of Black Adam in real life, as the Hollywood superstar literally ripped down a metal gate with his bare hands so he wouldn’t be late for work. The incident occurred on Friday this week when Johnson was leaving his message to go […]
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