Kerry Washington, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx to Keynote 2019 Toronto International Film Festival

The “we” in “We The North” may consist of three particular people this September—well, at least at the 44th Annual Toronto Film Festival (TIFF), that is.

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Barack Obama’s High School Jersey Sells for $120,000 at Auction

During his senior year at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, our forever President Barack Obama was a member of the 1979 Hawaii State Champion boys’ varsity basketball team. Now, 40 years later, for the low, low price of $120,000, an unidentified collector is the proud new owner of 44’s game-worn jersey, according to …

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Meet Tish James, the Black Woman Standing up to Trump and All His Racist Policies

New York Attorney General Letitia “Tish” James is not here for any of Donald Trump’s fuckshit. Not only is she New York’s top law enforcement officer but she has no problem using every ounce of her authority to go after Trump and his possibly nefarious dealings. As it stands, Tish James has probed the Trump…

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Help! I Need the Perfect Pair of Dishwashing Gloves.

This week, a reader is looking for a very specific dishwashing glove recommendation. Sure thing, coming right up!

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s New Plan Would Make It Harder to Prove Housing Discrimination

The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is run by Ben Carson—aka the Clarence Thomas of the Trump administration—is finishing off Carson’s mission of completely destroying the department before he leaves his post in 2020.

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