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Russia Presses Attack in East as Ukraine Pushes South to Recapture Territory
Russian forces are trying to seize more land in eastern Ukraine even as they fend off a Kyiv’s counteroffensive, portending a long fight ahead, officials and military experts said.
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Freed Ukrainian P.O.W.s Report Abuses in Russian Captivity
Ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges say that beatings were common, and that they suffered from woefully inadequate health care and food.
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Andrew Tate Indicted on Human Trafficking Charges in Romania
Prosecutors in the country announced an indictment against the antagonistic online personality known for his misogynistic remarks. He had been under house arrest outside Bucharest.
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Industry Leaders Had ‘Significant Concerns’ About Titanic Tourist Sub
The chief executive of the submersible’s operator was among the five people now identified as missing in a vast section of the North Atlantic. The others include a French explorer, a businessman and his 19-year-old son.
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Palestinian Gunmen Kill 4 Israeli Civilians in Occupied West Bank
Two Hamas members carried out the attack outside Eli, a settlement in the northern West Bank, before being shot dead themselves.
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The Stroll
Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s “The Stroll” is a riveting documentary about transgender women of color during the 1990s and early 2000s engaging in sex work in an area known as The Stroll in the Meatpacking District of lower Manhattan. It is a story of despair, sisterhood, and triumph. From the start, this film reveals…
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Welcome to Decoy Games
Ready, Set, Go! Imagine you are playing “Super Mario Kart”! Who do you picture playing alongside you, or even better, who do you picture building those games? If you were to tell five-year-old Jewel that she’d be producing a video game at a Black-owned game studio, she’d scream! I grew up an avid gamer and…
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Black Animation and Me: Where We Came From and Where We’re Going
Growing up as a big fan of animation, I gravitated toward projects featuring Black people from different walks of life in leading roles across multiple genres. During my youth, there was a brief time—emphasis on brief—when Black animation representation had variety and quality. Some of my fondest childhood memories were coming home after a long…
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An Origin Story for a Gamer Dad and a Gamer Son
One of my father’s biggest hobbies was playing music. He owned a vast collection of vinyl records that he would play and mix on his two turntables, and as a child, I would sit in the basement with him seemingly for hours, listening to the latest funk, disco, and R&B records of the ’70s and…
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The Journey of a Black Film Critic: Breaking Barriers, Inspiring Change
“The Journey of a Black Film Critic: Breaking Barriers, Inspiring Change” is a personal narrative that delves into my experiences and challenges as a Black film critic. It acknowledges the existing barriers within the industry but primarily focuses on individual responsibility and proposes strategies to elevate the profile of Black critics. This article aims to…