WIE Suite celebrates Apple TV+ doc ‘Number One on the Call Sheet’ and Black women’s resilience in Hollywood
Even when Black women are visible, they still have to fight to be truly seen. That’s one of the most powerful takeaways from “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood”, the new Apple TV+ documentary that made waves at an exclusive screening hosted by The WIE Suite in New York City. […]
George M. Johnson’s ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ tops 2024 list of most ‘challenged’ US library books
Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, the American Library Association says. In its new State of American Libraries Report released Monday, the ALA found more than 70% of attempted bans of a given title or titles come from organized groups and elected […]
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order
New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding. Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner of the state Department of Education, said in a letter dated Friday to the federal […]
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. Speaking […]
Sweets With Substance: Jatee Kearsley Runs a Brooklyn Bakery With a Bigger Purpose
When Jatee Kearsley spent four months eating her way through Paris in 2021, she had no idea just how far her life adventures would take her. Though she and a friend visited the city with the express purpose of understanding the history of French pastries and the processes by which they’re crafted, she couldn’t have […]
