Lego has officially rolled out Colosseum — the largest Lego brick set in history and a detailed reproduction of Rome’s famous oval amphitheatre. Bad news: it’s already out of stock. The model, which Lego released on Black Friday, consists of 9,036 pieces and when completed, it is 10.5 inches high, 20.5 inches wide and 23.5…… MORE
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Bruce Boynton, the man who inspired the Freedom Rides, dies at 83
Bruce Boynton, a civil rights icon who helped inspire the historic Freedom Rides of 1961, has died at 83. The civil rights attorney and Alabama’s first Black special prosecutor passed away earlier this week in Selma from cancer, according to former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend of Boynton’s. Sanders paid tribute to his…… MORE
It started in her kitchen. Now her products sell at Target and Walmart
Beatrice Dixon had a good feeling about 2020 when the year began. The business she started, The Honey Pot Company, was charting a course of success that most young entrepreneurs only dream about. Dixon, 38, began work on her fledgling feminine care products startup in 2012. The brand was later sold at a handful of…… MORE
The USWNT wore ‘Black Lives Matter’ on uniforms in a statement to ‘affirm human decency’
As the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) geared up to face the Netherlands in a friendly on Friday, their anthem jackets were emboldened with a message: Black Lives Matter. “We wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency,” members of the team said in a statement posted on social media ahead of the…… MORE
Federal appeals court denies Trump campaign effort to revive Pennsylvania lawsuit saying ‘claims have no merit’
A federal appeals court denied the Trump campaign’s effort to revive a federal lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania, ruling “the claims have no merit.” A panel of three judges for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied the request by the Trump campaign, led by Rudy Giuliani, to amend its lawsuit, which had…… MORE
Corporate America gave this non-profit almost $2 billion to fight institutional racism and it’s already making an impact
Leaders of the Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC) say their organization has received a record total of about $2 billion dollars in donations this year from companies looking to aid people of color. “This is by far our biggest fundraising year on record,” LISC President and CEO Maurice Jones told CNN Business. Netflix, Lowe’s and…… MORE
Lewis Hamilton addresses F1’s ‘massive problem’ with human rights ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized the sport’s record on human rights ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix in Bahrain. Hamilton has emerged as a strong voice for diversity and racial equality in the past few months, and he addressed the issue of human rights at a news conference Thursday. “Naturally, the human rights issue…… MORE
Earth is 2,000 light years closer to supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than we thought
A new map of the Milky Way by Japanese space experts has put Earth 2,000 light years closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. This map has suggested that the center of the Milky Way, and the black hole which sits there, is located 25,800 light-years from Earth. This is…… MORE
Pompeo says State Department will ‘honor’ promise to conduct transition to Biden administration
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department would “honor” the Trump administration’s “promise” earlier this week to begin the transition with the incoming Biden administration, weeks after suggesting the President would win a second term. “Those things that are required that the President has directed us to do in compliance with the decision…… MORE
UK to pilot blood test that may detect 50 types of cancer
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is to pilot a simple blood test that may detect more than 50 types of cancer and, it is hoped, could help thousands of people by allowing the disease to be treated more successfully at an earlier stage. The Galleri blood test, developed by Californian healthcare company Grail, will…… MORE
