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Teen Vogue: Ulta Beauty pauses ad spending following outcry against newly appointed editor-in-chief, Alexi McCammond

McCammond, 27, was a noted political journalist before Conde Nast announced earlier this month she’ll replace Lindsay Peoples Wagner at digital-only Teen Vogue. Soon after the announcement, since-deleted tweets stretching back to 2011, when McCammond was in college, resurfaced, including several using racist and homophobic stereotypes.

The Friday List: From a Toni Morrison tribute to a show about Bollywood wives, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

Remembering Toni Morrison: From Beloved to Jazz and The Bluest Eye, a look at the Nobel laureate's best works

Morrison, who died at 88, created a lasting impact on readers as she explored the lives of African-Americans and the complexities of womanhood through her riveting, lyrical prose.

Women's Prize 2019: Tayari Jones wins literary award for her novel, An American Marriage

Tayari Jones' An American Marriage centers on a successful African-American couple in Atlanta whose marriage is tested when the husband is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit

With 1.9 million viewers, Indian-origin presidential hopeful Kamala Harris' CNN town hall sets viewership record

The live event with Kamala Harris on Monday averaged 1.957 million viewers, a figure far greater than CNN's previous four town halls

Russia's had its eyes on Instagram to influence US election and it still does

Instagram became a much bigger tool than Facebook for Russian meddling during US Elections.

US midterm polls may mark firsts for minority groups: Transgender, Native American, Hispanic candidates hope to break barriers

The 2018 US congressional elections prompted a surge of candidates from minority groups that have not had electoral success in the past. Several have the potential to be the first of their background elected to office on Tuesday.

The Black Experience On Film: New programme depicts representation of African Americans throughout cinematic history

The event, which begins on 4 September, is scheduled to screen 32 films with represent African Americans on screen.

Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer: A look at some of the rap artist's earlier works, from m.A.A.d city to ADHD

Here is a look at some of Kendrick Lamar's earlier works which helped him become the voice of a generation.

African-American man shot dead in New York after police mistake pipe for gun on 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination

New York Police shot dead an African-American man in Brooklyn on Wednesday after mistaking a piece of pipe he was holding for a gun