2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (543+ words) Former First Lady Michelle Obama is encouraging young people to let go of the belief that successful adults have everything figured out, saying one of life’s biggest misconceptions is that everyone else knows exactly what they’re doing. Speaking during a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (595+ words) Three Black congresswomen are marking America’s 250th anniversary with a renewed push for reproductive justice. Reps. Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) are arguing that the nation’s promise of liberty cannot be fulfilled unless women and families…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) Four Black women made history by reaching the final four of Love Island USA Season 8, a milestone that sparked an outpouring of celebration from viewers who praised the show’s display of friendship, representation and sisterhood. As the Peacock reality dating…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (585+ words) Canadian futurist and technology ethics advocate Sinéad Bovell is warning about what she believes could become one of the defining challenges of the AI era: the gradual loss of deep reading and independent thinking. In a widely shared social media…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, described her failed Democratic Senate primary bid as “a racist race” and pushed back against suggestions that she should campaign alongside her former opponent and the party’s nominee, James Talarico. Speaking at the Essence Festival alongside…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) What was supposed to be the start of a joyful bachelorette getaway turned into an unforgettable confrontation after a bride-to-be reportedly discovered that her missing wallet had made it onto the same flight she had boarded, allegedly in another passenger’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Rep. Shontel Brown is accusing President Donald Trump of putting personal financial interests ahead of the American people, arguing that the administration has turned the White House into a vehicle for personal enrichment while families continue to struggle with rising…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance Corporation, arguing the deal would unlawfully reduce competition…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1297+ words) She was 20 years old, pregnant, and scared. What she thought would be the beginning of a beautiful life became a 12-year nightmare of emotional, mental, and physical abuse. Today, Danielle Boyers is a successful business owner, a wife, and a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) Physician, author and content creator Dr. Uché Blackstock is raising concerns about educational equity after learning that only three Black students were admitted to Stuyvesant High School‘s incoming class this year. For Blackstock, the statistic is more than a…...