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Struggling renters face avalanche of evictions without federal aid

Hundreds of thousands of eviction notices have piled up in America’s courthouses during the pandemic

Republicans’ loyalty to Trump means more doubt hovers over Biden’s hope of bipartisanship

Biden's desire to work with Republicans could be a bigger challenge than some may have hoped.

2020 Was Lit: The 12 Best Books By Black Authors

From memoirs that made us feel seen to a best-selling romantic novel that reminds us love is never a wasted emotion. Here are our favorite...

What Do Different Facial Breakouts Mean?

Picture this. You’re getting ready for a major Zoom meeting. You’ve done your hair and picked out the best outfit. You’ve been keeping an eye...

Trump appointees try to expand ‘ministerial exception’ beyond what law allows, critics say

Opponents fear policies will allow faith-based organizations liberty to discriminate.

Black Girl Approved: What Got Me Through 2020

Often, during the last 300-odd days, I have thought about Beyoncé’s lyric in “Feelin Myself” when she said, “I stop the world, world, stop… carry...

Trump vowed to drain the swamp. Then he granted clemency to three former congressmen convicted of federal crimes.

Pardons and commutations went to “cronies” while thousands of applications at the Justice Department are pending.

Whodini’s John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher Has Passed Away

The hip hop community has lost a great one when Whodini co-founder John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher died. He was 56. Fletcher’s cause of death hasn’t been...

All the people Trump has pardoned since the election

Among the dozens who have so far benefited from Trump’s executive clemency power are allies and friends of the president or other Republicans, including full...

Trump pardons Charles Kushner, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone in latest wave of clemency grants

The president once again used his executive power to benefit his allies and undermine an investigation that dogged his presidency.