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This Week in News: Supreme Court, Hunter College, Travel Alerts & Selma

Across the country, citizens are paying close attention to these top stories that are impacting travel plans, public safety and how accountability is determined from…

I’ve Battled Racist Online Trolls For Years. AI Is A Whole Different Beast

Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I notified my followers on Instagram that I was speaking to Yahoo! News about what such…

Robert Cosby Jr., Son Of RHOSLC’s Mary Cosby, Dies At 23

Robert Cosby Jr., the 23‑year‑old son of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast member Mary Cosby, has died following a reported medical emergency, TMZ…

Black Journalists, Don Lemon & Georgia Fort Face Federal Charges Amid Press Freedom Battle

Black members of the press have educated the public about the injustices and oppression in America since the establishment of the first Black newspaper, Freedom’s…

How Ellaé Lisqué Founder Maxie J. Rebuilt Her Fashion Brand With Women At The Center

Echoing Queen Latifah‘s hit “Ladies First,” the phrase has become more than a cultural reference for Maxie J. It is the guiding principle behind Ellaé…

The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Is Returning With Two New Housewives

Bravo is refreshing the peach roster. When The Real Housewives of Atlanta returns for its 17th season on April 5, the franchise will introduce two…

Inside Sterling Lewis’ Hybrid Restaurant, Confessions

By the 2010s, Sterling Lewis was shaping Houston nightlife. The early aughts of Houston nightlife could be described as mythical, because quite frankly, you just…

House Advances SAVE America Act As Illinois Reparations Expand, ICE Operation Ends And Savannah Mourns Educator

From Washington to the Midwest and down to the Georgia coast, the country confronted a series of flashpoints that underscore how policy, politics and public…

Op-Ed: Growth At 69 Isn’t A Breakthrough

Clifton Powell is 69 years old and just now learning how to love. That confession hit hard during the “Black Men Trust Black Women Roundtable,”…

Meet Rutha Mae Harris The Last Original Freedom Singer Preserving Albany’s Civil Rights Legacy

Six decades after the Civil Rights Movement, Rutha Mae Harris, the last surviving member of the Freedom Singers, is continuing to shape how the next…