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Family, we talk a lot about seats at the table and the respect that comes with them. Right now, there is a situation unfolding in D.C. that really hits home regarding how we treat our leaders and the spirit of unity in this country. Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, who stands as the only Black governor […]

PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. — On Tuesday, the FBI has released a set of surveillance images that could be the first breakthrough in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie. The photos, shared by FBI Director Kash Patel on social media, reveal a masked, armed person at Nancy’s front […]

What is happening in Oklahoma is a reminder that this country has never built an enforcement system that stayed confined to its original target.

For more than a century, Black media has been the heartbeat of Black storytelling in America. Long before headlines, broadcasts, or timelines existed, our stories lived through oral tradition. History was passed from elders to children in living rooms, churches, barbershops, and community gatherings. These spoken narratives preserved culture, survival, and resistance at a time […]

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series. The first-day-of-issue event for the Phillis Wheatley Black Heritage stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared […]

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being brought to justice and will stand trial in the U.S. Speaking to the nation from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, the President said U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife, and both have been indicted on narco-terrorism charges in New York. […]

Kwanzaa teaches Black folks that they are allowed to build meaning deliberately, community can be centered, and identity does not have to be mediated through whiteness.

Cloudflare Outage Disrupts ChatGPT, X, And Major Platforms Worldwide On November 18, 2025, a significant outage at Cloudflare, a leading web traffic management and security company, disrupted access to several major platforms, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s social media platform, X. The outage, which began early in the morning, left users worldwide unable to […]

U.S. Mints Final Penny In Philadelphia | Are Nickels Next? The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia marked the end of an era today by producing the last-ever penny. First introduced in 1793, the penny has been a cornerstone of American currency for over two centuries. However, rising production costs that was nearly 4 cents per coin […]

Wendy’s to Close Hundreds of Restaurants Amid Restructuring Efforts Wendy’s has announced plans to close between 200 and 350 underperforming locations across the United States as part of a broader restructuring strategy. The closures, which represent a “mid single-digit percentage” of the chain’s approximately 6,000 U.S. restaurants, will begin in late 2025 and continue through […]

There are thousands of students like me who are juggling jobs, classes, food insecurity, and now a shutdown that threatens to pull the rug out from under us.

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