The family of Henrietta Lacks — the Black woman whose cells transformed modern medicine without her consent — has reached a second …
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Taraji P. Henson Scores Major NAACP Image Awards Win for Powerful Performance in Straw
Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson has added another major honor to her decorated career. She has taken home Outstanding Actress in a …
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Afro-Brazilian heritage took center stage at the 2026 São Paulo Carnival as Yoruba spiritual traditions were prominently honored, culminating in a winning …
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As Black History Month draws to a close, scholars and cultural institutions across the United States are spotlighting the enduring legacy of …
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Woman Alarmed After Stranger Barged into Her Kids’ School and Tried to Take Children: ‘I’ve Never Seen This Man’
A Washington, D.C., mother says she is “devastated” after a stranger allegedly attempted to take her two children from their school earlier …
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Shares Leadership Lesson That Cuts Through America’s DEI Debate: ‘You Can Have Both Merit and Diversity’
As the Trump administration doubles down on its crackdown on diversity programs, the WTO’s chief offers a powerful counterargument: excellence and inclusion …
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Lupita Nyong’o Continues Campaign to End ‘Normalization of Female Pain’ With Revelation That Her Fibroids Have Returned
Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is opening up about a deeply personal health battle, revealing that uterine fibroids she first had removed …
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The legacy of 1990s supergroup TLC is set to take center stage, with producers officially unveiling the principal cast for the upcoming …
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Crockett Intensifies Campaign in Missouri, Tells Voters: ‘You Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Health Care, Rent, and Food’
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett urged Texas voters to focus on economic pressures facing working families as she campaigned ahead of the state’s …
