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After son's death, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she does 'not want to go back to Nigeria"
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (433+ words) In a new interview with The New York Times, the acclaimed author reflected on the loss of her son and her fight to get answers. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie no longer feels that Nigeria is “home.” The acclaimed author has been…...
Lil Durk found not guilty in federal murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (375+ words) The rapper was accused of orchestrating an attack on a longtime rival in 2022. He was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles found Chicago rapper Lil Durk not guilty of all charges…...
Man arrested in connection with death of Tasia Fortune as medical examiner rules her hanging death a homicide
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (342+ words) The mother-of-four's body was discovered hanging from a tree on August 3. Now, police have arrested a suspect, while other search warrants have been conducted. One day after Jackson, Mississippi, authorities confirmed they were investigating 29-year-old Tasia Fortune‘s death as…...
Meet the Black voices bringing joy, reflection and humanity to our feeds
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (213+ words) From Alex Elle to Cleo Wade to We The Urban to the Black Liturgies, and more, we gather our favorite Black emotional wellness creators. Maybe it’s a reminder to breathe or to unclench something you didn’t even realize you were…...
Isaiah Russell-Bailey says he’s not close to his father, Chingy. Why is the internet trying so hard to discredit that?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (284+ words) Mixed reactions to Isaiah Russell-Bailey's letter to his father Chingy raises a bigger question about why we’re so quick to doubt children. Social media has apparently decided it knows more about Isaiah Russell-Bailey’s childhood than Isaiah Russell-Bailey does. In his…...
Taylor Townsend wins US Open doubles title, completing career Grand Slam on home soil
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (430+ words) The victory gives Townsend titles at all four majors and comes one year after she and Katerina Siniakova fell short in the US Open final. Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova arrived in New York needing one title. They nearly gave…...
After styling Destiny's Child, Tina Knowles steps in front of the camera for St. John
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (457+ words) Tina Knowles is starring in her first solo fashion campaign at 72, fronting the relaunch of American luxury label St. John under Humberto Leon. Tina Knowles has spent decades dressing other people. At 72, she has finally been asked to stand in…...
Court says clean water isn’t a constitutional right. Leaders say majority-Black Jackson, Miss., deserves better
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (333+ words) The ruling upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from residents who alleged officials allowed lead to contaminate the majority-Black city’s drinking water. After a federal court ruled that the residents of the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi, do not have…...
The vilification of Black mothers: Why didn???t Latarsha Sanders get the compassion Lindsay Clancy received?
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (478+ words) OPINION: Two Massachusetts mothers mounted defenses centered on severe mental illness. Their cases have been met with very different public narratives. A judge has just declared a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy, mother of three, standing trial for the deaths of…...
Black students are sacrificing basic needs to afford college at a time when costs are climbing
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (291+ words) Multiple recent reports are adding up just how costly college has gotten for students in general, but especially Black college students. Have you heard? College, liberating and life-changing though it may be, is expensive, and it may be costing Black…...