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13+ hour, 57+ min ago   (399+ words) Sacramento neighbors had plenty to argue about this week — a congressional fundraiser that split the City Council, a shake-up at California’s high-speed rail agency, an ICE arrest at a community college, Kamala Harris swinging through town and a warning from…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (258+ words) Cast members rehearse for “The Woman in Black.” CLEARFIELD – Something mysterious is lurking in the shadows at Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre (CAST) this October. Just in time for Halloween, CAST presents “The Woman in Black,” a chilling ghost story filled…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (173+ words) Police brutality is not a random American tragedy. It is a predictable outcome of specific economic conditions—conditions that can be deliberately dismantled. Redirecting just one percent of that buying power back into Black businesses and financial institutions injects $21 billion…...

2+ day, 12+ min ago   (588+ words) Yiyun Li, Bonnie Garmus, M. John Harrison, Will Maclean, and so many more apt and intelligent writers are releasing novels today. Adam Grant, Lauren Michele Jackson, and Wendy S. Walters all number among the plentiful nonfiction authors also releasing new titles—read…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (41+ words) When asked to name a Black American inventor, many people might think of George Washington Carver and peanut butter. But this is actually a myth. There are hundreds of other unsung Black inventors who have shaped the world with their…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (72+ words) Howard's talented student body includes scholars, student researchers, premier athletes, emerging artists, and entrepreneurs. Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Press Statement by Howard University Interim President and President Emeritus Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA Regarding Racist Imagery at the University of…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago   (572+ words) Brittle Paper Bibi Bakare-Yusuf on Why Power Matters More Than Representation: Rolling Stone Africa Reports from the Black British Book Festival Rolling Stone Africa has published a feature built around Cassava Republic Press founder Bibi Bakare-Yusuf’s remarks at the Black…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (160+ words) by Queer Kentucky, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom October 12, 2026 This profile first appeared in Queer Kentucky’s limited print publication “25 Faces of Fairness.” Portrait by Jacob Grant. Shawn Masters, he/him, Covington Use one Queer slang word to describe Kentucky!...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (506+ words) America's Black Holocaust Museum Bringing Our History to Light People across the country have collected or inherited racist memorabilia from their families. These objects are sometimes called “Americana.” Today, there is an ongoing debate about what should be done with…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (505+ words) Michelle Obama celebrated Opal Lee's 100th birthday.Michelle Obama celebrates Opal Lee's 100th birthday. Oct. 12 2026, Updated 6:09 p.m. ET Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated a milestone birthday, and former First Lady Michelle Obama was right by her side for the…...