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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
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The Legacy Claudette Colvin Leaves Behind
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Activist speaks onstage during the 2020 Embrace Ambition Summit by the Tory Burch Foundation at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 05, 2020 in New York City.(Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Tory Burch Foundation) By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated January 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. The civil rights
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Inside A Vast Library In Ghana That Celebrates The Works Of The African Diaspora
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By Larada Lee-Wallace ·Updated January 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In a quiet neighborhood of Adenta stands a bright yellow house behind a tall black gate. Before entering, visitors are invited to pause and read The Tenderness Manifesto by Mbella Sonne Dipoko. It feels like a threshold ritual—an opening of heart and mind before stepping into the inner sanctum. Once inside, the space unfolds: shelves upon shelves of
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The Art Of Travel: Jessica Nabongo On Traveling With Intention
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Updated January 13, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In the social-media-driven era of today, art of traveling — which leads with curiosity — will forever stand apart from the tourists seeking likes.
To explore this nuance, Rochelle Oliver, a food and culture journalist, speaks with The Catch Me If You Can: One Woman’s Journey to Every Country in the World.
ROCHELLE OLIVER: You’re what I’d call an extreme traveler. Just to give people
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This GLP-1 Is Helping Vanessa Williams Combat Menopause-Related Weight Gain
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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
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Are Anthony Anderson And Rocsi Diaz Dating?
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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
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Job Searching Was Wrecking My Mental Health—So I Did This Instead
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Updated January 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In the first half of 2025, reportedly over 300,000 Black women lost their jobs. Months after that report came out, I too lost mine.
I wasn’t surprised when it happened. There had been so many changes within the company in that year alone. So at some point, I knew my job wasn’t safe. Lo and behold, I was right. I had already begun my
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Date Night: Black Stars And Their Plus-Ones At The 2026 Golden Globes
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US film director, producer Ryan Coogler and US producer Zinzi Evans attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — By Elizabeth Ayoola ·Updated January 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The 2026 Golden