Bridal designer Andrea Pitter on celebrating Black women
NEW YORK (AP) – Designer Andrea Pitter’s boutique, Pantora Bridal, has tripled in size since opening in Brooklyn seven years ago as a safe space …
Florida rejected fewer mail-in ballots in November election
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Florida officials initially rejected about 1% of mail-in ballots in November’s election because of mismatched or missing signatures, a study released …
Assistant to director: The sweet rise of ‘Queen Sugar’ Glaude
NEW YORK (AP) – When the Oprah Winfrey Network series “Queen Sugar” debuted in 2016, Cierra Glaude worked as a first team production assistant, an …
Exhausted hospital chaplains bring solace to lonely, dying
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Inside hospital rooms across America, where the sick are alone without family to comfort them, the grim task of offering solace …
Covid bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many
WASHINGTON (AP) – Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on …
Assistant to director: The sweet rise of ‘Queen Sugar’ Glaude
NEW YORK (AP) – When the Oprah Winfrey Network series “Queen Sugar” debuted in 2016, Cierra Glaude worked as a first team production assistant, an …
Exhausted hospital chaplains bring solace to lonely, dying
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Inside hospital rooms across America, where the sick are alone without family to comfort them, the grim task of offering solace …
Covid bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many
WASHINGTON (AP) – Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on …
Civil rights icon, Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan passes at 85
ATLANTA (AP) – Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as …
Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later …