Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at our best again. A friend said something …
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Florida proposal bans higher education for undocumented students
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America’s Juneteenth 2026 Events
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South Carolina Senator Scott leads bipartisan campaign to keep National Civil Rights Network
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
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Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
The dangerous blood-sucking arthropod insect carries the encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, borreliosis and infectious dermacentor (Photo courtesy of iStock). By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer …
Health and Wellness
Pfizer agrees to lower several Medicaid prescription drug costs
Washington (AP) — Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald …
Maui doctor who promoted dubious Covid treatments joins RFK’s vaccine panel
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist with the 859th Medical Operations Squadron PHOTO COURTESY OF AF.MIL Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on …
Business
Target CEO rakes in $20 million as boycott deepens nationwide
Target CEO Brian Cornell PHOTO COURTESY OF TARGET CORPORATION Washington – As Target Corporation grapples with a sweeping boycott led by grassroots activists and civil …
Missouri court upholds voter approval of minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative
Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved ballot measure gradually raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an …
The top producer at ‘60 Minutes’ has quit saying his independence is compromised
New York (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show …
Technology
Internet service providers drop challenge of privacy law
Photo: (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, …
Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case
Photo: (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP) Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of …
Education
Bethune first HBCU to host women historians
DR. CRYSTAL A. DEGREGORY: Director of the Bethune Institute and coordinator of the Southern Association for Women Historians Triennial Conference, which will coincide with founder …
FAMU President Larry Robinson resigns amid controversy
FAMU President Larry Robinson PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. – The capital city was abuzz as the word went out that Florida A&M University …
FMU, South Florida’s historic Black university in transition
Miami Gardens, Fla. – Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick resigned over unspecified health issues, the college’s Board of Trustees announced. His resignation was …
Sports
Fans to boycott Super Bowl over Black anthem
Photo courtesy of the NFL MIAMI – The Black National Anthem to be performed at the Super Bowl is once again sparking controversy after NFL …
Butler suspended 3rd time as deadline looms
JIMMY BUTLER: It’s complicated. He wants a trade. The Miami Heat are trying to comply. As NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline fast approaches, Butler repeatedly …
WNBA corporate sponsorship deals are growing. But not every athlete is getting her due
Maya Moore during the Lynx’s championship-clinching game 5 of the 2017 WNBA Finals. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPEDIA In a banner year for women’s professional sports, …
