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Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, is greeted by former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., during a campaign event at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 20...

Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died

Thelma Mothershed Wair, right, speaks at a news conference in Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 23, 2007, as Carlotta Walls LaNier, from left, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Minnijean Brown Trickey, m...

Atlanta is America’s past and future

Photo:AdobeStock Atlanta is a distillation of America’s past — and a glimpse into its diverse and dynamic future. “Ooh, well, they ain’t never gonna win. They made God mad.” I got a taste of that dist...

How to turn fun HBCU Homecoming memories into powerful networking moments 

Students attend A Different World HBCU College Tour 2024 at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College on February 29, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty I...

North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout

Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections on September 17, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Early voting begins October 17. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)...

Trump threatens to defund schools that teach about slavery

(Photo via FOX) In an appearance on FOX News, former president Donald Trump said he would shut down the Department of Education and punish schools that teach that America was built off the backs of sl...

Ananda Lewis knows how ‘crazy’ she sounds for keeping her tumor

Actress Ananda Lewis arrives to the American Idol Season 6 Finale held at the Kodak Theatre on May 23, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) After facing backlash for ref...

Ice-T, once the target of music bans, says courting public controversy isn’t worth the ‘buzz’

Ice-T attends the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” 25th Anniversary Celebration at Edge at Hudson Yards on January 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Ima...

It’s World Menopause Day, and ladies, we have a LOT to talk about

Image: AdobeStock As many of us approach or endure “The Change,” menopause is a hot topic — with a lot of unknowns still left to unpack. If you were biologically born a woman and are of a certain age ...