JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, whose Trojans won the Big Ten regular-season title for its first conference crown in 31 years, received 29 votes from

Pinky Cole made a big announcement this week that initially left many of her fans worried, only for them to let out a sigh of relief with a round of applause. The 37-year-old entrepreneur posted to Instagram after a long period of silence on the platform that she’d gone through

As President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda turns its attention to the Smithsonian, Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, DC, has been on leave since March 14. According to an email obtained by the Washington Post, Young has been on

President Donald Trump‘s Wednesday announcement of soaring reciprocal tariffs on U.S. imports has resulted in a slump in global markets and serious concerns among investors and consumers alike. The concerns are particularly felt by Black small businesses. “I’m concerned as to whether we’ll be able to survive this,” said Gladys

Amazon, the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is offering to purchase TikTok, the popular social media app facing a United States ban if not sold by its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, according to NBCNews. President Trump gave ByteDance a deadline of Saturday, April 5, to sell or face a

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent, arguing that his recently dismissed federal bribery case had made it impossible to mount a primary campaign. In a video, Adams said he will not run in the Democratic

Reading is like having a superpower. You can travel through time to places you’ve never been, solve a mystery, learn about historical events, deepen your knowledge of a subject or fly off to a magical world—all from the comfort of your favorite cozy chair. It’s the cheapest way to escape

 Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at a radio station in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. He had a roof and four walls for protection, but gang violence forced him and his family to flee their home twice. Now, Asperges, 58, his wife

From a main character (a raccoon) with autism in the new show Carl the Collector to integrating American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation into more of its programming, PBS KIDS is paving the way for people with disabilities and different approaches to learning to feel seen, while helping others learn how

The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen Head