Source: z1b / Getty We do everything we can to protect our loved ones from harm, but forces beyond our control —shaped by industries, weak environmental policies , and absent leadership — take the greatest toll on marginalized people. Our planet’s changing climate often leaves Black and Brown women, working people, nonbinary people of color, and lower-income households burdened by adverse health outcomes, higher energy bills, and detrimental working conditions. This Earth Day,

One day after revealing a viral incident involving a performance of Beyoncé‘s “Single Ladies” on a Virgin Voyages stage, former dance captain turned content creator Ashley Everett took to social media on Wednesday (Apr. 22) to reflect on the incident and offer an admission. “I want to clear something up

President Donald Trump slammed the prospect of making Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico U.S. states, claiming that doing so would result in the country being dominated by “sleazebags.” Trump aired his feelings about D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood in a lengthy Truth Social post, calling out Democratic strategist James Carville, who

It is a new day for Pat McGrath Labs. On Friday (Apr. 17), a Florida judge approved the cosmetics giant’s exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, three months after the company announced a reorganization strategy. GDA Luma, the Miami-based company that invested $30 million in Pat McGrath Labs, will assume ownership,

Source: Anadolu / Getty FBI Director Kash Patel’s agenda to sue his way out of allegations that he’s a drunken, absentee bureau leader isn’t going well so far, as a federal judge in Houston has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Patel filed against a former FBI official, who said he spent

Source: Anadolu / Getty Exactly one year after civil rights groups publicly declared their commitment to defending against the Trump administration’s anti-civil rights agenda, the empire struck back with politically motivated charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center. News of the Department of Justice filing charges against SPLC follows a

Source: Anadolu / Getty Here’s a question: If the Trump administration isn’t a white supremacist organization, then how come President Donald Trump’s thoroughly subjugated Department of Justice is prosecuting one of the nation’s most well-known civil rights organizations for using paid informants to infiltrate white supremacist organizations? According to the

Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty New York City Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested on Wednesday while attending an anti-eviction protest.  According to Politico, Ossé, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and son of late hip-hop journalist Combat Jack, and the rest of the protesters were blocking city marshals

Source: Artit_Wongpradu / Getty Reading has long served as a portal to information, culture, and imagination, offering access to worlds that educate, challenge, and inspire. Through books, readers can explore histories, identities, and perspectives far beyond their own. Yet this fundamental right and joy is increasingly under threat as book