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Source: khaled Ahmed / Getty Natchez, Mississippi. April 20. A 4-month-old baby, soft and new, still learning the shape of air, lies on the ground beneath a car. His mother’s foot rests on his stomach as if his body were something to hold in place. He is small against the
Source: Warut Lakam / Getty Another day, another development that makes President Donald Trump’s claims that the war in Iran would be over within weeks look increasingly unlikely. While Trump indefinitely extended a ceasefire with Iran earlier this week, his order for the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small
Source: Cavan Images / Ladanifer / Getty The audacity is both breathtaking and infuriating. Last week, we held space for Black mamas—celebrating our magic, our resilience, and our right to exist in a world that often feels designed to erase us. While we were honoring the sacred work of Black
Source: Calvin Duncan / other On Thursday, the GOP-led Louisiana Senate passed a bill eliminating the office that Calvin Duncan, a man who was exonerated after being imprisoned for decades, was elected to hold last November. According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the state House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 256
✕ At Howard University, students have increasingly relied on e-scooters to move across its sprawling, hilly campus. But that convenience collided with a growing national concern last semester, when a scooter caught fire inside a residence hall. No one was injured, but the incident underscored a risk that fire officials
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty You know what… At this point, President Donald Trump’s racism is more annoying than it is offensive. That’s not a good thing, of course, as it only underscores how normalized both his intentional and unintentional bigotry are, just as his buffoonish behavior and endless stream
Source: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office / Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. A serious tragedy was averted on Wednesday after authorities arrested a former police officer who allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in an effort to kill Black people. AP reports that
Source: At this point, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must hate to see a Black congresswoman coming when it’s time for him to defend statements he has made about Black health, or his policies that appear to be aimed at ignoring racial disparities in healthcare. Earlier this
Source: Angelina Katsanis / Getty Dear Cathy, First and foremost, I’m sending you, Adam Silver, and the entire league my congratulations as you enter into the WNBA’s historic 30th season. As a fan, I attended my first WNBA game in the late ’90s at Madison Square Garden, rooting for the
Source: Alex Wong / Getty On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that could give Democrats four new House seats in the state. It was a narrow victory for democratic voters and congressional Democrats, as the referendum passed with 51% of the vote, leading to immediate court challenges, which