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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters)  Americans have started rolling up their sleeves for the latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine, but weeks into the rollout some say they are still having difficulty finding appointments for themselves and their children. Shot seekers also say they have been surprised by requests for

Much is known about Harriet Tubman as a renowned abolitionist, humanitarian, and Civil War hero. But we too often overlook her continued legacy and final years in Upstate New York. Auburn, NY holds rich heirlooms of Tubman’s history and final years after securing freedom for herself and many others. It

Talk about a Mama’s boy. Shaquille O’Neal, widely known as Shaq, has dropped $20,000 for his mom to watch John Legend and Jennifer Hudson perform from an exclusive view. During his fundraising event “The Event,” Shaq enticed attendees to bid generously during the live auction by offering a hefty price

Bryce James, son of NBA legend LeBron James, reportedly received a scholarship offer to play basketball at Ohio State University, the same university his father once said he would have attended had he chosen to attend college. According to People Magazine, James received the offer during his unofficial visit to

Two people were involved in a shooting incident at Bowie State University during the Historically Black University’s Homecoming Weekend celebrations. There is no apparent connection to the circumstances that forced another HBCU, Morgan State University, to cancel its homecoming due to a campus attack by a gunman. Fox 5 DC

A new study conducted by UCLA establishes that attitudes related to medical racism can be countered by critical education. In the study, entitled You can’t dismantle what you don’t recognize: The effect of learning critical Black history in healthcare on perspective-taking, groups of white people were exposed to different history

Two Black female customers at a Dollar General in South Charleston, West Virginia, are suing the store on the grounds of racial discrimination. Kitrena Mitchell and Alexandria M. Shoffner filed separately against the business and the store’s manager on Sept. 13. The lawsuit describes a trip to the store back

Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongfully accused Central Park Five who served nearly seven years in prison for a crime that he didn’t commit, opened up to Esquire about his position as a Harlem city council primary race winner and how he plans to serve the city that turned its

Kirk Franklin will pull up to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to perform a pop-up concert to promote his latest album, Father’s Day. Franklin, who has not put out new music in four years, dropped his new release Oct. 6, and plans to share with the Georgia congregation Oct. 9,

“Time doesn’t stop for you to figure out who you are in survivorship,” Lauren Tarpley told BLACK ENTERPRISE. “I live my life like a love letter to my children.” In an honest testimony, Tarpley acknowledged that surviving breast cancer means something different to each person. “You think that everything is