After more than 80 years, a Black soldier killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor was finally laid to rest last week in his native North Carolina. On Thursday, April 3, Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil Frye received full military honors as his remains were welcomed home and buried

Sterling K. Brown has become a household name in many respects, but he used to go by a completely different name. The 49-year-old actor shrugged off his first name, Sterling, as a kid and instead went by his middle name until he was a teenager. “I went by ‘Kelby’ until

Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected passing, following a private battle with colon cancer, sent shockwaves across the world in 2020. However, for the cast of “Black Panther,” the loss hit especially close to home. Director Ryan Coogler, known for helming “Black Panther” and “Creed,” recently appeared on “The Breakfast Club,” where he

Maybe you think you know Nick Cannon. The 44-year-old actor, comedian, musician and entrepreneur has been a presence on our TV screens since he was a boisterous teenager on Nickelodeon’s All That in the late ’90s, and he’s been a tabloid headline fixture since not long after that. But the

Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. came up with the perfect going-away present for that spirit-crushing Houston defense that bullied, battered and bedeviled him all night. It was a defensive gem of his own. Right before the buzzer. For the win and the national title. The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s

 Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his attorney told appeals court judges Tuesday. Harry, whose rare appearance in court indicated the case’s importance to him, lost his government-funded protection in February 2020 after he stepped down from his role as a working member

For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it’s his turn. The Harvard scholar learns a long-buried puzzle about his great-great grandmother, Jane Gates, information which scrambles his ancestry and

Colleges around the country are reporting some of their international students’ visas are being revoked unexpectedly, expressing alarm over what appears to be a new level of government scrutiny. Visas can be canceled for a number of reasons, but college leaders say the government has been quietly terminating students’ legal residency

Over the last five years, more and more people have begun using the word “neurodivergent” as an umbrella term for those who think differently, such as those with ADHD or autism. It’s an empowering way to acknowledge challenges a person might face when confronted with societal expectations, without implying that

After serving nearly 30 years in the United States Congress, former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is seeking public office yet again with her campaign to be elected mayor of Oakland. Though Lee, 78, has seen many historical moments up close as a U.S. congresswoman, she could literally make history during