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Olandria Carthen’s latest fashion milestone began as a wish. After meeting legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath last year, the “Love Island USA” star publicly expressed interest in working with her. Now, the two women are starring together in a new Pandora jewelry campaign. The collaboration translates McGrath’s bold beauty aesthetic
Getty Images by Brandon Horton October 9, 2026 Goodr is an Atlanta-based food waste management organization founded by Jasmine Crowe-Houston. A free grocery store inside a Georgia elementary school is helping families access food while school officials report a significant decrease in student absences. C.J. Hicks Elementary School in Conyers
Source: Marcel / TikTok Screenshot I have never met Marcel, but I am terrified of losing him. That sounds ridiculous when I say it out loud. I don’t know Marcel’s last name. I’ve never shaken his hand, sat across from him at a table, or heard him laugh in person.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Byron Allen’s CBS program “Comics Unleashed” reached a milestone, outperforming “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” across both key ratings measures for the first time since taking over Stephen Colbert’s former 11:35 p.m. time slot. The comparison comes with important context. “Comics Unleashed” airs in two
Source: Handout / Getty The U.S. government hasn’t overseen a public execution in 90 years, not since the execution of Rainey Bethea, a Black man who was hanged in August 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky, before an audience of tens of thousands, after being accused of raping a white woman. It
Author and Emory University professor Tayari Jones has won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her novel Kin, earning a $50,000 cash award. The winners were announced Oct. 7 at a ceremony in New York City, with the prize recognizing outstanding books across fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature.
Belmont, North Carolina, USA – October 4, 2014: World War II Veterans give their attention to North Carolina Governor, Pat McCrory during a speech dedicating of a statue to honor the Veterans of World War II. by Sidnee Michelle October 9, 2026 The initiative is the third installment in Decide
South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing a career spanning the fight against apartheid, international criminal justice and investigations into alleged atrocities. The 85-year-old received the announcement on Friday, October 9, while attending a gathering on international law in Nuremberg, Germany. Her selection
Source: Heather Diehl / Getty Look, some people just deserve to be bullied — because they’re bullies themselves, and many of them even have the nerve to be soft-as-cat-hair bullies. This is about “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth. Since this goofy-ass dork of a pseudo-manly man keeps calling military generals
“The Breakfast Club’s” Loren LoRosa didn’t plan to attend a historically Black college or university after high school. She just knew she wanted to do something great with her life. It wasn’t until she stepped onto Delaware State University’s campus that she began to realize how the HBCU experience would
Olandria Carthen’s latest fashion milestone began as a wish. After meeting legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath last year, the “Love Island USA” star publicly expressed interest in working with her. Now, the two women are starring together in a new Pandora jewelry campaign. The collaboration translates McGrath’s bold beauty aesthetic
Getty Images by Brandon Horton October 9, 2026 Goodr is an Atlanta-based food waste management organization founded by Jasmine Crowe-Houston. A free grocery store inside a Georgia elementary school is helping families access food while school officials report a significant decrease in student absences. C.J. Hicks Elementary School in Conyers
Source: Marcel / TikTok Screenshot I have never met Marcel, but I am terrified of losing him. That sounds ridiculous when I say it out loud. I don’t know Marcel’s last name. I’ve never shaken his hand, sat across from him at a table, or heard him laugh in person.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Byron Allen’s CBS program “Comics Unleashed” reached a milestone, outperforming “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” across both key ratings measures for the first time since taking over Stephen Colbert’s former 11:35 p.m. time slot. The comparison comes with important context. “Comics Unleashed” airs in two
Source: Handout / Getty The U.S. government hasn’t overseen a public execution in 90 years, not since the execution of Rainey Bethea, a Black man who was hanged in August 1936 in Owensboro, Kentucky, before an audience of tens of thousands, after being accused of raping a white woman. It
Author and Emory University professor Tayari Jones has won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her novel Kin, earning a $50,000 cash award. The winners were announced Oct. 7 at a ceremony in New York City, with the prize recognizing outstanding books across fiction, nonfiction and young readers’ literature.
Belmont, North Carolina, USA – October 4, 2014: World War II Veterans give their attention to North Carolina Governor, Pat McCrory during a speech dedicating of a statue to honor the Veterans of World War II. by Sidnee Michelle October 9, 2026 The initiative is the third installment in Decide
South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing a career spanning the fight against apartheid, international criminal justice and investigations into alleged atrocities. The 85-year-old received the announcement on Friday, October 9, while attending a gathering on international law in Nuremberg, Germany. Her selection
Source: Heather Diehl / Getty Look, some people just deserve to be bullied — because they’re bullies themselves, and many of them even have the nerve to be soft-as-cat-hair bullies. This is about “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth. Since this goofy-ass dork of a pseudo-manly man keeps calling military generals
“The Breakfast Club’s” Loren LoRosa didn’t plan to attend a historically Black college or university after high school. She just knew she wanted to do something great with her life. It wasn’t until she stepped onto Delaware State University’s campus that she began to realize how the HBCU experience would