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April 19, 2025
LSU gymnast Haleigh Bryant: ‘I wanted to be a voice for the girls coming behind me’
Gymnast Haleigh Bryant just completed her fifth and final year at LSU. After securing both an individual all-around national title and NCAA women’s gymnastics team title in 2024, Bryant returned to LSU to rally her team through another season, which ultimately ended in the national semifinal. Though
April 19, 2025
WWE star Naomi is ready to shine at WrestleMania, and inspire the next generation of Black women wrestlers
Last month, WWE star Trinity Fatu, stood in the middle of a wrestling ring in Philadelphia. Thousands of fans were stunned silent. They watched as she sobbed in the ring.“Every time I start to clock in and care for myself,” she yelled at the crowd, “all of you turn your backs on me.”It was a definin
April 19, 2025
From New Orleans to Atlanta, Dyson Daniels found his confidence in breakout season
ORLANDO, Fla. – The New Orleans Pelicans and their fans are probably wondering why Dyson Daniels didn’t play like the NBA Defensive Player of the Year candidate he is now in their uniform.Looking back, the Atlanta Hawks guard blamed one person for that not happening.“I don’t point fingers at anyone
April 19, 2025
Thousands of federal workers would be easier to fire under Trump rule change
The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.(Image credit: Mandel Ngan)
April 19, 2025
History shows revoking Harvard’s tax status won’t be easy — or fast
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.(Image credit: Bettmann Archive)
April 19, 2025
30 years later, Oklahoma City bombing survivor recalls vow to change her life while trapped
Amy Downs was buried in 10 feet of rubble after the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years ago. While trapped, she vowed to change her life, but it was long journey.(Image credit: LM Otero)
April 19, 2025
‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites
The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared. (Image credit: Whitehouse.gov/Screenshot by NPR)
04/02/2025
Today is ‘Liberation Day’: What does that mean for tariffs?
President Trump is set to unveil his highly anticipated “reciprocal tariffs” today in what his administration has dubbed “Liberation Day,” a move that economic experts warn could significantly impact Black communities and American consumers nationwide.The Tariff PlanThe tariffs, which would tax impo
04/02/2025
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case dismissed, cannot be brought again
A U.S. federal judge has permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, ruling that the case cannot be brought against him again.What We Know:U.S. District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case “with prejudice,” following the recommendation of independent attorney Paul C
04/01/2025
Senator Cory Booker Holds the Senate Floor in Powerful Filibuster
Update 4/1/25 8:05 PM ET:In a historic moment, as of 7:19 PM ET, Senator Cory Booker has broken the decades-long filibuster record from late Senator Strom Thurmond in his racist filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He yielded the Senate floor at 8:05 PM ET after almost 25 hours of remark
03/24/2025
OPINION: I Tried to Track Trump’s 100 Days… But He Flooded the Damn Zone
I had a plan.A daily tracker. A tight timeline. A way to document Donald Trump’s second attempt at the presidency—this time not as a fluke, but as an orchestrated, Heritage Foundation-endorsed reboot of American authoritarianism.It lasted eight days. Eight long days that felt like 6 months. Coming i

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