FILE – A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool) FEMA called the BRIC grants “wasteful” and “politicized” tools, but officials and residents say they were vital to protect lives, infrastructure, and economies. The textile mills that…
Source: Perry Knotts / Getty Before we get started, I want to make one thing clear: This isn’t about football. If it were, I wouldn’t be writing this piece because former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders would’ve been drafted in the first round. And that isn’t even debatable. But this isn’t about football. Because if it…
A Black couple in metro Dallas whose newborn baby was taken away by the state in 2023 after they elected to have their midwife treat the child for jaundice instead of taking her to an emergency room has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). The lawsuit, obtained by…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) 26-year-old musician Zoey Conant shared the bizarre passport issue that nearly caused her to miss her wedding in Costa Rica. A recent destination bride isn’t just sharing the epic photos from her rainy but magical beach wedding; she’s also sharing the horror of initially being denied entry into the country days…
Millicent Brown, right, and her daughter, Nova Brown, 5, pose for a photo outside their home at a public housing complex before school on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school, often one with less…
FILE – Students and parents rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of possible changes that would increase eligibility for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to K-12 students statewide, May 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, file) State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition…
Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders’ first wife, Carolyn Chambers, has popped out to defend his son Shedeur Sanders after he was surprisingly snubbed in the 2025 NFL draft. Despite not being the quarterback’s biological mother, Chambers showed powerful family solidarity in the face of mounting criticism that Shedeur (and his dad) are too arrogant and skipped…
A California student recounted how his freshman experience at a private Catholic college was marred by a number of troubling racist incidents that the school and local police are now investigating as hate crimes. The student, who was only identified as David by the local news outlet KGO, started attending Saint Mary’s College of California…
LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 8: Musical Artists Big Boi (left) and Andre 3000 of Oukast pose with their six Grammys backstage in the Pressroom at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004 at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) OPINION: For a Black kid from…
Source: BRYAN DOZIER / Getty This isn’t about allyship. It’s about survival. And we’re wasting time othering the people most likely to grow—while the forces dismantling democracy walk free. We come from different political traditions, but we carry the same warning. Beware the rage that forgets who the real enemy is. We’ve carried this knowledge…
