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Unprecedented doesn’t begin to describe the bizarre moment of seeing a former president stand trial — and it’s only just begun.
Since 2021, no state has yanked more books — 3,135 — from its school curriculums and libraries than Florida.
Women’s lives are too high a price to pay for a man’s ego.
The rapper J. Cole apologized to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track on his recent album. What happened next shook hip-hop — and was a good thing.
Trump's many lies and conspiracy theories of 2020 are again having repercussions in a crucial election year.
Abortion isn’t a winning issue for Republicans. That’s the only reason Trump punted — for now — on his party’s most extreme opposition to...
In Oklahoma, where Trump won every county in two presidential elections, one of his acolytes was voted out of office for divisive beliefs similar to...
This is a nation that loves to disparage Black women, and I should know better than to contribute to it.
In ‘Skin Game,’ the late actor gave a performance as nuanced and poignant as any in his long and varied career.
Some Republican politicians are pushing a false and racist narrative that diversity and inclusion efforts are endangering the nation.
“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” is one of the most disturbing documentaries released this year. What it isn’t is surprising.
Long after her retirement, she remained the doyenne of Boston’s Black journalists and was never too busy to share a reassuring word or her...
The World Happiness Report is out. Americans have slipped from the top 20. The culprit? Inequality.
Here’s a remarkable thing about Donald Trump’s upcoming hush-money trial in New York. This case exists only because Trump once believed that there...
For decades, TV and movies have glorified guns as cool and fun. Are recent attempts to incorporate gun security measures into storylines too little...
Donald Trump wants to expose President Bident's alleged mental acuity issues. But in a debate, he would also expose himself to difficult...
At a recent campaign rally in Georgia, Donald Trump mocked President Biden's lifelong stutter. It’s certainly not the first time Trump has...
By exploiting Karla Jacinto’s story for political purposes, Republicans showed their disdain for victims and the truth.
The upcoming election is less a popularity contest between two old men than a battle between two warring political ideologies — democracy and...
Caitlin Clark, the phenomenal University of Iowa basketball guard, is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I college basketball history....
When a white person commits a crime, only the accused is judged. But when the suspect is a person of color, people of color are treated as proxy...
Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican Senate leader at year’s end. But he’s already been defeated by Trump.
The former president is deluding himself if he thinks Black people see his legal problems as proof that — like them — he’s a victim of...
The Biden impeachment inquiry has been revealed as a fraud. It won’t stop the House GOP from plowing ahead anyway.
There’s zero evidence that gender identity has eroded anything except the safety of trans and nonbinary people.
Years before his suspicious death, Alexei Navalny recognized that the pursuit of freedom is bigger than one person.
This isn’t the first time the singer has embraced country music, but its mostly white fan base has yet to embrace her.
Biden’s age is not a bigger problem than a presumptive Republican nominee facing 91 federal felony counts in four jurisdictions.
A special counsel’s unnecessary asides about Biden’s memory amplify our own fears about the ravages of aging.
It’s impossible to ignore the dissonance between performative celebrations of Black history and the dismantling of efforts to make corporate America...
Generally speaking, the Grammys have a tendency to get it wrong a lot, especially in its biggest category.
Does Tawfic Abdel Jabbar’s heritage make him less worthy of American compassion and demands for justice?
The objection isn’t with what we say or how we say it. It’s that we dare to exist at all.
The statue was desecrated with a level of malice that seemed to evoke the extreme violence that has targeted Black people for centuries.
Add Haley to the list of women who’ve gotten under Trump’s thin skin by challenging his sense of authority.
A proposed FDA ban on menthol cigarettes may become a 2024 election talking point — but not because Republicans suddenly care about Black people’s...
Austin should extol the merits of early detection and try to allay the fears too many men feel concerning prostate exams.
The Republican senator’s sudden engagement signals that he doesn’t want innuendo about his life to keep getting in the way of his ambitions.
Too bad her political ambitions get in the way of speaking the truth.
Let’s hope it won’t take another 40 years for it to happen again.
So long as Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs continue their playoff run, insecure men will have a lot to complain about.
Because why should kids have all the fun?
Whatever has been said or written about the Obamas — and there has been plenty — few have questioned the solidity of their marriage or affection...
The defense secretary’s lack of transparency about his hospitalization is an unintended gift to Republicans.
Forget 2024 election fatigue. We’re still dealing with the never-ending aftermath of the 2020 general election.
From the moment she was named as the first Black person and only the second woman chosen to lead Harvard, the clock was ticking on Gay's...
Statewide in 2023, domestic violence homicides left few communities immune from mourning and heartache.
A Texas woman thinks there’s just too much talk about slavery on tours of the former slave plantation.
75 anti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023. But the worst attacks against this marginalized community weren’t in Republican-led state houses.
Wars, presidential politics, throwback fascism, and Taylor Swift — hey, at least there will be lots to talk about.