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Ciara and Russell Wilson and More Black Hollywood Couples With Big Families
With Ciara and Russell Wilson announcing their fifth child, let's take a look at other Black celeb couples who have big, happy families, too!
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Why Thousands of Affordable Housing Units Sit Vacant While Millions Remain Unhoused
Despite the government building four million affordable units, the poorest in the U.S. still can't afford the rent, forcing them into homelessness.
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Inside a Growing Crisis For Disabled Students in D.C. Public Schools
A string of lawsuits, criminal cases and federal findings raises urgent questions about how DCPS protects students with disabilities.
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Mark Curry Calls Out 50 Cent Over Diddy Documentary: ‘This Was the Worst Deal’
As 50 Cent celebrates an Emmy win for his shocking Netflix documentary about Sean "DIddy" Combs, Mark Curry is airing his frustration for not receiving the credit he says he's due.
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When Clean Water Isn’t a Constitutional Right, Black Communities Pay the Price
More than four years after Jackson's water crisis was brought before a federal court, the latest ruling has exposed deeper questions about race and environmental justice.
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Lonnie G. Bunch III, The First Black Smithsonian Secretary, Steps Down Amid White House Attacks
The first Black Smithsonian secretary leaves as Trump challenges how the institution presents slavery, racism and the nation’s complicated past.
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Jamaica Takes Push for Reparations Straight to King Charles III
Jamaica has filed a legal petition against the British government, representing the latest shift in the country’s campaign for slavery reparations.
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Who Is Regan Hutsell? Meet the 99th Miss America Who Just Made History
The 25-year-old Houston native and former Radio City Rockette is the first Miss Texas to win the crown in over 50 years — and the first Miss America to be crowned wearing her natural hair.
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King Charles’s Public Letter on Harry and Meghan’s Status Raises New Questions About Their Place in Britain
It has only been a couple weeks since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their return to the U.K. and they've already found themselves in some royal drama.
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Eve Breaks Down What’s Kept Her 12-Year Marriage to Her Multi-Millionaire Husband Strong
The rapper and her husband of 12 years work in completely different worlds — and Eve says that's exactly why it works.