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7d ago

R&B star Montell Jordan says his prostate cancer has returned

The singer said follow-up scans detected cancer months after he underwent surgery to have his prostate removed.
V101 Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam
V101 Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam
8d ago

Immigration

Immigration

Students without legal immigration status drop out, delay college as states take away in-state tuition

Around the country, programs offering in-state tuition rates to immigrants that once had wide bipartisan support increasingly have come under criticism from Republicans.
Rear view of a university student walking up the stairs
Rear view of a university student walking up the stairs
8d ago

George Raveling, Hall of Fame coach who pushed Michael Jordan to Nike, dies at 88

Raveling played at Villanova in the early 1960s and became an assistant, launching a coaching career that spanned to 1994. He then joined Nike as a marketing director.
USC Trojans
USC Trojans
10d ago

A clothing brand takes a swing at diversifying the game of golf

Eastside Golf, an apparel brand founded by two HBCU alums, is disrupting a sport that traditionally prides itself on exclusivity by opening up the game to the masses.
Eastside Golf co-founders Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper.
Eastside Golf co-founders Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper.
10d ago

As Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian, meet the woman racing to visit every exhibit

In January, Kathryn Jones began a quest to visit every exhibit at the Smithsonian's museums in Washington, d.C., and read every plaque. Her journey has taken on new urgency.
In January, TikToker Kathryn Jones began a quest to visit every exhibit at the Smithsonian museums and read every plaque.
In January, TikToker Kathryn Jones began a quest to visit every exhibit at the Smithsonian museums and read every plaque.

Rapper LaRussell has made millions by allowing his fans to set the prices

Using a business model that centers community over profit, the Bay Area rapper is redefining success as an independent artist.
LaRussell smiles while performing onstage
LaRussell smiles while performing onstage
13d ago

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

Mayor Patrick Braxton won Newbern's first election since at least the 1960s. He received 66 votes; his opponent got 26.
Newbern.
Newbern.
14d ago

Tennis

Tennis

U.S. Open foes Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Townsend get into heated post-match row

Townsend, an American who is ranked No. 1 in doubles, said Ostapenko, a Latvian who won the 2017 French Open, told her she has “no class.”
Jelena Ostapenko pointing at Taylor Townsend, who's back is facing the camera
Jelena Ostapenko pointing at Taylor Townsend, who's back is facing the camera
14d ago

Embattled Fed governor Lisa Cook is used to fighting for recognition and respect

Cook weathered racist attacks as a child and is a pioneer as the first Black woman to serve as Fed governor, a job she's battling Trump to keep.
Senate Banking Committee Hears Testimony From Nominees For Federal Reserve Board Of Governors
Senate Banking Committee Hears Testimony From Nominees For Federal Reserve Board Of Governors
15d ago

Minnesota woman charged with using racist slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

A social media video shows the woman admitting to using the slur and then appearing to double down and raising a middle finger to a man who confronted her.
alleged playground racial slur
alleged playground racial slur
19d ago

Emmett Till investigation records released ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

Till, 14, was killed in 1955 by two white men who were acquitted by an all-white jury but later told a reporter that they kidnapped and murdered the boy.
Emmett Till
Emmett Till

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