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Accessing reading material in prisons is hard, but "Freedom Reads" goes beyond books, creating libraries made by former prisoners.

There may be a pathway for redemption and comeback — if he shows contrition and stays out of trouble, music industry insiders say.

Essence Fest kicks off Friday, with roughly 500,000 people attending the event in New Orleans.

Last week, DHS announced it was terminating their legal protections as soon as Sept. 2, setting more than 500,000 Haitians up for potential deportation.

In addition to her father’s life and legacy, Reena Evers-Everette wants people to remember the hatred that led to his assassination.

From bans on DEI programs to renaming the Gulf of Mexico, conservative states are officially implementing some of Trump’s policies.

One Miami-area lawmaker described the decision to end TPS, citing the rationale that Haiti is safer now, “defies facts, reason and morality.”

The Buffalo Soldiers served in six military units created after the Civil War in 1866. They were formerly enslaved men, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers and fought in hundreds of conflicts.

The Justice Department had demanded that Jim Ryan step down to resolve an investigation into the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for some 521,000 Haitians living in the U.S. will terminate in September, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.

The grassroots progressive group The People’s Union USA has called for an “economic blackout” of the fast-food giant.