On the afternoon of March 3, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine stepped to a lectern inside the Ohio statehouse to announce his most difficult pandemic decision. Ohio, the governor announced, would bar most spectators from the upcoming Arnold Classic, a bodybuilding and fitness festival hosted annually by Arnold Schwarzenegger that draws …

Chicago’s Bogan Computer Technical High School senior Stephen Thomas has been awarded over $1 million in scholarships and offered admission to more than 30 universities. The Chicago, Illinois, 17-year-old will be graduating with a 4.47 GPA this summer and on top of being a straight-A student, is part of multiple extracurriculars …

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Creative nonfiction can take many forms, be it a meandering lyric essay or longform narrative journalism, and its practitioners don’t always agree on how creative one can be with the truth. When a writer does decide to adhere to fact, they have at their disposal two main subjects—the self and …

Magazine technology has improved a lot over the years. Not only can they now be delivered to and viewed on your computer or cell phone in nearly identical form, but magazine companies can also reach a far wider audience thanks to these advances. PDF flipbooks have been the main vehicle by which …

Photo: Frank Micelotta (Getty Images) At the 1998 Grammys, Aretha Franklin saved the show by delivering an epic performance. Luciano Pavarotti was supposed to perform, but he called in sick during the broadcast. Fortunately, Franklin was there to fill in. She performed her rendition of the classic aria, Nessun Dorma, …

New photos have been released of Academy Award-winner Regina King’s portrayal of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, and the resemblance is astounding. In the first look pictures, King is seen wearing Chisholm’s signature updo and glasses, sending fans reeling that another Oscar is the bag for …

Photo: Andriy Blokhin (Shutterstock) Another day, another incident of inexcusable harm done to Black youth at the hands of authorities. This past week, police were called on two students on the Perimeter campus of Georgia State University when they arrived late to class. On Wednesday evening, TikTok creator and college …

The woman who identified herself as “Shay Johnson,” the cousin of Tyree Sampson, the 14-year-old from Missouri, who plunged to his death while riding the Free Fall Drop Tower at Orlando’s Icon Park with his football teammates, is not related to teen according to his family, the Orlando Sentinel reports.  …

Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP (Getty Images) It’s with a heavy heart that we report the passing of famed art collector and Studio Museum in Harlem board member Nancy Lane. As the institution’s longest serving board member, Lane championed the work of Black artists for nearly 50 years. Her death was announced …