When the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to feed and house her two kids during an unprecedented health and economic crisis. But the next day President Donald Trump …

Screenshot: @keyonharrold (Instagram) Despite all that has happened this year, from Amy Cooper calling the cops on a Black man who asked her to leash her dog, to the many protests against racial injustice, things haven’t changed all that much in terms of everyday racism in America. Jazz musician Keyon …

Marie Howe’s “What the Living Do” begins with an address to her brother: The kitchen sink has been clogged for days, she writes. The Drano won’t work … it’s winter again … the heat’s on too high. The poem might seem at first like a list of complaints, but it’s …

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The dollar amounts for the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries continue to rise after no one was declared a winner of the drawings this weekend. The Powerball jackpot is now at $363 million, while Mega Millions is currently at $376 million. In preparation for the next drawings — Mega Millions …

2020 was a whirlwind of a year to say the least. If you spent all year lounging in bed with your work-from-home laptop in tow, we don’t blame you. Going into 2021, we’re keeping our fingers crossed for better days and more ideal circumstances to set some goals. If your …

Photo: Terry Wyatt (Getty Images) This year is determined to bring the dramatic and unexpected until the very last minute. Case in point: a recreational vehicle parked in downtown Nashville erupted in what appeared to be an intentional explosion on Christmas morning, damaging buildings and prompting an investigation by authorities …

Protest movements aren’t designed to last forever. And when they do reach their inevitable conclusion, they tend to follow one of two familiar sequences: In one scenario, a protest triggers the resignation of an opposed leader, the reversal of an unpopular policy, or other concessions (think of the successful recent …

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“Soul” takes animated movies to new heights, not just with its philosophical themes about the meaning of life but as the first in Pixar’s 25-year feature film history to feature a predominantly Black cast. Starring Jamie Foxx as an aspiring jazz pianist whose life has not turned out as he …