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Editor’s Note: This is the fifth story in The Firsts, a five-part series about the children who desegregated America’s schools. It was February 23, 1966, and Frederick K. Brewington had to walk less than a mile to get to school. He and his mom had mapped the routes: He would …

A South Carolina mother has reportedly died from complications of COVID-19 less than three weeks after her daughter also lost her life to the disease. 57-year-old Shirley Bannister was the nursing department chair at Midlands Technical College and tested positive for the coronavirus on September 7. That same day, her …

Legendary wrestler, action actor, and entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done something that he has never done in his decades-long career: endorsed a candidate for president. The former professional football player took to Twitter to put his massive weight behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris. …

Photo: Prince George’s County Police Department (AP) In Maryland, officials for Prince George’s County have agreed to pay $20 million to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer while handcuffed in a police cruiser. The Baltimore Sun reports that Michael Owen Jr., the …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. DREW ANGERER / GETTY Over the weekend, a key piece of the president’s self-mythology crumbled, when …

A Texas school fired a White teacher for refusing to stop wearing a mask with “Black Lives Matter” written on one side and “silence is violence” written on the other side. The teacher, Lillian White, defended her position as a “human rights issue,” according to CNN.  White, who was an …

From the days when Brooklyn rapper, Christopher Wallace, also known as Biggie Smalls, had to legally change his stage name and became The Notorious B.I.G., the moniker fit him well, even after his untimely death back in 1997. Now, in 2020, after the death of Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader …

Sincerely, Camille (2020)Screenshot: Courtesy of OWN As part of its OWN Your Vote campaign, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is releasing its first-ever animated comedy series! Created by Munirah Safiyah Jones, OWN introduces Sincerely, Camille, a six-part series offering social commentary that is relevant to this upcoming election. Here’s the …

If a vaccine is fast-tracked through an emergency use authorization rather than formally licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, that too could create bureaucratic hurdles. For example, Medicare doesn’t cover the costs of emergency-use drugs. So while the government intends to pay the cost of the vaccine and of …

Social media is buzzing from an adorable video from a girl who received a bouquet from Queen Bey. “Beyoncé, thank you so much for the flowers. I love you, and I can’t wait to meet you,” she says, throwing a big kiss to the music icon.  In another video, someone …