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Children and teachers from the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021 at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Community Change) This Sunday, the world will …

A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother’s lifelong dream of wearing a wedding dress was fulfilled, 70 years after her marriage. As Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker watched the wedding scene in the movie Coming 2 America, she whispered something under her breath that made her granddaughter’s ears perk up. “I’ve always wanted to …

Tabitha Brown is living in a state of gratitude. The social media superstar, 42, has gone from trial to triumph over the past few years, gaining over 3.7 million Instagram followers and 4.8 million TikTok followers thanks to her uplifting and entertaining cooking videos. Now, she’s expanded her empire with …

The photo of a woman and her son indulging in a full deluxe seafood boil spread on a Spirit Airlines flight to Las Vegas has gone viral, earning the family instant fame for their expensive taste.  A photograph, first shared by Twitter user @Notsonewlywedpc and captioned, “Where’s the air marshall?” captured airplane …

Just when you thought Ivy Park couldn’t entice you into giving them any more of your coins, Beyoncé and her cohorts at Adidas are back to woo us with a new line of size-inclusive swimwear that already has social media buzzing. Next month, Beyoncé’s super-viral Ivy Park collection is reportedly …

Black father and his daughter hold piggybank. (Photo: Adobe Stock) As we reflect on the recent observance of Father’s Day, I have been reflecting on all of the men in my life who support their families and communities. Men who make daily sacrifices and work at jobs they may not …

Karega Bailey holds his daughter Kamali Sade Sol Bailey. (Photo: Kevin Allen) This Father’s Day feels vastly different from the previous. Yet, the two are intimately interconnected, as one informs the other. I can recall the many complex layers of grief I was experiencing in June of last year and …

On Wednesday, the Executive Leadership Council announced a new initiative to grow and protect wealth in Black America. Dubbed Build, Grow, Protect!, the initiative includes a three-year $6M investment in sustainable strategies to close the racial wealth gap and a partnership with the Black and female-owned fintech platform, Goalsetter.  (Adobe …

A new pizza restaurant inspired by the one and only Notorious B.I.G. is coming to Los Angeles. Entrepreneurs T’yanna Wallace, the daughter of Biggie, and Tyra Myricks, the daughter of Jam Master Jay, are joining forces to bring a classic New York-themed pizzeria to the West Coast, LA Eater reports. …

Shaun T is a self-proclaimed transformation specialist, and rightfully so. The 43-year-old fitness guru is the creator of the best-selling fitness programs Insanity, Hip Hop Abs, Focus T25 and Transform: 20—online workout hub, Beachbody’s most successful launch in history. His personal life as a husband and dad of twins, who …