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You imagined it and made it a reality. Now, where would you take your business next if you won a grant? The 2020 FedEx Small Business Grant Contest is here—with 12 prizes available this year. Entries will be accepted January 28 through March 2. Entering is an opportunity to get …

Photo: John Moore (Getty Images) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is a government agency that terrorizes innocents, separates families and now drives people to suicide. CBS News reports that the death of British immigrant Ben James Owen makes him the third person to commit suicide in ICE custody in the …

What good, after all, does the mere acknowledgment of migrants’ essential humanity do for those whose lives have been shattered—and in some cases, ended—in large part because of punitive U.S. immigration policies? Are the tens of thousands of migrant children held in government custody, some of whom never see their …

The world continues to mourn and process the loss of NBA great Kobe Bryant. But no one is grieving more than his longtime wife, Vanessa Bryant, who also lost her second-born child in the fatal helicopter crash. Seeking privacy during this unimaginably difficult time, Vanessa recently made her social …

Out of respect for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna’s sudden and tragic death on Sunday (January 26), the National Basketball Association is postponing Tuesday’s Lakers-Clippers game. In a statement posted on the NBA’s website, the decision was made to help alleviate the Lakers organization who are still stunned and …

(Image: istock.com/And-One) To quote LL Cool J, don’t call it a comeback, Afro Sheen has been here for years! The iconic hair brand became a household name in the late ’60s and ’70s during the Afro era before becoming dormant in the 1990s. However, 20 years later, Afro Sheen has …

A petition to change the NBA logo to honor Kobe Bryant has gotten the attention of more than two million people, including several notable celebrities. A Change.org petition created on Sunday shortly after Bryant’s untimely death seeks to have the NBA logo changed to immortalize the retired legendary player. …

Photo: Shutterstock An unidentified man died in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser in Prince George’s County, Md., on Monday night—fatally shot by the officer driving the car. What’s not clear is what led the cop to shoot the handcuffed suspect in the first place. NBC News, citing …

A very different road-trip film is Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which follows 17-year-old Autumn (the newcomer Sidney Flanigan) as she journeys from central Pennsylvania to New York City to abort an unexpected pregnancy. It’s a stark and forceful tale with a deliberately everyday quality—a career-best effort from the director Eliza …

The world is mourning basketball icon Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, after they died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning. Oscar winner Spike Lee posted about a Bryant with a powerful poem by spoken word artist Lemon Andersen. See below: RELATED: Breaking [Report]: Kobe Bryant Dies …