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Here are some alarming statistics: Roughly 60% of Black millennials have $10,000 or more in non-mortgage debt. And many of them have debt as high as $20,000 to about $50,000. And given the debt load at those levels, many are very concerned they will not be able to qualify for …

In an interview with PBS Newshour, new member to Congress Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick shared how she plans to represent the Haitian community of Florida. Cherfilus-McCormick told PBS she has a special kind of responsibility to that community considering the natural disasters and violence that have recently overcome Haiti. “I am here …

Welcome to Catch (20)22, a series exploring how we can maximize our new year while being sensitive to the current moment—and gracious with ourselves. Many of us made a resolution to lose weight in the new year—but our methods tend to focus solely on diet and exercise. While those are essential, …

Cleveland rapper, Archie Green, has experienced the limelight, having earned a reputation for his talented beats and advocacy for mental health. Image Credit: Cope Dealers In 2014, Green was clinically diagnosed with depression and put his experience into words in his song, “Layers.” In April 2016, national outlet Vice news …

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, fashion designer Stella McCartney (daughter of Beatles’ royalty Paul McCartney) gave the iconic character Minnie Mouse a minor makeover—and unsurprisingly, Fox News commentator Candace Owens took issue with it, according to Newsweek. For reference, McCartney gave the iconic mouse’s classic red and …

Chief of Department Philip Banks, right, joins NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, left, at a news conference, on Oct. 12, 2013, at police headquarters in New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adams named Banks, whose phone was once wiretapped in a federal investigation, as his deputy mayor for public safety.Photo: …

For the second year in a row, the Sundance Film Festival had to go completely virtual, but that didn’t stop the annual celebration from giving a robust preview of the most exciting emerging artists in Hollywood. Much of this year’s slate defied the pandemic’s limitations: Twisty horror films didn’t need …

For more than one generation of girls, women and femmes, Mary J. Blige has been a phenomenon; a multitalented force of nature who helped shift the paradigm of both the male-dominated world of R&B and the prototype of the early-’90s Black chanteuse. Nearly 30 years after the debut of What’s …

“Black woman” was the topic of discussion on Wednesday after President Joe Biden made a pledge to fill an upcoming vacant Supreme Court seat with a Black woman. In the wake of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, the open seat could be filled by someone appointed by Biden, CNN reported. During …

9-1-1: Angela Bassett in the “Defend In Place” episode of 9-1-1 airing on FOX. CR: Jack Zeman / FOX.Photo: Jack Zeman/FOX As TV schedules head into spring, and fall shows wrap up their first seasons, networks are beginning to roll out their next batch of returns and premieres. First up …