The steel industry was already collapsing by the time the photographer and visual artist LaToya Ruby Frazier was born, in 1982. Like many Rust Belt communities, her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has suffered both economic and environmental distress: Thousands of manufacturing jobs have vanished, but chemicals from the steel plants …
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Isabella Strahan is lending her support to Louisiana State University football player Greg Brooks Jr. as they both fight brain tumors. Strahan, the 19-year-old USC student and model, has been sharing her health journey on a YouTube series she started in October 2023 after undergoing emergency surgery to remove a …
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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman March 27, 2024 Viral TikToker Reesa Teesa has been announced at CultureCon on Campus’ keynote speaker. Reesa Teesa will deliver the keynote address at the first-ever CultureCon on Campus at Clark Atlanta University. The TikToker gained fame for her viral Who TF Did I Marry? series. Teesa, …
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After several ominous years, there is still talk that a recession might be on the way by the end of the year. While the Fed may say otherwise, there are economists who definitely believe we should brace ourselves for some level of increased financial volatility. But whether we end up …
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by Sharelle Burt March 27, 2024 Maybe it was for the best… New York City Mayor Eric Adams was scheduled to take a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border but canceled over growing safety concerns. Adams was slated to visit Brownsville and McAllen, Texas, on March 24 to meet with U.S. …
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 25: Former President Donald Trump listens as his attorney Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing on March 25, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan scheduled Trump’s criminal trial to begin on April 15, …
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From the very start, Memory Piece is a tale of escape and entanglement. Lisa Ko’s limber, ambitious second novel opens with three teen girls, bored at a Fourth of July barbecue, sneaking into a neighbor’s cookout to swipe burgers. The adventure jolts them briefly out of their boredom; it also …
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by Daniel Johnson March 26, 2024 The concept of squatters rights, legally defined as Adverse Possession, has its roots in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, which was legally established through the Homestead Act of 1862. The rising tension between homeowners and squatters has been receiving increased attention lately. Typically, squatters …
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by Daniel Johnson March 26, 2024 Burgess also admitted that choices made by leadership put the university in its wobbly position. St. Augustine’s Interim President Dr. Marcus Burgess told Spectrum News that the North Carolina university has filed an injunction against the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on …
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Russell Simmons attends City of Hope’s 2023 Spirit of Life Gala at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, October 18, 2023.Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP (Getty Images) Move over Diddy, yet another hip-hop mogul is about to join you in the news cycle for his alleged dastardly deeds and that …
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