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Photo illustration by Miki Lowe Anne Sexton began writing poetry at the suggestion of her psychiatrist. She became known for sharing the thorny details of her personal life—including her fraught relationship with her late mother, which she described as a complicated intertwining of love, abuse, and grief. In “Praying on …

Megan Thee Stallion slayed her set on Saturday Night Live in ways nobody saw coming. During her first performance, of her hit song “Savage,” the Houston rapper paused to make a powerful statement about protecting Black women. She stood with her first in the air as audio of activist Tamika …

Saturday Night Live has made some impressive choices for hosts of their first few shows. Tonight (October 3), Chris Rock is slated to helm the 46th season premiere of the legendary NBC sketch show with Megan Thee Stallion tapped as the musical guest. But two weeks from now, Issa Rae …

This week on GMA3: What You Need to Know, three Latina-owned businesses pitched to Latina model and entrepreneur Alexandra Cristin, founder of Glam Seamless, for a chance to win money in the show’s Pitch Payday Challenge. Today, all three brands, including Yo Soy AfroLatina, found out that their businesses will …

The 2020 presidential election is a month away, and Kanye West has qualified to appear on California’s ballot in a surprising new role, vice president. Wait, what? Yes, Ye is listed on the state’s mail-in ballots, which are being mailed out, as the American Independent Party’s vice presidential candidate, according …

Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Since news broke on Friday that President Trump and his first lady Melania have tested positive for COVID-19, the situation with the president seems to have rapidly developed—or at least the administration’s public acknowledgment of the reality of coronavirus. On Friday night, the White House …

Chris Rock returned to Saturday Night Live to host the 46th season premiere of the show, and his opening monologue didn’t pull any punches. The comedian and actor started by throwing a jab at Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis after downplaying the disease since its first appearance until the …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also got the coronavirus, but the story played out differently. Johnson was hospitalized. Afterward, he did seem to take the pandemic more seriously than before. He gave an emotional address, thanking the doctors and nurses who had cared for him. He adopted a more somber …

Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron, who has been under fire for his handling of the Breonna Taylor case, is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. He spoke at the Republican National Convention, and is now one of a handful of conservative attorney generals to sign a letter to the …

Caleb Anderson, a 12-year old gifted boy from Georgia, has already finished his first year in college and has just started his second year. He is majoring in Aerospace Engineering at Chattahoochee Technical College. Caleb was just 9-months old when he learned to sign more than 250 words. He eventually …