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On Wednesday, at around 9:15 p.m., Dontay Gordon, 17, along with a 21-year-old friend, were on College Ave. near…
I’ll say this about Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein: She may have tried real hard during Wednesday…
Someone is clearly proud of her daughter and wants everyone to know it.
Finding Carly: Whatever Happened to the Breakout Stars, Heroes and Flops of the 2016 Primary Season?
The political campaign season has a funny way of giving everyone long-term memory loss. Your friends at work can…
The emergence of Donald Trump as the self-proclaimed “law and order” candidate on November's presidential ballot…
How does a mid- to late-30s lady who goes out a lot, enjoys life with no kids but wants to be married with kids very…
In terms of campaign strategy, the formula for Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid has been quite clear: Take the…
If you’re a fan of hip-hop, you know what I’m talking about. In most rap groups, there’s a standout emcee who is the…
"'Passing' describes the choice to identify as a member of another racial group rather than face social prejudice,”…
Nate, I’ve always liked you. With interest and enthusiasm, I’ve watched your career evolve, and have been eagerly…
In a piece entitled, "Democratic Political Infighting Over Education Harms Black Families," which was published on Th…
In the title of his first book, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man’s Education, The…
On Sunday, Marion Christopher Barry, son of the late Washington, D.C., political giant Marion Barry, died of a drug…
There is a specific moment in my sportswriting career that haunts me with the slow-burning intensity of a friend’s…
I was finishing an essay when I got the death threat.
The entire congregation of a historically black church in Charlotte, N.C., supports Donald Trump for president over…
Kevin Hart married longtime girlfriend Eniko Parrish before about 200 family and friends Saturday evening near Santa…
Singer Ruby Wilson, the undisputed “Queen of Beale Street,” has died. Wilson passed Friday following a stroke, report…
As yet another African American was shot and killed by police in Milwaukee, protests and fires erupted in the Rust…