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When Marissa Farrow Prays, It Goes Viral On Instagram

Young Instagrammers are finding faith through the international preacher who says prayer has always been “everything” in her life.

To Help Black Teachers Thrive, Remove Outside Barriers 

In the Black community, from the time of enslaved ancestors to the founding of HBCUs, it’s a truism: Black teachers have been beacons of education, hope, and freedom. Yet Black educators as a whole make up just 7% of the nation’s teaching workforce, with Black men taking up fewer than 2% of the space.

To Bridge Racial Wealth Gap Americans Willing To Pay More

A new study identified Black-owned businesses and found Americans are willing to pay more to close the racial wealth gap.

Congress Likely To Kick The Can On Covid-Era Telehealth Policies

Federal lawmakers face a year-end deadline to solidify or scuttle an array of covid-era payment changes for telehealth services that include allowing people to stay in their homes to see a doctor or therapist.

Biden To Forgive $7.4 Billion More In Student Loan Debt For 277,000 Borrowers

The Biden administration said Friday that is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers.

O.J., Who Transcended Race Until He Didn’t, Dies At 76

Football hero and Hollywood star O.J. Simpson had risen above his impoverished beginnings, but he couldn’t outrun his troubled past.

Nearly 1 In 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds

Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after pandemic-era protections began expiring last spring.

O.J. Simpson Dies Of Cancer At Age 76, His Family Says

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster, has died of cancer, his family announced Thursday on X. He was 76.

6 Ex-Officers Who Pleaded Guilty In ‘Goon Squad’ Torture Of 2 Black Men Sentenced...

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison.

Iowa Vs. South Carolina Wasn’t Just About Basketball

Dawn Staley and her team were there to play, as was Caitlin Clark. But in America, everything is about Black vs. white.

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Male Infertility Contributes To About 40% Of Cases Of Infertility. What...

When opposite sex couples are trying and failing to get pregnant, the attention often focuses on the woman. That’s not always the case.