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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Update: Christmas Parade Tragedy

This news has created many tears. Five adults died in Waukesha, Wisconsin and 18 children were in intensive care. Three were members of a Milwaukee dance troupe, which celebrated grandmothers.

U.S. Senate, Wyden Vote Native Chuck Sams National Park Service Director

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Chuck F. "Chuck" Sams III as National Park Service Director.

Santa Is A Black Man At Disney This Year

For the first time in Disney's 66-year theme park history, Americas Disney parks are including a Black Santa Claus in Christmas celebrations this year.

Malcom X Daughter Found Dead In NY

Mrs  Shabazz’s death came just days after two men, one of them deceased, were exonerated in connection with her father’s 1965 assassination.

Pregnant Philly Woman Fatally Shot

In northeast Philadelphia a 32 year old woman returned home from her baby shower. She was unloading gifts from her Kia Soul parked outside her home near the intersection of Palmetto and Benner streets in the Lawncrest neighborhood.

Vegas Lee’s Liquor Owner Dead

The owner of Lee's Discount Liquor was killed in a car accident on Friday morning.

Rittenhouse Set Free, Has To Deal With Life As Murderer

After news breaks out that 18 year old Kyle Rittenhouse has gotten away with multiple murder, many speak out. And the media is in a frenzy.

Looking Back And Forward: A Remembrance For The National African American Museum Of History...

This year the museum celebrates its fifth anniversary. It is one of the most popular sites on the National Mall, according to the Smithsonian’s 2020 visitor statistics, even more popular than the National Museum of American History, the National Zoo and the National Air and Space Museum.

A Judge Takes His Mental Health Struggles Public

In 1972, just 18 days after he was selected to run for vice president with Democratic Sen. George McGovern, Thomas Eagleton was forced off the ticket. The issue? Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression.

Howard University President Responds to Complaints in Address to Students, Alumni and Parents

Student protestors took over the university’s Armour J. Blackburn Center, the university’s social hub, in mid-October to complain about the lack of student housing and the poor condition of existing housing, including accusations of buildings with mold and rats.

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PCOS, A Condition Impacting 1 In 10 Women Worldwide, Gets A...

Experts are proposing a new name for PCOS, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), to better reflect the wide range of symptoms associated with the condition and to increase awareness and diagnosis.