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Through the power of song, a blind Milwaukee man inspires his community every day with his uplifting music. Discover this touching story of resilience, joy, and how one local musician is using his incredible talent to bring neighbors together, overcome adversity, and spread positivity.

The ICABA Network is rapidly emerging as a transformative force for Black entrepreneurs and professionals. In this insightful piece by Hazel Trice Edney, discover why this powerful platform is viewed as a game changer for Black-owned businesses, providing the vital connections, resources, and visibility needed for long-term economic growth.

A recently reported private Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries meeting has sparked incredulity among Democrats and political critics alike. As the November midterm elections loom and control of the House is at stake, this surprising discussion over potential collaboration highlights the shifting dynamics and bipartisan tensions in Washington.

Under a highly debated new third-country agreement, Liberia receives US deportees with no ties to the West African nation. The United States recently sent the first 20 of up to 1,200 expected migrants—originating from North America, South America, and the Caribbean—to Monrovia, sparking intense legal and humanitarian discussions over the controversial immigration policy.

As the $4 billion school shooting security industry continues to grow, some school districts are turning to a controversial new technology to protect students: remotely piloted drones.

When a landowner dies without a will, state law typically divides ownership among all legal heirs, children, then grandchildren, then cousins, each holding a fractional, undivided interest in the whole property. This is called heirs’ property, and it is estimated to account for more than a third of Southern Black-owned land: roughly 3.5 million acres worth more than $28 billion. Researchers caution these are estimates; data on heirs’ property remain limited. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified heirs’ property as the leading cause of involuntary land loss among Black Americans.

Nolan Wells would have turned 19 Wednesday. Instead, loved ones penned an emotional letter and gathered for a vigil as Mississippi authorities continue investigating his death.

While the federal government has paused work to build border security infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend National Park, people opposing such construction in the broader region attended a state commission meeting Wednesday, offering often emotional pleas, hoping to persuade the panel to stop it on state land.

Former Census Bureau leaders, statisticians and voting-rights advocates are raising alarms about an unusual, unsigned new report posted on the agency’s website that claims tens of thousands of noncitizens voted in the 2020 presidential election.

Nolan Wells' family gathered in Biloxi on what would have been his 19th birthday to honor his memory and demand answers about his death.