Eleven years old is way too young to walk into a store and be able to buy a pack of cigarettes. That’s how old I was when I ...

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President Donald Trump has seized direct control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, stripping authority from Mayor Muriel Bowser and handing it over to Attorney General Tom Cotton.

Trump tantrum overshadows Black women’s lossesThe July 2025 unemployment report, released on August 1st, did not meet expectations.  Instead of addressing the deficiencies by his own misguided ...

U.S. families lose nearly $350 billion each year due to the incarceration of a loved one in jail or prison, according to a recent report from the criminal justice advocacy group FWD.us. The estimate ...

U.S. families lose nearly $350 billion each year due to the incarceration of a loved one in jail or prison, according to a recent report from the criminal justice advocacy group FWD.us. The estimate ...

Carefully assess the actions of Missouri’s governor, Republican members of the state legislature and our Congressional delegation. Then ask yourself: Whose priorities, interests and concerns have they ...

Our legal and electoral systems are complex—even the most informed among us may not know all the details. In response to ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has upgraded his defamation suit against Courtney Burgess, his attorney Ariel Mitchell, and NewsNation’s parent company, Nexstar. The legal action is a significant escalation of a ...

Despite the many adversities they have encountered — or, perhaps, because of them — Black people have a long history of entrepreneurship, and their innovation has had lasting impacts on Black families ...

Heroism involves going forward in the uncertain times. It means bravely forging apath that few if any have dared to tread. It means doing what is right, rather thanwhat is convention. Anita Lyons Bond ...

We are 10 days away from the beginning of another exciting season of college football, and a pair of former St. Louis area prep standouts have received preseason accolades. Senior Kevin Coleman Jr. of ...