The housing secretary has not pushed back against the vast cuts to his department that will leave countless people out in the cold.
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What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers | The New York Times
Sometimes when kids come to you to share what they’re writing, they’re not coming for feedback. They are coming for affirmation.
View MoreThese Black Women Hope to Build Diversity Within Austin’s Architect Community | KUT 90.5
When you think of architecture, you probably think about the style and functionality of a building. You may not always think about the people who drew up the plans. But their perspectives can help shape the way our cities look. In Austin, African-American women are hoping to diversify the field of architecture.
View MoreThe Incredible Stories Behind Lemi Ghariokwu’s Iconic Fela Kuti Album Covers | OkayAfrica
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Fela Kuti. In remembrance, we’re revisiting this article with his trusted collaborator Lemi Ghariokwu, who created the large majority of Fela’s album covers.
View MoreBaker League documentary showing at West Catholic | The Philadelphia Tribune
The Charles Baker League was the premier summer basketball league for many years in Philadelphia.
View MoreComic Books, in Black and White | The New York Times
The comic, developed by the writer Kwanza Osajyefo and the designer Tim Smith 3 after a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, was designed to tell a story that reflected their lives and helped fill a void, they said.
View MoreMisty Copeland Becomes a Face of Estée Lauder, and Ballet Takes Note | The New York Times
Supermodels and actresses have generally been the ones to land high-profile, lucrative modeling contracts to promote major cosmetics companies. Enter the ballerina.
View MoreBlack America: Amazon alt-history series to depict a post-reparations US | The Guardian
In contrast to HBO’s controversial Confederate, this drama will imagine a timeline in which black Americans inhabit a sovereign country.
View MoreReview: In ‘Detroit,’ Black Lives Caught in a Prehistory of the Alt-Right | The New York Times
Racial slurs fly fast and furious in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,” but the most troubling and divisive words uttered onscreen are variations on the simple pronouns “they” and “them.”
View MoreMore Black Women Are Killed In U.S. Than Any Other Race, Says CDC | Black America Web
New report found that more than half of those homicides are due to domestic violence.
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