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After Surviving a Year of Grief, Black Couple Builds an App to Help Others Heal in 2026 and Beyond Joel and Jessica Myers have turned their private healing practice into a new app called Pocket Sound Bath, for people who need clarity and calm.

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Clothing brands by alums of historically Black colleges showcase school pride During homecoming season thousands of alumni from historically Black colleges and universities travel to their alma maters for a weekend filled with reminiscing…

Viola Davis Achieves EGOT Status With 2023 Grammys Win The Woman King star won the award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording.

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College Swimming’s Only All-Black Team Is Changing the Sport The Howard pool is the hottest ticket in NCAA swimming.

Megan Piphus Peace never dreamed she'd be working on the same set she watched as a child — and inspiring young Black girls to pursue their passions. She is the first Black woman puppeteer on Sesame Street in its 50-plus year history. MORE:

‘This is real’: Sesame Street’s first Black woman puppeteer fills ‘impactful’ role Megan Piphus Peace never dreamed she'd be working on the same set she watched as a child — and inspiring young Black girls to pursue their passions.

Atlanta peeps: For GED-prep classes and other developmental resources, look into the free programs offered at Literacy Action, Inc. Learn more about LAI here: www.literacyaction.org

Literacy Action – Changing lives one word at a time I was at a dead end with limited career prospects. After achieving my GED, I’m now on my way to achieving a Master’s Degree in Nursing.”

The reflections keep pouring in.....

Father of Tyre Nichols to former officers: ‘These was monsters that did this to my son’ Father of Tyre Nichols, Rodney Wells, slams the ex-officers charged with his son's death, just minutes after the Memphis Police Department released body-cam and video footage of some of its officers beating Nichols, leading to his death. "These was monsters that did this to my son," Wells tells Joy....

Jury awards $1M to Oregon woman who was told ‘I don’t serve Black people’

Starr Andrews is first Black woman to medal at U.S. nationals in 35 years Starr Andrews received a fourth place pewter medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, becoming the first Black woman to medal at the event since Debi Thomas in 1988.

Single Mom From New Jersey Celebrates Her Daughter’s Doctorate Degree with a Billboard Nationwide -- Kendra Busbee, an African American single mom of two from Camden, New Jersey, is very proud of her daughter, Kristine, who has earned her doctorate. In fact, she is so proud that she decided to celebrate her achievement with a billboard for the entire city to see.Kristine, who is now 3...

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“My son was a beautiful soul. He loved skateboarding. He was just his own person. He didn’t follow what everybody else was doing.” - Row Vaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother

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