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Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Lambda Pi Omega Chapter provide various services to the local Detroit community, such as reading to students, planting trees, and donating money to women's shelters. (Courtesy AKA Lambda Pi Omega Chapter)

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January 20, 2026

Detroit Heard King’s Dream First. These Black Women Are Carrying It Forward.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appears at a Chicago news conference with Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on May 31, 1966.

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January 19, 2026

Building ‘Beloved Community’: Remembering The Friendship Between Martin Luther King Jr. And Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh

A male character in Buddies struggles with the symptoms from AIDS.

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January 15, 2026

40 Years Ago, The First AIDS Movies Forced Americans To Confront A Disease They Didn’t Want To See

Farmworkers harvest celery on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz.

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January 14, 2026

‘These People Do It Naturally’: President Trump’s Views On Immigrant Farmworkers Reflect A Long History Of How Farming Has Been Idealized And Practiced In America

American history has largely left out the stories of Filipina women who acted as volunteer aides to U.S. Army Nurses like those imprisoned as World War II POWs in the Philippines. (U.S. Army)

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January 13, 2026

Asian-American Nurses Were WWII Heroes. History Left Them Behind.

Children sleeping in a Minnesota daycare.

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January 12, 2026

Here’s What’s Really Happening With Child Care Fraud In Minnesota

Simu Liu in character as Shang-Chi.

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January 5, 2026

What Simu Liu’s Callout Reveals About Hollywood’s Racial Double Standard on Asian Men

Dakarai Larriett in front of the Montgomery capitol.

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November 24, 2025

US Senate Hopeful Dakarai Larriett Is Ready To Tackle Alabama’s Police Brutality

Taylor Swift in showgirl garb is surrounded by pictures of Travis Kelce with Swift, Kelce with Kayla Nicole, and Charli XCX.

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October 13, 2025

The Racial Anxiety Behind Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Monique looks tired with the lyrics of "America the beautiful" behind her. An arrow points to her with the word "Tired" above it.

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September 17, 2025

I Almost Gave Up.