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Aisha Wahab makes history as the first Afghan American elected to Congress

Aisha Wahab has won the special election for the U.S. House seat formerly held by Rep. Eric Swalwell, Decision Desk HQ projects, making her …

UNCF Receives Historic $12M Gift To Bolster HBCU Endowments

Twelve HBCUs are getting an awesome back-to-school gift! The United Negro College Fund ( UNCF ) just announced a multi-million-dollar donati…

Mary J. Blige Gets Candid About Occasionally Questioning Her Child-Free Choice

Your favorite rich auntie , Mary J. Blige, sometimes wonders about her decision to be child-free. While on the IMO podcast in August, hosted…

Care Is Becoming America’s Strongest Form of Resistance

This midterm season, as courts and legislatures chip away at who gets to have a voice in our elections and governance, shoring up our democr…

Jailed Journalist in Azerbaijan Denied Medical Care

Click to expand Image Aytaj Ahmadova during a rally on International Women's Day, March 8, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © 2024 Aziz Karimov/Get…

The Do’s And Don’ts Of Growing Longer Natural Lashes

It’s late summer and what once felt like a necessity—eyelash curlers, mascara, and extra volume lashes—are now falling a little out of style…

Trump administration’s new adolescent sex education policy pushes the conservative agenda

Trump administration’s new adolescent sex education policy pushes the conservative agenda Opinion jloewenberg August 20, 2026 August 20, 202…

Ava DuVernay Returns With ‘14th,’ A New Documentary Examining American Citizenship

Ava DuVernay is returning to the subject of American justice with 14th , a new documentary examining a constitutional amendment whose meanin…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Wife And Daughter Honor Him With A Posthumous Birthday Celebration

Over a year after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death , his widow and child are still picking up the pieces. The late actor’s birthday was on…

Kei Henderson Is Building A New Blueprint For Artists With Third + Hayden

For Kei Henderson, the business of music comes down to a question artists have been asking for decades: Who benefits from the work? Henderso…

Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Women Ages 15-19

Births per 1,000 Women Ages 15-44