Written by Lisa D. Tinsley At this year’s InvestFest, award-winning actress, writer, and entrepreneur Issa Rae shared her evolution from a creative storyteller to a powerful business leader. Best known …
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NationalRace + CultureStories
Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
Deyanira Nevárez Martínez – Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness …
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BooksFeaturedStories
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book Dream Count explores love in all its complicated messiness
What’s the story about? Dream Count tells the intersecting stories of four African women. The novel recounts the characters’ hopes, dreams and struggles, interweaving flashbacks from their childhood and earlier …
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FeaturedScienceWorld
Global trade in wild animals is soaring – South Africa’s laws aren’t doing enough to prevent harm
The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country’s Global Biodiversity …
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FeaturedMusicNationalStories
As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music
It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a rapper. I also work as a professor of hip-hop. I work at the intersection of artmaking and …
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FeaturedHealthScienceStoriesWorld
African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes
A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, …
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FeaturedFoodScienceStoriesWorld
Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree
Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for baobab …
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EducationFeaturedMusicNationalPerforming ArtsRace + Culture
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms
Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history. You might think such a notable figure would factor …
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FeaturedFoodHealthScienceStoriesWorld
Four out of five people in Africa use wood for cooking: a transition to clean fuels would cut emissions and save lives, a model for Nigeria shows
Written by Maria Yetano Roche and Temilade Sesan Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves. This releases …