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In case you haven’t noticed, we’re living in an Octavia Butler novel. The fires the queen of Afrofuturism predicted would ravage Los Angeles in 2025? They showed up. That political chaos she wrote about in “Parable of the Sower”? Currently trending. Indeed, “Sower,” Butler’s 1993 tale of a young Black woman navigating a collapsing society, feels less like fiction and more like a roadmap for survival. So it’s no wonder that, because of Butler’s now-apparent prescience of today’s doomscrolling climate, more people are calling attention to her work.RELATED: When...

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues and what’s at stake for Black America. There’s so much going on right now that it’s impossible to keep track of it all, and that’s the point. They want us to be overwhelmed so we can’t keep up or fight back, but today, I want to give you 10 action steps you can take to stay engaged, make a difference, and protect your peace. The new administration is breaking laws and pushing boundaries in a desperate attempt to remove the guardrails that protect democracy, weaponize...

Between the push to end diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the demonization of critical race theory, honest conversations about race on college campuses are challenging to have. It’s no wonder that for the past few years, increasing numbers of Black students have headed to HBCUs so they can learn in an environment where their very existence isn’t under attack.As a first-year student at Spelman College in Atlanta, I know about this firsthand. And for the next six months, I’ll be reporting on racial healing efforts at Spelman — what my fellow students are doing and how our...

After more than 30 years of practice and research in New York, Dr. Moro O. Salifu, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at SUNY Downstate, will be appointed as Governor-elect Designee of the American College of Physicians (ACP) for the Brooklyn/Queens and Staten Island chapter of the ACP. Salifu replaces Todd Simon and will be the only Black governor on the New York board.Born in Bolgatanga, Ghana, Salifu knew early that he wanted to be a doctor, thanks to seeing the issues of not having enough doctors for patients. “I got to see firsthand how people in my hometown were...

No team has separated itself in their respective conference play in the men’s HBCU basketball standings. The MEAC, SWAC and SIAC are all open as multiple teams are still contending for regular season titles with roughly six weeks before conference tournaments begin.Norfolk State’s 92-75 home win over Howard last Saturday, televised nationally on ESPN,  put them on top of MEAC at 4-1. It was the Bison’s first loss in conference play and they are 3-1 heading into their next conference game against South Carolina State on Monday at home. Before that match up, Howard will play fellow...

With food expenses rising and groceries costing more for families across the state, access to fresh food is even more of a necessity than ever. Queens State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson is responding after being appointed as the new chair of the State Assembly’s food and farming task force, and his passion for healthy food is evident as he tours the state’s farms.“We have a growing — pun intended — food ecosystem here on the peninsula,” said Anderson, about his district in Far Rockaway, Queens.He is “beyond excited” to be named chair of the Task Force on Farm, Food,...

On Monday, Aaron Glenn met with the media at the New York Jets’ training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey. It was his introductory press conference after becoming the franchise’s 22nd head coach since their founding in 1959 as the New York Titans who joined the American Football League.The AFL and NFL (National Football League) merged ahead of the 1970 NFL season. The Jets won Super Bowl III in 1969 before the leagues combined, defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Colts 16-7 led by iconic quarterback Joe Namath. It was their first and only Super Bowl appearance. Ending this...