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This week teaches us that Black history isn’t only written in headlines—it’s written in posture, patience, and persistence. Quiet revolutions last because they are built by people who refuse to move, even when the world tells them to.

       Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump is expanding his body of work beyond the courtroom with the release of his debut fiction novel, “Worse than a Lie,” set for February 17, 2026. The book launches a new legal thriller series built around the character Beau Lee Cooper, a lawyer drawn into a case that begins with a violent traffic stop and spirals into a fight over truth, power, and freedom inside the criminal legal system.

       At 6 years old, Ruby Bridges became the center of a landmark event in the civil rights movement as one of the first Black children to integrate an all-white public school in the American South. The image of Bridges—a first grader—escorted by federal marshals on her way to school among hostile protesters, became emblematic of racial tensions throughout the country.

       By Saturday evening, more than 200 people had gathered in the Whittier neighborhood demanding accountability. Protesters were met by armored vehicles, law enforcement officers deploying flashbang grenades, and chemical irritants. Thick smoke filled several blocks of Pillsbury Avenue, spreading into residential and commercial areas.

       In the past week, a string of Caribbean governments announced or advanced talks with Washington to accept U.S. deportees who have not committed violent crimes — including people whose stays in the United States exceeded their visas and those denied asylum — raising alarm among critics who say the region is being used as a “dumping ground” for America’s immigration enforcement.

  The Realizing the Dream Health Living Expo Cook-off is one of the most popular features at the Expo. Last year, it was the battle of the collard greens and cornbread. This year, we found the BEST Macaroni and Cheese. The winners were: 1st Place, Jaqueline Williams with Old School Mac & Cheese; 2nd  Place Cheron Sneed with Mac and Cheese and 3rd Place Felicia Guimont with Loaded Mac Attack.