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Dolores Huerta, the legendary labor leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has passed away at age 96 due to complications from cancer. A pioneering civil rights activist, Huerta was instrumental in securing collective bargaining rights for migrant workers and popularized the rallying cry “Si se puede.” From her early days as a community organizer in Stockton to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, her decades of advocacy transformed the American labor movement and inspired generations of activists to fight for social justice. Learn more about her life and legacy.
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His family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, stating the veteran singer died following a stroke and “transitioned peacefully at 5:00 p.m. ET on the evening of Tuesday, June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and those closest to him.”
The rapper — born Robert Ginyard — passed away peacefully after a private battle with cancer on Friday surrounded by family … just four days after celebrating his birthday.
“The old protect the young. The young protect the old.” Those prophetic words are also the premise of this Star Wars chapter. It’s perhaps the most visually disappointing film in the franchise. Still, it’s filled with enough commotion to capture and keep action/adventure audiences intrigued and satisfied.
More than a traditional art exhibition, “Three the Art Way” is a multidisciplinary cultural experience where film, music, visual art and culinary expression converge, inviting audiences not only to view the work, but to engage directly with the artists behind it. Details are available at islandspacefl.org/3theartway.
Gabrielle Henry, Miss Universe Jamaica, has been released from hospital nearly four months after suffering serious injuries following a fall during the Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand.
The HBCU Radio Preservation Project preserves and honors the legacy of Black college radio. The WYSO effort safeguards at-risk historical media and gathering oral histories to explore how HBCU radio stations serve their campuses and communities.
Florida rapper Lil Poppa died by suicide, fatally shooting himself in the head after crashing his car in Georgia earlier this week, according to a report.
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We’re all familiar with the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a 21st century society, this still holds true, literally and figuratively. For non-millennials, who grew up in a vastly different era, there is a nostalgic mindset that a diverse community of inspiring people interacting with children has a positive and sustained life-changing impact on their developme
Black Legislators political power that Black state legislators never had before and may never have again!
But there is another battle underway that is receiving less attention but is at least equally important – the fight to appoint federal judges.