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Virginia Hamilton's 'liberation literature' continues to open doors for young readers

Hamilton was the most award-winning YA author in American literary history, and the first Black author to win a Newbery Medal. A new collection showcases five of her most haunting novels.

Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars on Sunday.

The long history of Black hair in America took center stage at the Oscars

Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Many in Black hair care saw it as an unfortunate but important moment.

<em>Reading Rainbow Live</em> is hosted by a group of 20 somethings dubbed "The Rainbows."

'Reading Rainbow' is getting a reboot but without LeVar Burton

Reading Rainbow Live streams Sunday on the digital platform Looped. But Burton, who hosted the original series for more than two decades, won't be there. A cast of 20-somethings will host.

Diébédo Francis Kéré, this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner.

For the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black architect

The 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize honors Diébédo Francis Kéré, who comes from a village with no school in Burkina Faso. He has designed primary schools for "many children to be happy and learn."

Builder Emerson Claus and his foreman Rene Landeverde at the site of an apartment they are building in a suburb of Boston.

There's never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here's why

Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.

Actor Zero Mostel, center, who portrays Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," poses backstage with cast members after the play's opening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York on Sept. 22, 1964. Maria Karnilova, who plays Tevye's wife, Golde, is at far left. Playing Tevye's daughters, from left, are, Tanya Everett, as Chava; Julia Migenes, as Hodel; and Joanna Merlin, as Tzeitel.

If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s

Why should Americans care about Ukraine? An answer from 1960s Broadway.

Here's how a videographer reimagines Hollywood blockbusters as cat videos

A videographer has been inserting his cat into classic Hollywood movies and TV shows. The effects are amazing and his cat, known as OwlKitty, has become a social media star.

Shaun White of Team USA waves goodbye after his final run in the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. He placed fourth in his final race.

Shaun White finishes 4th in men's halfpipe, wrapping up storied Olympic career

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are White's last competition as a professional snowboarder. He is the first, and only, snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.

Protestors against COVID-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday.

A Canadian judge has frozen access to donations for the trucker convoy protest

After losing access to GoFundMe campaigns, those involved with "Freedom Convoy 2022" then moved to Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo.

Jamil Zaki and his daughter, Alma, today.

When Jamil faced a new parent's worst nightmare, a doctor taught him how to be a dad

Jamil Zaki's daughter was in hospital and fighting to survive. That's when one doctor stepped in with the support and advice to help him through his darkest moment.

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