Growing up in the 90s, our neighborhood thrived on deeply rooted cultural and moral values. The rules of respect were unwritten, but every child knew to always greet those older and never to speak back to an elder. Every young adult knew to give up their seats when they saw an elder without one.
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On a November afternoon in 2024, visitors filed into the fourth floor of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to witness something unprecedented: nearly fifty paintings by Amy Sherald, arranged across six thematic galleries, each canvas a meditation on Black American life rendered in her signature palette of gray-toned skin against saturated color fields.
As the Yoruba warn, closing the eyes does not make the sun set; looking away will not make social media and artificial intelligence disappear. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shapes public conversation, and her cautions about these powerful tools deserve respect. They also deserve calibration. Communities that rely on them to connect, organize, and create need guidance that is accurate, workable, and fair.
Kids’ futures are at stake in the 2025 election. Decisions made by Pennsylvania’s courts impact nearly every aspect of children’s and families’ lives — from school funding and child welfare to clean air and public safety.
Poet William Cullen Bryant called the colorful beauty of autumn “the year’s last, loveliest smile.” From horror films to book chats on the African diaspora, these low-cost or free events will keep you smiling through at least the month.
If you requested an extension on your federal tax return this year, there is one final, non-negotiable date you need to mark: October 15th. This date marks the end of the line. Meeting this deadline is the single most important action you can take right now to protect your family’s finances and avoid unnecessary trouble.
There is a silent moment of clarity many people experience: the realization that they need mental health support. But this moment of honesty is often immediately met with a harsh reality. The doors to traditional therapy are frequently blocked by systemic barriers: the average cost of a session, long waiting lists, and the sheer inconvenience of scheduling appointments around an already impossible life.
In October, the global awareness to draw attention to the early detection, treatment and fight against breast cancer in women has remained an ongoing campaign across various organizations, online and offline platforms, as well as other institutions committed to helping women understand the subtle signs of breast cancer, seek early diagnosis if necessary, as well as take steps to treat effectively if discovered.
What comes to mind when you hear the word Timbuktu? For some, it is a remote, beautiful, imaginary place far away, at the end of the world. Others may conjure up images of a legendary, lost city in northwest Africa with golden treasures hidden away.
