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How one 34-year-old is using TikTok to teach himself to read

"What’s up! I can’t read," Oliver James said in his first-ever TikTok. Since then, he's garnered thousands of followers as he works through illiteracy.

Successfully separated conjoined twins share life story 67 years later

Lillian Matthews-Hollins and Linda Matthews-Wilson were among the first conjoined twins in modern history to be separated and survive.

Finding a surrogate was hard. But it was the rejection that completely shocked me

Navigating the infertility landscape as a Black woman was often a lonely process — but finding someone to carry our baby was even harder.

Gullah-Geechee basket weavers talk art, tradition of craft: 'It literally is an artifact'

“We went through a lot to get to where we are right now."

Oxtail’s centurieslong roots in Black communities is a history worth protecting

Oxtail’s profile — and price — are rising. Is that a bad thing?
oxtail becoming expensive
oxtail becoming expensive

Keke Palmer welcomes first child, reveals her son’s name

The 29-year-old actor announced the birth of her son and revealed his name on Instagram.

Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade advocate for LGBTQ rights in moving NAACP Image Awards speech

The couple's impassioned speech comes after Wade's daughter Zaya was granted an official gender and name change on Feb. 24.
Honorees Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, recipients of the President's Award, pose in the press room during the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
Honorees Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, recipients of the President's Award, pose in the press room during the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, California.

Dwyane Wade’s daughter Zaya granted legal name, gender change

The former NBA star’s ex-wife had previously filed to block their daughter’s gender and name change.
The father-daughter duo at the "Cheaper by the Dozen" premiere in Hollywood, California, on March 16, 2022.
The father-daughter duo at the "Cheaper by the Dozen" premiere in Hollywood, California, on March 16, 2022.

Halle Bailey says she 'expected' to face racist backlash for 'Little Mermaid' casting

Bailey plays the lead character in Disney's anticipated live-action remake of the 1989 cartoon.
HALLE BAILEY in THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023)
HALLE BAILEY in THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023)

Angela Davis 'can't believe' ancestry revelations going back to the 1600s

The political activist appears in the latest episode of "Finding Your Roots" and learns things she "can't get used to."
Angela Davis gets emotional over ancestry discovery
Angela Davis gets emotional over ancestry discovery