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  • Ani DiFranco on Broadway? She’s still wrapping her head around it.

    The beloved singer-songwriter is making her acting debut in ‘Hadestown,’ in a role she played on the original concept album.

  • Biden stuck between China hawks, young voters as TikTok pressure mounts

    The administration faces national security concerns over the app’s ownership — and a possible backlash over a ban

  • The Oscars are changing, and Will Packer is the man behind the curtain

    For many, the allure of the Academy Awards is watching an A-list group of stars schmoozing and celebrating the world of film. But this year, the biggest talking point around the ceremony may be the decisions of the man behind…

  • Disfigured soldiers of World War I found a hero in their healer

    If the face is the mirror of the mind, as Saint Jerome observed, then what happens when the face is disfigured by the savagery of war?

  • How a student tries to be sustainable: Biking, activism and food

    Sophia Kianni takes readers through a week in her life

  • ‘Bingo Love’ writer Tee Franklin looks to tell a tale of romance rarely seen in comics

    For years, Tee Franklin has been one of the most outspoken voices on social media when it comes to arguing for more diversity in the comic book industry.

  • The exceptional stories in ‘On Girlhood’ explore the realities of growing up Black and female

    See full article.

  • The girl who brought down a statue

    The day the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was lifted from its pedestal in Charlottesville and driven away, Zyahna Bryant stood nearby, wearing pearls.

  • Opinion: Tech addiction is real. We psychologists need to take it seriously.

    Doreen Dodgen-Magee is a psychologist in Portland, Ore. She is the author of “Deviced!: Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World.”

  • Transcript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Common

    Today he is back, this time to discuss his new album “A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2,” which comes nearly a year after he released “A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1.”

  • Why Taraji P. Henson is trying to shed light on the mental health crisis among Black youth

    The need for culturally competent mental health care.

  • Taraji P. Henson wants Black people to talk more openly about mental health. Her new show does just that.

    Taraji P. Henson is here to deliver something that can seem in short supply these days: peace of mind.

  • Why Taraji P. Henson is trying to shed light on the mental health crisis among Black youth

    When the actress Taraji P. Henson, who has anxiety and depression, started looking for therapists for herself and her son, she couldn’t find what she was looking for.

  • Trump can still make it very hard for the FBI to investigate him next year

    From a self-pardon to ordering Justice Department memos, the president has the power to protect himself

  • Ziad Ahmed wrote one hashtag one hundred times for his college admission essay: #BlackLivesMatter. He got in.

    Ziad Ahmed on Washington Post

  • Moms are punished in the workplace, even when we own the business

    It is 11 p.m. My phone battery is dying. I am sitting at Gate A10 at San Francisco International Airport holding my 9-week-old baby, surrounded by a laptop and a breast pump.

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