Houston, we need to talk about a number. No, it’s not the All-Star game score or the fluctuating price of a gallon of gas at the corner station. I’m talking about three digits that serve as the ultimate safety net for our community: 2-1-1. This past week, I was invited to celebrate 211 Day—a moment to recognize the 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE.

On the fifth day of Black History Month—against a backdrop of administrative orders quietly removing slavery exhibits from our national parks—the 47th President has introduced a new variable into the American digital landscape: the automated slur.

Social media has been flooded with claims that the crowds protesting in Minnesota were nothing more than hired hands—actors in a manufactured drama. Where did they get their information? "The thugs that are protesting include many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists," the 47th President said Jan. 18 on Truth Social. Two days later, as protesters grew in number, he doubled down on that statement.

When Hillary Clinton recently shared a collage of newspaper covers documenting the January 6th insurrection, the visual was striking—but not for the reasons she intended.

Ryan Stubblefield connected with Jordan Smith on a decisive two-point conversion in the fourth overtime, lifting South Carolina State to a dramatic 40–38 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday in the 10th Celebration Bowl, the annual clash between the MEAC and SWAC champions. The marathon finish began with both teams trading field goals in the first overtime. In the second extra period, South Carolina State’s Cornelius Davis picked off a Stubblefield pass on the opening possession.

In a Capitol Building that still has statues in honor of Jefferson Davis, Barbara Rose Johns will be on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol in the same position the Lee statue formerly occupied. The Johns statue now joins Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rosa Parks as one of four Black women honored in the U.S. Capitol in statue form.

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This year, I looked at the lineup, but made the same assumption—that it would be boring, stuffy, and in the current political climate, exhausting. However, I told myself that #TRIBFEST25 would be the year I attend. I am so glad I made that decision because I was wrong.

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Can you remember the sheer joy of meeting your childhood hero? The rush of emotion when you saw that icon—a Disney Princess, a Marvel powerhouse, or the classic icon, Mickey Mouse? That feeling, that unique mix of awe and pure, unadulterated happiness, is the magic ingredient Disney has perfected since the birth of Mickey Mouse on November 18, 1928. That's a legacy worthy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

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