Ibram X. Kendi

Mar 3, 2025 | theportlandmedium.com | Megan Thomas |Ibram X. Kendi

By Megan Thomas, CNN(CNN) — Angie Stone, a soul and R&B singer behind hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” died Saturday morning in a vehicle collision, her longtime publicist, Yvonne Forbes, told CNN. Stone was 63. After performing in Mobile, Alabama on Friday, Stone was with nine people traveling to Atlanta, Georgia in a Sprinter van when the accident occurred, according to her representative.

Mar 3, 2025 | madison365.com | Omar Waheed |Ibram X. Kendi

Urban Triage opened its doors to the community to get a look at its new transitional home for adults who aged out of foster care on Feb. 27. The home on Madison’s North Side is an effort to address instability and lack of support for adults 18-23 who have aged out of the foster care system. Urban Triage is working in partnership with Dane County Human Services to provide temporary housing with a range of support services.

Mar 3, 2025 | madison365.com | Ibram X. Kendi

Special promotional content provided by Madison College A new initiative at Madison College is taking a direct, personal approach to improving retention rates among male students of color—by simply picking up the phone. For the past three years, the Call to Retain Initiative, led by Madison College Community Impact Manager Dr. Jimmy Cheffen, has enlisted faculty and staff volunteers to call first-year students of color to check in, offer support, and connect them with resources.

Mar 3, 2025 | madison365.com | John Blake |Ibram X. Kendi

(CNN) — In his brief and tumultuous life, Malcolm X took on so many identities that it can be hard to know which version someone is talking about when they cite his legacy. In one of his earliest incarnations, he was Malcolm Little, the charming and whip-smart student who was elected class president by White students at his junior high school. In another, he was “Detroit Red,” the Harlem street hustler who wore flashy zoot suits.

Feb 14, 2025 | thegrio.com | Ibram X. Kendi

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a stunning escalation in a dayslong standoff over the Trump administration prioritizing political aims over criminal culpability.