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It started with the Facebook event: “Find Your BAE Before V-Day.” It was an alluring proposition, but there was a catch: all attendees were...

Opinion Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb are the ratings you’ll see when you Google a show or a movie. I particularly noticed that when a...

If you walk into any music store in the western world, you’ll most likely hear a familiar melody emerging from the guitar section. An...

Supporting small businesses has always been essential but supporting small minority-owned industries is vital.  Regardless of romantic entanglement, celebrating Valentine's Day is still exciting...

It was 11 p.m. on January 14. There was still an hour left to celebrate Korean American Day, an occasion my Korean American husband...

On Wednesday, the Illinois General Assembly passed H.B. 3653, a sweeping criminal justice reform bill that includes ending cash bail. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has...

One week after the Capitol riots, President Donald Trump became the first president to be impeached twice.  “We cannot begin to heal the soul of...

Fashion giant Vogue honored Vice President-elect Kamala Harris by featuring her as their February cover. The story and accompanying photos were published over the...

Bianca Smith is the next Minor League coach for the Boston Red Sox, becoming professional baseball’s first Black woman to serve as a coach.  “I...

Today Democratic candidate Jon Ossof secured a Senate seat in an intense race against incumbent David Perdue. The win gives the Democratic Party control...

Among the most diverse Congress in history, Rep. Mariyln Strickland, D-Wash., honored her heritage by wearing a traditional Korean hanbok.  https://twitter.com/RepStricklandWA/status/1345913491186716672 Strickland is the first African...

Happy first Monday of 2021.  Yesterday, the 117th Congress was sworn in, marking the most diverse elected group yet. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was reelected...