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While perusing through updates on my LinkedIn page recently, I came across a post highlighting a thought-provoking feature from New York Times’ national correspondent Clyde McGrady, who covers the influence of race and identity in American culture.

Many African-American members of my generation who grew up watching “Good Times” reacted to the delayed news of the recent passing of John Amos as we would of a close relative.

It appears that another debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will likely not take place. Since the vice presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance were scheduled to face off Tuesday night, how they presented their platforms would definitely impact the November election.

The fabricated claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets and ducks is one of the most bizarre untruths of this election season. This false allegation has further stoked the flames of arguments regarding immigration after former President Donald Trump debated Vice President Kamala Harris. Although Springfield officials have said these assertions have no validity, this damaging narrative continues to be amplified on social media, and it particularly feeds harmful and racist stereotypes that maliciously target immigrants of color.

It is a well-known fact that Ohio is a heavily gerrymandered state, and recent research by the Brennan Center for Justice reveals that approximately 77 percent of Ohioans, or more than 9 million people, live in Ohio House districts that will have no meaningful competition in legislative races this November.

When the story broke about the Apalachee High School shooting in Barrow County, Georgia, this tragedy literally hit home for me, since Barrow County is only half an hour away from Clarke County, where I attended high school.

A study of 5,459 U.S. adults released earlier this year by the Survey Center on American Life reveals an upward trend of young women leaving the church. This has caught the attention of researchers since more men than women have abandoned their childhood faith over the past 20 years.

As Vice President Kamala Harris made history at the Democratic National Convention to become the first Black and Asian American woman to be nominated for president, many people have also been reflecting on another African-American female activist who challenged the racism among DNC Mississippi delegates 60 years ago: Fannie Lou Hamer.

When my summer vacation began at the end of May, I decided to start a new journey of health and wellness. My exercise routine had been very inconsistent even after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 was no longer a public health emergency last year.

I always look forward to the U.S. women’s gymnastics team competing during the Olympics, and I must say that the ladies representing our nation this summer did not disappoint.