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The ubiquitous lunch bowl is typically not the most exciting meal of anyone's day, but Nubian Markets - a combination cafe, butchery, and grocer that celebrated its grand opening this week in Roxbury's Nubian Square, at 2565 Washington Street - is not playing to expectations.Founded by chef Ismail Samad and Yusuf Yassin, the market is using the humble lunch bowl (and a few sandwiches) to tell a lesser-seen story about the intersection of the African and Muslim diaspora, in a zero-waste kitchen, in concert with a halal butchery and grocery store that puts local Black and brown purveyors front and center on its shelves.

Oakland Unified finds itself at a dangerous crossroads.Since moving into state receivership in 2003, the school district has improved fiscal responsibility while serving the needs of our diverse student population.But that progress is threatened by the rigid stance from some vocal advocates that we should not close any schools, even when they are too small to adequately support their students.

About an hour after sunrise on a recent Saturday morning, while many New Yorkers were just waking up, a line of people in Christmassy outfits stretched for 300 feet outside a warehouse by railroad tracks in industrial Brooklyn.There were Santa hats, red and green sweaters, elf ears and reindeer antlers.

Family members said Xavier Lofton, of Bellwood, sorted mail on the graveyard shift so that he could chase his dreams during the day.Good with his hands, the postal worker, who had an associate degree in business, filled the daytime hours fixing cars, hoisting drywall and, in recent years, followed his father into real estate.

The popular practice women use to straighten their hair with chemicals could increase their odds of getting uterine cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.I knew it.According to the research, among a group of women who did not use hair-straightening chemical products in the past 12 months, 1.6% developed uterine cancer by the age of 70.

Nearly 80 years after the infamous Zoot Suit Riots, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to condemn the violent attacks by racist mobs on Latino, African American and Filipino youths as "one of Los Angeles' most shameful moments in history."Supervisor Hilda Solis marked the anniversary of the 1943 attacks Tuesday by introducing a motion denouncing the devastation from the riots and recommitting to fighting racial discrimination.

For seven years, Taylor Tacos has operated in various iterations, popping up at places like Dock's Fish in Bronzeville and the Hatchery in Garfield Park.Now Taylor and Maya Mason are celebrating a long-awaited victory lap with the opening of a permanent location in Little Italy where the spouses dispense food with a distinctive West Coast-meets-Chicago culinary style.

Entertainment Carter, who grew up in Massachusetts, took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the "Black Panther" films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars.

Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne will be honored at the Recording Academy's second annual Black Music Collective event during Grammy week next month.The academy announced Wednesday that the three Grammy winners and executive Sylvia Rhone will receive the Global Impact Award for their personal achievements in the music industry.

Atlanta KFF Health News When Destiny heard screams, she raced to a hospital room where she saw a patient assaulting a care technician.As a charge nurse at Northeast Georgia Health System, she was trained to de-escalate violent situations.But that day in spring 2021, as Destiny intervened, for several minutes the patient punched, kicked, and bit her.

Purdue University Northwest's Chancellor Thomas Keon is apologizing for a culturally insensitive remark he made during the first of two commencement ceremonies Dec. 10.The comment was a response after commencement keynote speaker Jim Dedelow finished his speech.Dedelow in his speech talked about a made-up language he created to entertain his new granddaughter and at one point used it to calm the baby from the stage when she squawked during his speech.

Politics are about gaming the system.Politicians slip and slide and duck and dodge for every advantage.A sleight of hand, a shave of the truth, anything to win.This midterm election season ushered in a new form of gamesmanship and potent weapon in campaign arsenals: meddling.The critics are crying foul.

Foundation officials are condemning a "hate" incident at the construction site of former President Barack Obama's presidential center in Jackson Park.In a statement, the foundation confirmed that there was a "shameless act of cowardice and hate" at the site."Our priority is protecting the health and safety of our workforce.

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The captain tasked with overseeing the troubled East Los Angeles sheriff's station has been reassigned amid a probe into accusations of racial bias and whistleblower retaliation.Last weekend, The Times reported on a memo claiming that Capt.Pilar Chavez allegedly schemed to give valued detective bureau positions to Latino sergeants to avoid promoting an "angry black" sergeant who had testified about the presence of deputy gangs at the station.

A federal judge in Georgia has given the green light for an amended "predatory lending" lawsuit to proceed against Wells Fargo.The lawsuit was filed under the Fair Housing Act by three counties in Georgia.The counties initially filed the lawsuit in April 2021, claiming that Wells Fargo and some of its related entities engaged in a broad predatory lending scheme that targeted minority residents in Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties.

After close to a century, Vanderbilt University's neurosurgery residency program will have its first Black woman resident.Tamia Potter is the first Black woman to accept a spot in the neurosurgery position at the university's medical center in Nashville, Tennessee.The 26-year-old received the news on March 17 better known to medical students as National Match Day, when thousands of graduate medical students learn where they will do their residency training for the next several years.

Chef Ryan Ratino is always looking for extraordinary ingredients to help his Logan Circle tasting room, Jônt, stand out.Recently, he was eyeing Japanese strawberries.The small-batch fruit rarely makes it to the US, and it can cost $30 a berry.When his usual in-the-know ingredients dealers couldn't help, he turned to another source: the Japanese Embassy.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a pre-election interview with The New Yorker that, "I am a Black woman, let's not forget.Certain folks frankly don't support us in leadership roles."Sad, but true.Yet that doesn't explain why she swept all 50 of the city's wards a mere four years ago to become the city's first Black lesbian mayor.

- the Founder, President, and Executive Chef of renowned artisan ice cream brand CEO Liz Rogers Creamalicious Ice Creams - continues to be a trailblazer in the food/beverage industry, bringing the comforts of Southern desserts direct-to-consumers in unexpected ways.Delivering new innovations in food retail with her creative recipes, fresh-tasting treats, and business acumen, Executive Chef Liz Rogers has led her latest venture, Creamalicious Coffee Creamers, to sold-out success.

Amina, the celebrated 70-seat Old City restaurant which opened last May by first-time restaurateur Felicia Wilson, is launching a special "Fried Chicken & Prosecco" Wednesday night fundraiser at the restaurant located at 104 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.The special, which is available now through the end of March 2023, features $5 glasses of prosecco available with the restaurant's Fried Chicken Basket entree, which comes with hand-cut fries, soul slaw and sweet n' sassy sauce and is priced at $26. 100% of the proceeds from prosecco sales will benefit the African American Museum of Philadelphia through the end of March.

Williams Sonoma has Teamed Up with No Kid Hungry to release their new celebrity designed limited-edition specialty spatulas and products, to help fight childhood hunger as part of their "Tools For Change" Campaign.Big Freedia is among the ten celebrity designers for the new limited-edition product collection that includes spatulas, sweet treats, soaps, lotions and tea towels.

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I have wanted to write about Queer comedians for a while, especially since, early in my career, I made the mistake of saying in print that white feminists didn't have a sense of humor.I am still paying for that!In 1979, I was on a chartered bus to the first LGBT March on Washington.

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George Bailey finally realizes it's a wonderful life.The glamorous Mame Dennis knows she needs a little Christmas, right this very minute.Humble Tevye extols the virtues of traditions!Buddy the Elf finds the true meaning of the season.Dorothy discovers there is no place like home.Bing Crosby is dreaming of a white Christmas.

This combination photo shows Travis McMichael (from left), William Bryan and Gregory McMichael during their trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga.The three men have filed appeals of their federal hate crime convictions.AP The three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have filed appeals of their federal hate crime convictions.

Critic Elvis Mitchell is the writer, director and narrator of "Is That Black Enough For You?" (Hannah Kozak/Netflix) Former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell is the writer and director of " Is This Black Enough for You?," a highly personal yet deeply informed documentary essay that argues that the 1970s - the heyday of blaxploitation and beyond - was a golden age for Black film: "Why did these movies stop getting made?" he laments rhetorically, referring to stories showcasing the new kind of raw, swaggering confidence of such films as "Shaft."

We've got all the, ahem, bear essentials you need for a phenomenal weekend, from crazy-fun movies to great live shows to mouthwatering mac and cheese.So let's get to it, shall we?As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines.Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters

Gerrie Coetzee, a South African heavyweight boxing champion who rejected the epithet great white hope and criticized apartheid, earning the respect of Nelson Mandela, died on Jan. 12 at his home in Bloubergstrand, a suburb of Cape Town.He was 67.The cause was lung cancer, his longtime manager, Thinus Strydom, said.

Looking to get out of the house?Try exploring an off-the-beaten-path museum.TikToker Noelle Harada (@noellemargaret8) set out on a mission to visit every museum in town, going beyond the Smithsonian.She recommends five hidden gems.716 Monroe St., NE @noellemargaret8 Stop 73/83✅ American Poetry Museum #dctok #dmvtiktok #musuemtok #dcmuseum #americanpoetry ♬ Summer Background Jazz - Jazz Background Vibes
The Brookland museum doesn't just showcase the works and personal histories of American poets-most of the exhibits have a visual-art component to highlight a given poem's themes.

Designer Stephen Burks has unveiled five lockdown prototypes, including podiums for digital devices and a chair that screens you from your surroundings, in a retrospective exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia.Developed by  Burks at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Shelter in Place Project is a series of designs that explore new ways of interacting with the home at times of global crises.

The founders of a company which makes inclusive Christmas decorations  often inspired by powerful black excellence  have said it has been an educational and inspiring process seeing the positive impact they have made in championing diversity.Natalie Duvall, 39, and Alison Burton, 50, both from Croydon, south London, co-founded the diverse decorations company March Muses in 2019, after being inspired by their daughters.

Local "Based on information provided to the Justice Department, we find significant justification to investigate whether the Worcester Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of racially discriminatory and gender-biased policing, and uses excessive force."BOSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an investigation into whether the police department in Massachusetts' second-largest city routinely uses excessive force or discriminates against residents based on race or gender.