“I saw her dancing and I was like, ‘Let’s get married!'” the artist recalled
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When This Teen Couldn’t Have The Prom Date She Wanted, Her 67-Year-Old Grandfather Offered To Fill In And It’s Adorable | Buzzfeed
So with prom season in full effect, cue elaborate themes, and extravagant proposals. But with it also comes a lot of heartwarming moments like this.
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Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits | NPR
Killer whales, Japanese aphids and Homo sapiens — they’re among the few organisms whose females live on long past the age of reproduction. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival and reproduction, the phenomenon begs explanation — why live longer than you can reproduce? In the 1960s, researchers came up with […]
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UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection | UChicago
UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection.
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Baltimore Organization Helping Fathers, Families with Sustainable Employment, Life Skills | The Washington Informer
Twenty years ago, Christy Lee Shockley was a single mother living in a shelter and unable to keep a job. The trauma she had experienced in her childhood caught up to her and she needed support to realize her potential.
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She Was Left At a Daycare Doorstep, Now N.C. Woman Is Reconnecting with Biological Parents Thanks to DNA Testing | Atlanta Black Star
A newborn Precious Bradley was left on a daycare doorstep in Greensboro, North Carolina with zero clues or idea of who her biological parents were. All that changed after a night of genealogical digging at the North Carolina A&T library.
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Common and His Mother Help Raise Funds for Public Schools Nationwide | Ebony
Common and his mother, Dr. Mahalia A. Hines, are partnering with the company Burlington Stores and the non-profit organization Adopt-A-Classroom.org to raise money for supplies for teachers and students nationwide.
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Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour
The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.
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‘I felt I was not a good mom’: Serena Williams details post-partum struggles | The Guardian
Serena Williams has said concerns over motherhood have affected her recent form.
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Michigan to Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water in Flint | Colorlines
Many of the city’s residents do not trust—or use—what comes out of their tap.
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