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AOC plays coy on White House run as polling has her neck and neck with Kamala and she storms into Shapiro territory

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: She’s gaining ground in the polls, campaigning for down-ballot Democrats and courting the party’s base. Eric Garcia breaks down what comes next for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Independent UK · May 15

Why time is becoming the new currency of giving

Your children are watching. They will remember not just what you said about kindness, but how you practiced it.

Fortune · Dec 2, 2025

Bono says U2 are ‘still a work in progress’ after new film gets 7-minute standing ovation at Cannes

‘Stories of Surrender’ captures the U2 frontman’s one-man show at New York’s Beacon Theatre

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Close the learning gap with high-dosage tutoring

School administrators hopefully will find funding to keep such programs alive after federal pandemic funding runs out, a reader writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

Rev. Jesse Jackson will be succeeded by Dallas pastor as head of Rainbow PUSH

The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, is to be formally introduced Sunday at the coalition’s annual convention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2023

Timeline of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s decades of civil rights activism, political efforts

Jackson's decades of activism have left an indelible mark. Here are some key highlights from his career.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 15, 2023

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism.

The Conversation · May 18, 2023

Martin Luther King’s famous criticism of Malcolm X ‘just not true’, author finds

Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2023

Bono: ‘The lesson Harry Belafonte taught me’

Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

WEKU · Apr 25, 2023