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Photo by Melody Zimmerman on Unsplash Carvd N Stone (CNS), a Milwaukee-based news company and marketing agency, has announced that applications are now open for its third annual $1,000 Travel Writing Scholarship. The scholarship aims to support aspiring travel writers in Milwaukee. Applicants must be Milwaukee residents between the ages of 17 and 29 to be eligible. They must submit an 800-word essay on the theme: "What lessons have you […]

Artist Faith Ringgold sits before her quilt "Tar Beach" in 1993. The artwork also inspired a children's book of the same name.Kathy Willens/AP Artist Faith Ringgold, well known for her story quilts depicting African American experiences, has died. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her assistant Grace Matthews, who said Ringgold died at her home Saturday in Englewood, N.J. Ringgold also created paintings, sculptures, performance art and children's books. […]

Duke University has announced it will discontinue the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, which provided full-ride scholarships to select Black students, in response to the Supreme Court's 2023 decision striking down race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The move reflects an emerging trend of universities ending race-based scholarship programs to align with the new legal landscape. Established in 1979, the Reginaldo Howard Scholarship covered full tuition, room and board for […]