Books
‘Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space,’ PBS’s new ‘American Experience’ documentary, reveals a complicated early champion of the Black experience
Jan. 17, 2023
Sports
Shaquille O’Neal dropped a diss track about Shannon Sharpe as part of the beef between the two star athletes-turned-broadcasters that started with a Nikola Jokic interview.
May 10, 2024
Obituaries
Valerie Boyd wrote a well-regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and edited an upcoming collection of Alice Walker’s journals.
Feb. 15, 2022
California
Actor Ryan O’Neal (“Love Story,” “Barry Lyndon,” “Paper Moon,” “What’s Up, Doc?”) died of congestive heart failure, according to death certificate.
Dec. 23, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Tatum O’Neal paid tribute to her late father Ryan O’Neal, with whom she had long had a rocky relationship.
Dec. 9, 2023
Shaquille O’Neal joins fellow former Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players to have jersey numbers retired by three of their teams.
Jan. 5, 2024
Ryan O’Neal, who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ cementing his status as a heartthrob in the ‘70s, died Friday. He was 82.
Dec. 8, 2023
High School Sports
The Gauchos’ victory over a quality Southern Section team appears to signal the revival of a City Section power.
Sept. 20, 2024
Colorado’s Deion Sanders reminds Shaquille O’Neal of former Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Also, Sanders condemns Henry Blackburn death threats after late hit on Travis Hunter.
Sept. 19, 2023
Opinion
Black women receive backlash for dominant leadership styles. By choosing to project warmth, the vice president strategically avoids such reactions.
July 29, 2024