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Cartoons have long played a pivotal role in shaping childhoods, and many people continue to enjoy them well into adulthood.

His family was dead broke, living in a home with a single, broken outdoor commode. Thomas was mocked because of his dark skin, even by Black kids who called him “ABC,” America’s Blackest Child. Thomas ...

There’s still a great need to address our little Black boys and girls who are suffering in the dark. Childhood depression is often overlooked because kids, at the time, don’t have the language or ...

That identity shift is common. Many Black parents, especially mothers, find their sense of purpose tied to the caretaking of children, spouses, church families and sometimes aging parents. “Grief is ...

A Black man working as a bouncer at a bar in ... “In the moment, I thought, ‘I’m never going to see my children again,’” Perkins said. His claim seeks $1.06 million in damages ...

According to a 2024 USC study, only 29% of Black families report having access to mental health services in their child’s school. “The fact that our children are dying — and still losing access to ...

“It will take food out of the mouths of children, seniors, and veterans at a time when too many families are already struggling to live paycheck to paycheck.” But Ianthe Metzger, senior director at ...

PIERRE — Three years after lawmakers put $1 million toward advocacy efforts for children in the court system statewide, two revived nonprofits are starting to support children again. Volunteers ...

Kodak Black is now the father of five children from three women. The SKRT hitmaker, known for his distinct Southern style reminiscent of the 1990s, now co-parents three boys and two girls. Jammiah ...

There is an entire generation of Black kids who have not been raised to be proud of their culture. Many Black parents were so focused on giving their children a better life that they forgot to ...

Samantha Spoor just learned that it is, in fact, not okay to spit racial slurs at a little Black girl ... woman cussing out the whole school bus of kids, including Bailey, who caught the worst ...