HIV and stigma remain baked into queer dating culture, leaving many men living with the virus to navigate rejection, discrimination and shame.
In her later years, Parks practiced yoga as a way to support her body and mind — reflecting a broader lineage of Black women grounding their organizing in rest.
After 25 years, the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal ballerina performs her last show on October 22.
The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.
Miss United States Lindsey Langston got a protective order against Mills, whom she accused of harassing her and threatening to release intimate videos.
Harper’s voice is as urgent now as it was centuries ago — and her vision lives on through The 19th’s HBCU fellowship and other efforts in her name.
For Alexandra Smith, The 19th’s chief strategy officer, leading the organization’s first strategic planning process meant being inclusive of staff and audiences — and ignoring department lines.
The 19th is tracking the emerging trends, firsts and surprises this year as statehouse Republicans brought a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, will now lead more than a billion Catholics around the world — including 53 million American Catholics.
Here’s where the order stands as of May 7, 2025.