Today: November 8, 2026
This year, Halloween candy sales in the U.S. are lagging behind. The market research companies’ data indicated monthly sales declines of 6.7% from the same month a year ago. Some of the top reasons given are higher chocolate prices and everyday expenses.…
Learn how to check your home fire sprinkler system with essential maintenance guide. Ensure proper function by inspecting heads and monitoring pressure.…
Even for people who were born in the ’70s, the answer to the question may no longer be on the menu: little crumpet and chocolate? Some flavors have vanished that used to be popular on ice cream counters and grocery stores of…
In 1619, the first enslaved Africans made their way to English North America in Virginia and much of the nation’s black history was created here. Here are the sites that tell it. No state holds more of this history. The first recorded…
Immigrant families in the DMV are navigating more than raids and detention. Advocates say the crisis is also about confusion, fear, and the struggle to find trusted information fast enough.…
A late arrival to a community arts event turned into one of TANTV's most powerful conversations. Walter Little — coach, father, and neighbor — opens up about race, privilege, homeschooling Black history, and the everyday acts that can heal a divided America.…
Charleston's Emanuel Nine Memorial is on track to open this fall — 11 years after the massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church. The $25M project features a names fountain, curved marble benches, and a Survivors' Garden still in fundraising. Here's what's inside…
Who Is Painted by Esther? Ngozi “Esther” Edeme, known professionally as Painted by Esther, is a UK-based celebrity makeup artist whose client list reads like a cultural almanac: Naomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland, Viola Davis, Tyla, Anok Yai, and breakout reality star Olandria…
On a spring evening at Washington, D.C.’s historic True Reformer Building — the first building in the United States designed, financed, built, and owned by the African American community after Reconstruction — a D.C. crowd gathered for what would prove to be one of…
By Chrishon Lampley, Founder & CEO, Love Cork Screw How the Target Boycott Hurt Black Brands Fighting for Shelf Space When Pastor Jamal Bryant launched the Target Fast (boycott) in the spring of 2025, I understood the assignment. Target had quietly rolled…
