A Washington high school student is celebrating the beauty and power of Black hair on a national stage. Thanks to her illustration that centers Black identity through a personal lens, a student named ...

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When Kameirah Johnson was in preschool, she wore a different hairstyle weekly: braids, puffs, loose curls and tight coils. Johnson, now an 18-year-old senior at Seattle’s Lakeside School, said her ...

You've probably heard of competitive eating, those food challenges in which people consume ungodly amounts as fast as they can, battling it out for cash prizes as high as $10,000. These challenges ...

Colorado football may have found a linebacker who can grow into a big-name player before his time in Boulder is done. Tyler Martinez, the former New Mexico State standout, arrives with real production ...

December 4, 2025 • The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United ...

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