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Politics. Public money. Who answers for it.

People and a statue outside a Harvard University building. Campus context photograph, not identified members of the Class of 2030. — Tyler Zhang / Unsplash · Illustrative photograph.

Harvard’s Black enrollment figure needs an account of the path to admission

The Class of 2030 percentage warrants scrutiny. Public accountability begins with an honest denominator and a fuller explanation of where access narrows.

By Patty

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The Exchange

Business. Technology. The opportunity underneath.

Illustrative photograph of a skincare shop interior. Not The Lip Bar or one of its retail partners. — Ela De Pure / Unsplash · Illustrative photograph.

The Lip Bar’s wider customer ambition should deepen its relationship with Black women

A broader market can strengthen a Black owned beauty company. The commercial test is whether expansion gives its original customers more reason to stay.

By Ellis

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In Context

Culture. Creative work. The life around it.

A person working at an audio mixing console. Illustrative photograph, not a recipient or performance at the 2026 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards. — Rob Simmons / Unsplash · Illustrative photograph.

Paid in Full’s hip hop honors make room for the work after the applause

Grants for Kurtis Blow, The D.O.C., Nile Rodgers and Ralph McDaniels give recognition a longer horizon. Artistic memory also needs the makers to have a future.

By Nia

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