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PHOTO: Illustrate Change's roll out of 25 diverse medical illustrations spotlighting darker complexion models includes psoriasis.

Illustrate Change

Living June 20, 2023

Medical student's illustrations featuring Black people, skin tones spark national project

PHOTO: Akash Vukoti, 14, from San Angelo, Texas, competes during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.

Alex Brandon/AP

Living May 31, 2023

14-year-old competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee for a 6th time

PHOTO: Rehan Staton graduated from Harvard Law School on May 25, 2023.

Courtesy Rehan Staton

Living May 26, 2023

From trials to triumph: Rehan Staton's journey from sanitation worker to Harvard Law grad

PHOTO: Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action movie "The Little Mermaid."

Culture April 4, 2023

The rise of Black mermaids in film and books

PHOTO: Bad Bunny accepts the Award for Best Musica Urbana Album during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 5, 2023.

Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

Culture March 28, 2023

Bad Bunny talks headlining Coachella, appears on history-making Time magazine cover

PHOTO: Thirty-seven-year-old Jason Arday made history this month becoming the youngest Black professor ever at the prestigious Cambridge University in the U.K.

Courtesy Jason Arday

Living March 21, 2023

Meet Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor, Jason Arday

PHOTO: A babies feet are seen in this undated stock photo.

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

Wellness March 14, 2023

Study: Sudden unexplained infant death rates show steep rise among Black babies in 2020

PHOTO: STOCK PHOTO: A woman applies hairspray caring product

STOCK PHOTO: Prostock-studio/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Wellness March 7, 2023

Dozens join federal lawsuit targeting hair-straightening products

PHOTO: Howard University's swimming and diving team took home the 2023 title of the Northeast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving champions this Saturday in Geneva, Ohio, after being last year's runner-up.

Courtesy of Jasmine Payne

Living February 27, 2023

This all-Black college swim team just made history

PHOTO: HBCU majorette teams have performed for audiences for nearly 55 years, showcasing the mixed form of dance worldwide.

ABC News Photo Illustration: Alex Gilbeaux / Southern University

Living February 21, 2023

The rich and beautiful history of HBCU majorette teams