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By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today PITTSBURGH, PA — Fourteen hours after a 30–16 Wild Card Playoff loss to the Houston Texans, longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that he is stepping down after 19 seasons with the franchise. “After much thought and reflection, I have decided to step down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Tomlin...

By Brandon Caldwell/Originally posted by theGrio Claudette Colvin, the civil rights pioneer who was arrested at age 15 on a Montgomery bus after she refused to move from her seat months before Rosa Parks did, has died. She was 86. Colvin’s act helped begin the Civil Rights Movement, later accelerated in December of 1955 after Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her...

By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today PITTSBURGH, PA — When the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to Houston to face the Texans during the 2023 regular season, expectations were high. Pittsburgh was favored to defeat an upstart Texans team led by first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. Instead, the Steelers suffered an embarrassing 30–6 loss. Fast forward to...

This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet Mariel and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. When President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term granted clemency to nearly 1,600 people convicted in connection with the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel immediately set up a...

By Rutgers University-New Brunswick Newswise — A study from Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers in eClinicalMedicine is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer. Black patients with breast cancer who ate the most ultra-processed foods before diagnosis were 36-40% more likely to die from their cancers or other causes of death than those who ate the fewest ultra-processed foods. "Black...

By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today Fresh off their electrifying 26-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the AFC North Champion Pittsburgh Steelers have now made the NFL Playoffs for the 5th time in the last 7 seasons and their first Division Championship since 2020, which is an impressive streak.  However, what’s not impressive about their recent playoff history is...

By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today Washington, DC—Adam “Budd” Clark scored a game-high 22 points as Seton Hall came back from an 11-point second-half deficit to score a massive win over Georgetown by the score of 76-67 on Saturday evening at the Capital One Arena. Seton Hall (14-2, 4-1 Big East) went on the board first with a basket by...

By Jasmine Browley/Originally published by theGrio Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On most cruises, the first thing that greets you is the ocean. On the “Disney Destiny,” the first thing that greeted me was Wakanda. The moment my family and I stepped into the Grand Hall—the ship’s...

(Family Features) Whether you’re tailgating with friends or hosting a watch party at home, every football fan needs a game plan to crunch, dip and cheer their way through opening kickoff, halftime and right down to the final play of the game. Some of the best game day grub is hearty and savory but adding layers of flavor and texture...

By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today PITTSBURGH, PA--One kick. That’s what separated the Pittsburgh Steelers season from either clinching the AFC North Division and their season ending vs. the Baltimore Ravens. With 2 seconds left, K Tyler Loop lined up for a 44-yard game winning (and Division Clinching) field goal, but his attempt sailed wide right, giving the...