And then — in the parlance of another era — a brief story rolled across The Associated Press sports wire Friday morning. "2 Pennsylvania kids win National Marbles Tournament," the headline ...

Jake Carrera, 12, and his friend Ethan Muscariello, 11, both sixth-graders at Bernice Ayer Middle School, check out a new shipment of marbles at Slam Sports in San Clemente.

2. Black children would see, hear, and feel adults celebrating their beauty, brilliance, and boisterousness. Black children are miraculous. And it is truly miraculous when Black children find ways to ...