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With Michigan Democrats dealing with a stunning political fallout and Alaska's Senate race caught up in a bizarre name-related controversy, the final stretch before the Nov. 3 midterms is delivering plenty of drama. But American politics has a long history of last-minute scandals, racial manipulation, secret deals and campaign tactics that leave consequences far beyond Election Day. And Black Americans have often paid a particularly high price.

A painting of Harriet Tubman created to embolden young Black women at Bennett College is being sold for up to 3.5 million dollars to help secure the future of the same Black institution it was meant to inspire. The 1931 masterpiece by Aaron Douglas, a notable figure of the Harlem Renaissance, depicts Tubman breaking the chains of slavery and leading others toward liberation. Bennett College decided to auction the painting through Sotheby's after more than two years of discussions, with proceeds supporting the college's Women's Health Initiative and future endeavors.

Tyreek Hill is facing another legal demand from estranged wife Keeta Vaccaro, who wants receipts showing when and how the NFL star spends time with his 10 children. In newly filed court documents, Vaccaro is requesting parenting plans, custody agreements and scheduling records as their ongoing divorce proceedings continue.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' prison release date has been shifted again. The federal Bureau of Prisons says Diddy will now be released on February 6, 2028, instead of March 2, 2028. His release date has changed multiple times including January 21, February 5, and February 20. While at Fort Dix in New Jersey, Diddy was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly violating rules by getting into fights and using contraband cellphones. He was found guilty in 2025 on two counts of the Mann Act and sentenced to 50 months in federal prison.

Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., was celebrating a new romance with a nurse 36 years his junior earlier this year, months before becoming the subject of a reported investigation involving alleged child sexual abuse material.