Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights The fallout from the NCAA investigation involving four former Alabama State players is the latest example of HBCU players being targeted in sports betting scams.ASU is the latest school to have its name attached to one of the ugliest phrases in sports: game manipulation. The NCAA says four former men’s basketball players were involved in sports betting integrity violations tied to a 2024 game against Southern Mississippi.The report said the four former student-athletes are permanently ineligible. One agreed to his violations. Others either denied parts of the NCAA’s findings, did…
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Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Prediabetes has become one of the most common conditions affecting women today. The CDC estimates that more than two in five American adults have prediabetes, and most don’t know it. It develops quietly, shaped by stress, hormones, and the habits of daily life. What many women never hear is that prediabetes is also one of the most reversible conditions in modern health. To help make sense of it, we spoke with Dr. Anyanate Gwendolyne Jack, who explains what is happening inside the body and what women can realistically do to turn…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Notion’s integration with Anthropic apparently had a hiccup this weekend. Early Sunday morning, the company posted, “Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 and 4.8 models are experiencing degraded performance, which is causing a higher rate of failures for users selecting these models in Notion AI.” As a result, Notion said it was disabling use of “all Anthropic models” in its automated productivity tool. Twelve hours later, Notion’s head of product Max Schoening wrote that he was “astonished” at “the amount of people RT-ing this because they want a story around model quality to be the…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education “I started getting really good grades,” she says. “It made me feel like … I’m not stupid, I have so much to say and it just made me like ‘I can do this, I can do school and I can be good at it.” This, her mom, Heather Martin, says, is the kind of promise screens hold for students like her daughter — students she worries are being forgotten in the nationwide backlash against screens in schools. Screens are increasingly being blamed for getting in the way of student learning: More than…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice For Onaje Henderson, co-owner of Zucot Gallery and Saturday’s keynote speaker, being a Black man comes down to one thing: showing up. “It is doing things like this, showing up for one another, in community,” Henderson said, “but it’s also providing and looking out and taking care of people.” June is Black Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Atlanta Hawks and Kaiser Permanente brought that observance to life Saturday, gathering more than 90 men of color at State Farm Arena for the second annual “Real Talk,…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection Netflix keeps finding new ways to pull audiences into strange worlds, but “The Boroughs” may be one of the streamer’s most unexpected breakout series yet. Executive produced by the same creative minds behind “Stranger Things,” the mystery-driven sci-fi drama swaps teenagers on bikes for a crew of older, retirement-aged residents navigating supernatural chaos inside a New Mexico community. The series stars heavy hitters including Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman and Clarke Peters. Beyond the star-studded cast, one of the biggest online conversations has centered on the filming locations of “The…
Black Voices: Money and Employment News from Across the Nation (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Kandi Burruss is making it clear that despite the internet speculation surrounding her divorce settlement, the split between her and estranged husband Todd Tucker came down to one thing: honoring the terms they already agreed upon years ago. Article continues after video. Speaking with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, Burruss explained that the foundation of their settlement had been laid years earlier, in the form of a well-drafted prenuptial agreement. RHOA fans will recall the tumultous episodes leading up to the former couples…
HBCU News Spotlight: by Ellie Melero As she stepped into the Pollinator Sanctuary, Andria took a moment to assess her surroundings. She stood in the middle of a circular path lined with bushes and flowers. Butterflies, bees and other flying insects flitted between the plants, buzzing contentedly and paying her no mind. Her eyes followed the route of a bumblebee as it circled a purple flower to her right and flew over her head, bringing her gaze up to admire the bright blue sky that shone through the crisscrossing wooden beams enclosing her and the insects inside a giant ring.…
Makers once known; Coiled fanner basket, c.1900; bulrush and reed; Telfair Museum of Art, 1228 Makers once known; Coiled fanner basket, c.1900; bulrush and reed; Telfair Museum of Art, 1228 · GlobeNewswire Inc. SAVANNAH, GA, June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Telfair Museums announces its latest exhibition, “Roots in the Rushes: African American Basketry of the Lowcountry.” This compelling showcase explores the enduring legacy, technical brilliance, and cultural resilience behind one of the oldest African American art forms in the United States. This inspiring exhibition will run through April 4, 2027. For centuries, artisans across the Lowcountry have practiced the intricate…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World President Donald Trump turned yet another patriotic tribute into a showcase about himself. Using his growing obsession with fantasy versions of himself, Trump took the attention away from 82nd anniversary of D-Day on June 6. The soon-to-be 80-year-old led another bizarre ego-driven posting spree online. Trump’s latest AI fantasy video sparked ridicule and fresh criticism of his obsession with larger-than-life versions of himself. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images) A bizarre video posted to Trump’s Truth Social account was packed with over-the-top imagery. The montage, originally scored by AC123, showed Trump in…