Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides critical cash assistance for low-income older adults and individuals with disabilities to pay for housing, food, health care, transportation, and other essentials. Under the current rules, which were last updated in 1989, SSI has a resource limit of $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a married couple. If someone has countable resources above this asset limit, they cannot receive an SSI payment. This outdated and exceptionally low resource limit makes it hard for older adults and individuals with disabilities to deal with emergencies when they…
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Real Estate News & Market Insights: True luxury doesn’t always announce itself.While the San Francisco, Miami, and New York City luxury markets declare their status with record-setting deals and eye-watering price tags, Delaware keeps its luxury close the chest. The small state is not generally part of the national luxury conservation, but it should be.In June 2016, the statewide median listing price was $279,900. By June 2026, it had reached $499,450, a gain of roughly 78% over the decade. This outpaces the national gain of 66% over the same period, according to the latest Realtor.com® Luxury Housing Report.”The market also held…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Savannah Steel unveil first mascot Belle, fall to Jacksonville WavesThe Steel introduced Belle during their inaugural season before dropping a 76-58 decision to the league-leading Waves.SAVANNAH, Ga. —The Savannah Steel celebrated a franchise first Friday night, introducing their first-ever mascot before taking on the league-leading Jacksonville Waves at Enmarket Arena.This content is imported from x. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.During their inaugural season, the Steel unveiled Belle, a female dog…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — A South Florida couple who has opened their home to dozens of children is being recognized by the Savannah Bananas through the team’s Bananas Foster initiative.John and Tammy McGuire were honored during a recent Florida game for their commitment to foster care and adoption, causes that have long been part of their family history.”My grandmother and grandfather ran an orphanage, and John’s mother adopted a relative placement,” Tammy McGuire said.The McGuires had children of their own when they decided to become foster parents, believing…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Weeks after being photographed heading to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in New York, Karlie Kloss opened up about the nuptials. “Listen, I try to protect the privacy of my friends’ personal lives,” Kloss said during an appearance on TODAY on July 28. “But what I will say is that they’re an amazing couple and I’m so happy for them.”Swift and Kelce’s wedding unfolded on July 3 in New York, drawing a star-studded crowd to Madison Square Garden. While most of the wedding has been kept secret, guests have shared a…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights North Carolina A&T is expected to name Katreshia Louis-Verrett as its next director of athletics, multiple sources have told HBCU Gameday.Louis-Verrett currently serves as deputy athletics director and senior woman administrator at UAB. Multiple sources with knowledge of the search identified her as the university’s choice. A formal announcement could come soon.North Carolina A&T has not officially announced an appointment. HBCU Gameday has reached out to the university for comment.The expected move would bring Louis-Verrett back to East Greensboro. She spent six years as North Carolina A&T’s senior woman administrator…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Supreme Court decisions can feel distant from everyday life. They arrive in long opinions filled with legal language, competing interpretations, and arguments about constitutional history. But their consequences rarely remain inside the courtroom. They can determine whether someone can receive medication without traveling hundreds of miles, whether a child is recognized as a citizen at birth, how much influence political parties can wield in an election, and how deeply the government can reach into questions involving our bodies and identities. The Court’s latest term included decisions touching reproductive healthcare, birthright citizenship,…
Local Voices: News, Culture & Community SAVANNAH, Ga. (July 27, 2026) – Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Architectural History Chair Emeritus Dr. Robin B. Williams and Architectural History Professor Emeritus Dr. David W. Gobel will deliver an informative, engaging Historic Savannah Foundation Lecture titled “More than a Historic District: The Enduring Relevance of the Savannah Plan” on Thursday, August 27th at the Murray C. Perlman and Wayne C. Spear Preservation Center, located in the Historic Kennedy Pharmacy at 323 E. Broughton St. in Savannah, Ga. Attendees are invited to attend a wine reception at 5:30 p.m. The lecture…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Ozlo, the sleep earbuds startup from former Bose engineers, is launching its next device. On Tuesday, the company unveiled Sleepbuds 2, an updated version of its original product that tackles key areas of improvement, including battery life, connectivity, and sound quality. The new model costs $279, a 12% increase from its predecessor. The launch marks Ozlo’s first major update since the release of its original device and reflects the company’s evolution from a continuation of Bose’s brand into its own sleep platform. Image Credits:Ozlo The original Sleepbuds, launched in late 2024, were…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Episode Transcript Becca Rogers: I was probably crying most days coming to school like ‘How am I going to do this? I have no energy. I’m exhausted.’ Nimah Gobir: A few years ago, kindergarten teacher Becca Rogers thought she might have to leave teaching altogether. She was having serious health issues. Becca Rogers: I was like having this immune reaction that Western medicine could not figure out. I was losing a ton of weight, I was having these really reactive experiences with food. Nimah Gobir: And every morning, she still had to…