Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, sat down with Elizabeth Mitchell, the president and CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health, which represents many large employers and other institutional buyers of healthcare coverage. Mitchell noted that employers, which offer coverage to more than 160 million Americans, are a big player in the nation’s healthcare system — a role they came into because of “an accident of history,” she said. “They weren’t looking…
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Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Today, information about perimenopause is more prevalent and accessible than ever. If you’re a woman in your 40s and you’re not feeling 100%, chances are there’ll be someone online ready to tell you you’re in perimenopause. And that you might want to start spending your money on blood tests, apps, and supplements or demanding hormone replacement therapy. But as regular readers might have guessed by this point, it’s not that simple. Perimenopause tends to start around the age of 46 or 47. It’s during this time that many women start to experience…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education But Suskind worries about what happens if AI begins replacing the kinds of human interactions that young brains evolved to learn from. In fact, Suskind says, her original, working title for the book was, “The Trojan Teddy Bear,” a warning that AI companions may seem cute and cuddly — but they carry hidden risks for child development. She ultimately went with Human Raised because she wanted to emphasize the positive — and irreplaceable — role that parents, teachers, and caregivers play in molding young ones. “If we want children to be able…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Atlanta United defender Matt Edwards (above) dribbles on the pitch during the first half of the match against Nashville SC at GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN on Friday, July 17, 2026. Photo by Mitch Martin/Atlanta United Atlanta United will play three consecutive matches on the road after leaving Nashville tonight. They return home to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 15. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice NASHVILLE, TN – Atlanta United lost 1-0 in Nashville on Friday night. It was the first game back from World Cup break, and for the most part,…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection In recent years, Accra, Ghana, has cemented itself as a top destination for Black travelers. Though the city offers a dynamic experience unlike any other, visiting on a whim, or even in the near future, isn’t realistic for everyone. There are travelers who can’t reach home, are waiting to return, or are patiently planning to visit for the first time. Below, see United States-based destinations where you can tap into the Ghanaian community, and the culture that makes Accra so exciting. Why Everyone Wants to Go to Accra Right Now The cultural pull Ghana…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Seun Rasheed Interview with Seun RasheedFOUNDER AND CEO, SOUK FARMS Lives in: Kigali, Rwanda Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and what it sold for in Europe caught his attention. He realised there was an opportunity to build an export business around that price gap. Seven years later, SOUK Farms supplies Rwandan-grown produce – including avocados, chillies and beans – to supermarkets in…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips A day after federal health officials tied an outbreak of cyclospora to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by the large produce company Taylor Farms to Taco Bell, investigators are turning their attention to the farms in Mexico where it was grown and the facility that shredded it, according to administration officials.Among their most urgent questions is whether contaminated lettuce from the growers and processor has been shipped to other food retailers in the United States. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration were planning to travel to Mexico to visit the farms and…
Business Insights: Global Markets, Strategy & Economic Trends Taylor Farms, one of the nation’s largest producers of leafy greens and fresh vegetables, said on Friday that it would remove its products at the center of a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people.Based in California, the family-owned company is in the spotlight after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked an outbreak of cyclosporiasis to iceberg lettuce that Taylor Farms supplied to certain Taco Bell restaurants, according to two federal officials who declined to be named Thursday night.The company said in an email Friday that it had…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary HOUSTON — Texas Southern University has been criticized and maligned for losing a scheduling fight with the Houston Dynamo this offseason. However, under the initial license agreement that designated downtown Houston as the Tigers’ home, university officials did not lose a fight; they may not have attended meetings to agree on dates during the previous two seasons. This may be a result of the recent changes within TSU administration and athletic department.HBCU Legends has reviewed the TSU License Agreement between Dynamo Stadium, LLC and Texas Southern University, the document attached to the Board…
Tech Trends & Innovation: The Latest in Tech News ICE agents stand guard outside a immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey in May 2026. Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people with ICE, who then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/Getty Images After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings. Palantir operates an app called ELITE that…