Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection A federal judge has allowed a proposed class-action lawsuit against United Airlines to continue after passengers accused the carrier of charging them for “window seats” that had no windows. U.S. District Judge James Donato denied United’s motion to dismiss the case on July 6, 2026, finding that the plaintiffs had plausibly alleged breach-of-contract claims. The dispute concerns wall-adjacent seats on certain aircraft where air-conditioning ducts and other operating components occupy the space normally used for a window. United argued that the term “window seat” refers to a seat positioned beside the cabin wall…
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Global Black Voices: News from around the World On Friday, July 10, 2026, Congressman Al Green, a member of the House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, stated, “Tonight, the bipartisan H.R. 6644 – the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act – will become law at midnight if President Trump does not sign or veto the legislation. While President Trump should have signed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act into law as soon as Congress passed it, I am grateful that my H.R. 8291 – the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act – was…
Local Impact Spotlight: The Coastal Health District prevention team is hosting a free HIV testing event as part of Zero HIV Stigma Day. Free rapid HIV testing will be available Tuesday, July 21st from 10 am – 4 pm at the Chatham County Health Department, 1395 Eisenhower Drive, in Savannah. Anyone getting an HIV test during the event will receive giveaways including a gift card while supplies last. Test results will be available in one minute and are confidential. A follow-up visit will be scheduled for anyone who tests positive. Staff will also be available to discuss HIV prevention options…
Science & Discovery: Discover the World Through Research and Innovation Google Maps is possibly one of the most vital Android app a lot of us utilize in our cars. Whether it’s a long trip, seeing a city you’ve never been to, or simply locating a tiny regional store you’ve never become aware of, it’s hard to also picture driving without Google Maps. Nonetheless, as useful as the application is, there are a couple of typical annoyances caused by the way it’s set up out of the box. If your major objective is to support the wheel and start driving towards…
NORTH CHARLESTON — A mosaic of glass beer bottle shards and silver can scraps spelled out a cursive “Hello.” Canvas spattered green from Beaufort beach algae rested on an easel. A baby pink roseate spoonbill made out of discarded car parts, plastic water bottle caps and fishing net perched on a table. And a life-size woman’s figure constructed with sliced strips of soda cans stood by the entryway. On June 13, a room at the Keith Summey North Charleston Library was transformed into an art gallery, displaying recent pieces made by Lowcountry Gullah-Geechee artists out of trash. It was the…
Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News July 9, 2026 Georgia.org Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) team specialized in empowering arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, on Wednesday announced that $1.3 million in competitive grant funding will be distributed to recipients in 37 counties across the state through its fiscal year 2027 General Operating Support, Project, and Arts Education Program grants. A total of 179 grants were awarded during GCA’s initial disbursements for fiscal year 2027, and a complete list of these grantees can be found here. July 9, 2026 Georgia…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips On Saturday night, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, died of an aortic dissection — a rip in the aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body.Such a tear is a medical emergency. Fifty percent of patients make it to the hospital, and about half survive, said Dr. Michael Mack, a heart surgeon who is chair of the research institute Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas.Dr. Mack added that an aortic dissection is the first thing that comes to mind when a patient…
Salmon Patties These elegant patties can be easily made by using high-quality canned salmon, but you can use almost any kind of fish. Michiel recalls her dad using fresh-caught mullet. Get the recipe for Salmon Patties. Dogwood Punch Braised Turkey Wings “You’ll find Braised Turkey Wings on every Lowcountry table—not just at holidays! The best cooks get the smaller ones, which are more tender. And the sauce is not heavy, but it flavors the rice very well,” says Michiel. Get the recipe for Braised Turkey Wings. Stewed Okra and Tomatoes “Okra, a native African plant, is massively important to African-American…
Business Insights: Global Markets, Strategy & Economic Trends Andrew here. A fascinating development on Sunday underscores the brutal economics of the artificial intelligence race: Anthropic extended access to Fable, the consumer version of its high-powered Mythos model, for another week, delaying a plan to charge extra for it.Because Fable requires so much computing power, Anthropic is most likely taking a loss on the move. The extension came after fierce internal debate, driven by fear that users would otherwise flock to OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model, which some find comparable or even superior.This is more than a product story. It is a…
Near the close of a recent interview with composer-bassist Melvin Gibbs, he and I talked about a concert intended to showcase the sounds evoked in “Stono’s Children,” a chapter of Gibbs’s (then) soon-to-publish book, How Black Music Took Over the World. Gibbs curated this new live showcase, titled Geechee Reclamation, to explore how African-originated music and instrumentation acted as predecessor to its Anglo counterparts. From this standpoint one grasps the Gullah Geechee roots of George Gershwin’s Broadway folk opera Porgy and Bess in connection with Gibbs’s own family history. Gershwin came to Charleston, South Carolina in 1934, where he summered…