Black History & Cultural Perspectives: Hi everyone! I understand a lot of you are below from my recent ‘from the editor’ e-newsletter for my day work at Afar publication, where I highlighted several of our Black background month travel protection and composed a little a love letter to Durham, NC ( I have actually additionally made an 18 -page Black travel guide to Durham if you’re interested!). I’m so pleased you have actually make a decision to have a look at my corner of the net! There’s one point I want to make clear for every person who is reading…
Author: Savannah Herald
Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers There are a number of circumstances in which a Medicare enrollee may owe back Medicare premiums. A very common example of when an enrollee may face a past-due Medicare premium is when they lose Medicaid coverage that helps pay for Medicare premiums. For another example, an enrollee leaving incarceration may see a past-due Medicare premium because their Part B premium continued to be billed for a few months while they were incarcerated. When an individual owes back Medicare premiums, that amount can be deducted from their monthly Social Security check. Because…
Real Estate News & Market Insights: Robert Levine recently closed on the sale of his four-bedroom three-bathroom home in Cooper City, FL, for $954,800. But instead of thanking a real estate agent, he thanked ChatGPT. Levine says the chatbot helped him list the property, draw five offers after only 15 showings, and close for $100,000 over what other agents had told him his home was worth. The story, first reported by Fortune, quickly became a flashpoint in the broader powder keg debate over whether AI tools like ChatGPT can replace the work of everyone from humble writers to highly specialized…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates Warming Center Opened After Cold Weather Advisory Issued for Savannah/Chatham County This Evening Savannah – A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Savannah and Chatham County. Dangerously cold temperatures will move into our area Sunday evening and continue through Monday morning. Temperatures will drop into the low 30s, with wind chill temperatures dropping below 20 degrees. Chatham County, the City of Savannah, and community partners are working together to open a warming center at the Greenbriar Children’s Center for those without heat or housing. 50 cots will be available at the Greenbriar Children’s Center gymnasium,…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment 21 Savage went viral after he was filmed clinging to a wall while walking beside Kendall Jenner at the 2026 Super Bowl event. Apparently, his rumored girlfriend Latto caught wind of the video and shared her hilarious reaction to it.On Sunday (Feb. 8), a video popped up on social media of 21 Savage walking beside celebrity socialite Kendall Jenner as they appeared to be going to an executive suite to watch the Super Bowl XL matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. However, fans commented on the viral clip of…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment The alchemy of any given sandwich is both specific and forgiving. Its stacked ingredients merge and mingle—you can swap out this or that, as long as whatever replaces it serves a similar role. In the Vegitalian, the sweet potato, with its happy mushiness, has a surprisingly similar yielding texture to a ruffled heap of thinly sliced deli meats, and its subtle sweetness evokes that of many salumi. Not immaterially, its bright-orange color looks absolutely gorgeous against the rest of the sandwich. (In a previous iteration, the sandwich was made with sliced butternut…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Next Game: Claflin University 3/24/2026 | 4:00PM Mar. 24 (Tue) / 4:00PM Claflin University History MOBILE, Ala.-Savannah State wrapped their three-game weekend series with Spring Hill with a 7-4 loss on Sunday afternoon at Sims-Galle Field.The loss drops the Tigers overall record below .500 (13-14) while they have a 10-8 SIAC record.Spring Hill scored twice in the second inning before SSU tied the game in the top of the fourth.The Tigers loaded the bases with Seth Stargell and Johan Sandoval hitting singles and Kidane Stephens drawing…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care For many Black women, caring for others often comes naturally. We show up for our families, support our communities, and carry responsibilities that rarely leave much room for ourselves. However, when it comes to breast health, we can’t afford to neglect this. Taking time to care for your own body is one of the most powerful acts of self-care you can practice. Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers among women, yet Black women continue to face higher death rates from the disease than other ethnicities. While the reasons…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward The war with Iran and ensuing blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, has spiked oil prices and sent governments scrabbling for their reserves. How high will prices go, and how bad could it get?On Friday night, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby published a memo to his employees showing that his very fuel-dependent business is prepping for a very long fallout. “Our plans assume oil goes to $175/barrel and doesn’t get back down to $100/barrel until the end of 2027,” he wrote.Jet fuel accounts for between a quarter and…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education The shortage of child care teachers is a well-known problem, but a lack of qualified substitute teachers doesn’t always get as much attention. Legally, centers are required to maintain a certain number of adults for the children they have in care. Without reliable substitutes, full-time teachers can barely step out of the room for a short break, much less make longer appointments for something like a trip to the doctor. The program also offers volunteer “business advisers” who provide back-office support to centers that need it. “The early care and education field…