From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Middle and high school students might see more benefits. Earlier research is mixed and inconclusive. A 2007 analysis by Stanford professor Thomas Dee found academic benefits for eighth-grade boys and girls when taught by teachers of their same gender. And studies where researchers observe and interview a small number of students often show how students feel more supported by same-gender teachers. Yet many quantitative studies, like this newest one, have failed to detect measurable benefits for boys. At least 10 since 2014 have found zero or minimal effects. Benefits for girls are…
Author: Savannah Herald
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Many women desire strong, long nails that are perfectly manicured. They give a polished look that enhances their beauty, which is why artificial nails have become popular. However, there is an increasing concern that acrylics might be bad for your health because of the installation process, among other things. So, are acrylic nails damaging to your real nails? Summary Acrylic nails can damage your natural nails because of how they are thinned. Acrylics are a combination of a liquid monomer and the powder polymer that creates a paste, which is bonded…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Family ties run deep, but for these three sisters, a shared genetic mutation brought their bond into sharper focus. Black women are often underrepresented in genetic research, and studies show they are less likely to be informed about hereditary cancers or offered genetic testing, even when family history suggests risk. For these sisters, the stakes were deeply personal. They lost their mom, aunts, and grandmother to breast cancer. Learning that they carried the BRCA1 gene, which significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, brought both fear and clarity. Each…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care By the Black Women’s Health Imperative There’s a hierarchy being built into our healthcare system, and it’s wearing the disguise of fiscal responsibility. Earlier this year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act set in motion a series of changes to federal student loan programs. Now, those changes are taking shape—and the picture isn’t pretty. In early November 2025, the Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) committee reached a preliminary consensus on a proposed definition of “professional degree programs” that excludes public health, nursing, physical therapy, and other allied…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care For many of us, Thanksgiving carries its own kind of magic. The smell of good food. The familiar chaos. The laughter that bubbles up from rooms where aunties gather and cousins reconnect. But right alongside the joy sits something else: the tension, the expectations, the comments that arrive dressed as concern but land like judgment. The holidays can be equal parts celebration and an emotional marathon. And after a year when so many people have lost jobs, felt overlooked, or struggled to feel respected in the world, the family gathering should…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent infections in adults over 65. They are often brushed off as routine, but in older adults they can masquerade as something else entirely. That is what makes them tricky, and sometimes dangerous. When a UTI Looks Like Something Else Doctors and caregivers know that UTIs in seniors rarely follow the textbook. Instead of the familiar burning sensation or urgency, the infection can show up as: Sudden confusion or delirium, often mistaken for dementia progression. Excessive sleepiness or fatigue, dismissed as “just aging”.…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care African Americans Have Low Vitamin D Vitamin D is acquired through diet and skin exposure to ultraviolet B light. The skin’s production of vitamin D is determined by length of exposure, latitude, season, and degree of skin pigmentation. African Americans produce less vitamin D than do White Americans in response to equal levels of sun exposure and have dramatically lower vitamin D concentrations with some studies indicating up to 82 percent of the African American population as low. Yet both races tend to have similar capacities to absorb vitamin D and…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Courtesy of Anitra Isler. Hug the Block – a meal, celebration, and act of service rolled into one – returns on Nov. 26 for its sixth year in Sweet Auburn. In what’s become a yearly tradition for Our Bar ATL, the Edgewood Avenue bar closes to the public the night before Thanksgiving and throws an event specifically meant to assist the area’s homeless population. Since opening in 2020, Our Bar has had an intimate relationship with the Sweet Auburn and Old Fourth Ward unhoused communities. The bar opened right before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia A concerned resident’s letter to The Citizen questioning whether Falcon Field is preparing for a major expansion of corporate jets prompted a closer look at what is actually happening at Peachtree City’s airport — and whether residents should expect more traffic overhead. After meeting with Airport Authority leadership, the concerns appear to be unfounded. A resident letter sparks community questions In an email to The Citizen, Peachtree City resident and general aviation pilot David Bowers warned that the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) shows “approximately 20 new large corporate hangars” and claimed the airport is “planning a major expansion to…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia For the first time ever, Newton’s flag football team is a region champion.In the weeks leading up to the 2025 flag football season, Newton head coach Steven Gunn made the team’s intentions very clear at Newton County’s fall sports media day.“I won’t lie to you, our expectation for the year is, ‘We are going to win, we are going to win now, and we are going to win state,’” Gunn said. The Lady Rams won then, and continued to win on their way to a 14-5-1 record and a first place finish in…