Real Estate News & Market Insights: Key takeaways A successful sale begins when you, as the seller, prioritize accurate pricing and great presentation of your property. The key to answering “what sells a home?” is five factors: Price, condition, location, marketing, and the buyer’s emotional connection. Your goal is to offer a compelling, move-in-ready experience that immediately stands out in your local market. When you are ready to sell your home, the most important question you can ask is: What truly makes a buyer choose my listing over another? The answer is that your home sells when it presents the…
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City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates SAVANNAH — The Savannah City Council has officially approved the City’s 2026 Budget, marking a major milestone in advancing the priorities outlined in GPS, the City of Savannah’s strategic plan. The approved budget, now available on the City’s website, reflects months of public engagement, internal collaboration, and careful financial planning to keep Savannah moving toward a safer, stronger, and more sustainable future. The 2026 Budget invests in public safety, housing, infrastructure, drainage and stormwater improvements, youth and family services, economic mobility, employee retention, and the essential services Savannahians rely on every…
Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: Please join us in congratulating our Jenkins girls flag football team and their incredible coaching staff — Coach Brooker, Coach Roberts, Coach Ballance, Coach Thompson, Coach Rhodes, and Coach F. Jackson — on advancing to the Division 2 GHSA State Championship Game! The Warriors earned their spot with two dominant wins Monday night: Quarterfinals: Jenkins 34 – Therrell 0 Semifinals: Jenkins 27 – Grovetown 7 What makes this achievement even more remarkable? Our head coach and several starters battled through injury and illness, yet they played with heart and determination. Despite facing…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming Barbershop TV series is rounding out its recurring cast with a powerhouse lineup. Bokeem Woodbine, Bresha Webb, Langston Kerman, and Tiana Okoye have officially joined the ensemble, set to star opposite Jermaine Fowler, who leads the series as Travis “Trav” Porter. Trav is a young barber determined to follow in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather, a celebrated figure at Chicago’s iconic Calvin’s Barbershop. Though the faces behind the chairs may be new, the energy in the shop remains the same—spirited debates, lively customers, sharp fades, and the…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Livingstone College President Dr. Anthony J. Davis has spent the last three years talking about transformation — enrollment growth, capital investment, and a renewed sense of pride at the Salisbury-based HBCU. But in 2025, the transformation wasn’t just institutional. It was personal. Sitting inside his home in early December, Davis reflected on the year that saw him battle kidney disease, undergo dialysis for 18 months, and ultimately receive a life-saving transplant from an anonymous donor. It is a story rooted in vulnerability, faith, and the power of community — the…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care What’s Actually Shut Down Right Now Most “non-essential” federal operations are paused. Agencies discontinue discretionary work without current appropriations, while essential services continue. Mandatory programs keep running, but many supports around them slow or pause. Agency-by-Agency Slowdowns Each department follows a written contingency plan that details furloughs, paused services, and limited exceptions. In total, about one-third of federal staff are furloughed during this shutdown. For example: The Environmental Protection Agency has furloughed 13,432 of its 15,166 employees. The Social Security Administration has furloughed 6,197 out of its 51,825 employees. The Department…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules.The order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” creates an AI litigation task force within the Justice Department to directly challenge state AI laws the administration finds to conflict with federal policy. It also directs the Department of Commerce to craft guidelines that could make states ineligible for future broadband funding if they pass “onerous”…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection A damaged passport can throw a wrench into even the best-planned international trip—and most travelers don’t realize how fragile these booklets really are. Something as small as a bit of water damage or a torn edge can raise questions at the airport, even if the traveler thinks the passport looks perfectly fine. Ravi Kumar, owner and global passports and visas advisor at A1 Passport & Visa Services in New York City, puts it bluntly: “Traveling with a damaged passport can be a real headache. Airlines and immigration authorities can deny boarding or entry…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Dec. 11, 2025: Some lives arrive quietly, yet they leave whole generations glowing. Teacher Gen was such a life. In Potters Village in Antigua, she became our first library, our first lesson, our first understanding of discipline wrapped in devotion. For more than seventy years, she taught us not only how to read and count but how to stand tall in the world.Her classroom felt like a living garden. Desks opened like fresh soil. Chalk drifted like soft pollen. And we, small and…
Scientific Research & Expedition: Have A Look At the Globe With Research and Improvement Discover A visibly orange frog that fits on a pencil pointer lives among the clouds in Brazil. Researchers encountered the lately called selections, Brachycephalus lulai , in the cloud woodlands that mask the Serra do Quiriri range of mountains in the south of the nation. B. lulai simply comes near a little over a half-inch lengthy– females people are longer than men– making it amongst the tiniest four-legged animals in the world. The kinds was called after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s present head of…