From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Beyoncé paid tribute to Dolly Parton following the country star’s death on Tuesday at 80. The two collaborated on Beyoncé’s 2024 groundbreaking album Cowboy Carter, which featured a reimagined version of Parton’s 1973 classic “Jolene.” “Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star,” Beyoncé posted on her website. “Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship.” The singer also looked back at their time working together and celebrated Parton’s legacy.…
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From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education For generations, medical research has asked Black communities to trust a system that has not always earned it. Today, Dr. Adrelia Allen is trying to change that – one conversation at a time. In her role as the executive director of Clinical Trial Patient Representation at Merck in New York, Allen wants the topic of participation in clinical trials to become less of a last-minute conversation between a doctor and a newly diagnosed patient and more of an everyday discussion in the communities those trials are intended to serve. That means confronting…
Twenty Community Health Advocates Twenty Community Health Advocates wrap up targeted two-month summer outreach effort to promote preventive health and dispel disease misinformation. up targeted two-month summer outreach effort to promote preventive health and dispel disease misinformation. PHOTO CAPTION: Nichele Hoskins, Healthy Savannah’s Community Health Advocate Program administrator. PHOTO CAPTION: Cassie Jenkins and Ervenia Bowers, pictured here from a 2024 Community Health Advocate training class, were two of several volunteers who returned to participate in the August 2026 Cohort. (SAVANNAH, Ga.) August 26, 2026, Healthy Savannah has completed Cohort 9 of its Community Health Advocate (CHA) program, training members of…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment We have not independently verified the following reports … Here we go … The Lil Durk trial took another dramatic turn as OTF Jam, also known as Kacey Hester, continued testifying for the prosecution, offering jurors a detailed account of an alleged plot targeting Quando Rondo. According to reporter Taylor Parise, Jam testified that he and Asa Houston traveled to Hooters after landing in San Diego while waiting for other members of the group. He said “Boonie” later called and explained the plan to kill Rondo, while Durk was allegedly on another…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Earlier this summer, speculation regarding Ariana Grande’s weight and body image reached a fever pitch after the singer announced her retreat from public life following the ending of her ongoing tour next week. Grande became the face of an ongoing conversation around health, and the cultural pendulum swing away from body positivity to the glorification of thinness, ignited by the proliferation of weight-loss drugs.Now, weight loss and diet culture appear contentious as ever. It’s as if, despite seemingly being able to agree when thin becomes too thin, we can’t find common ground…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Five miles separate Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University. On opening night of the 2026 college football season, the sound of two marching bands will bring those neighboring campuses together once again. Winston-Salem State’s Red Sea of Sound will perform alongside Wake Forest’s Spirit of the Old Gold & Black when the Demon Deacons host Akron on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Allegacy Financial Stadium. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. on ACC Network. It will also begin Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert’s second season with an…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Your dating profile contains a huge amount of sensitive information about you. It has details about your gender identity, sexual preferences, geolocation, photos, political and religious views, as well as biometric data from your profile verifications. In any other context, you would think it insane to hand over this amount of sensitive information to a digital platform without a clear understanding of their data handling policies. But we’ve been used to dating apps for a while now. They’re easy to download and set up, and accessible to anyone with a smartphone. And we’ve…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward O2o Creative/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Upgrading a home with modern tech used to require an enormous budget, but, thankfully, the gadget landscape has changed in recent years. A gadget once viewed as a flashy luxury for early adopters has now become a commonplace essential for any connected house. Savvy homeowners know that tearing out that ancient, yellowing plastic temperature dial on the wall is one of the easiest and most affordable tech upgrades you…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education The Benjamin Ndour FAMU signing brings a 6-foot-9 forward with real professional experience into a Rattlers program that keeps landing talent most SWAC schools can only dream about. Charlie Ward just added a player who’s already been paid to play basketball. The Field of 68 reported Monday that Ndour, a native of Dakar, Senegal, has signed with FAMU. It’s another significant addition to a roster Ward is rebuilding piece by piece. Ndour most recently played for Etrusca Basket San Miniato in Italy’s Serie B Interregionale. That means he arrives in Tallahassee with…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia When Decatur residents Rebecca Mobley and Mandi Oeland went looking for e-bikes that reflect their creative personalities, they came up empty. So the entrepreneurial duo decided to make their own. Mobley and her aunt-turned-business-partner Oeland are launching WKND Bikes with their first limited edition drop on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 4-7 p.m. at Huckleberry’s Corner Store, where Oakhurst meets East Lake. Rebecca Mobley, left, and. Mandi Oeland. (Provided) More than three years ago, Mobley left Phoenix, AZ, for metro Atlanta. When she and Oeland would get together, they’d often discuss e-bike colors and…