Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Abortion rights demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Washington DC, April 2, 2025. © 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Reproductive Justice is more than the right to have or not have children—it’s about having the power and resources to make informed decisions about our bodies, families, and futures. The term was coined in 1994 by a group of Black women who believed that true reproductive freedom must also include racial, social, and economic justice. Reproductive Justice…
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Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward A compelling feature of Sony’s PlayStation 5 is its M.2 slot, which accommodates a second internal solid-state drive to supplement the gaming console’s standard SSD. However, you need a drive that meets Sony’s exacting standards for interface, thickness, speed, and more. Fortunately, many of today’s PCI Express 4.0 NVMe SSDs qualify as PS5-compatible, even some that aren’t expressly marketed as such. We can help: We’re veteran testers of digital storage way back into the platter drive days, and we have reviewed many PS5-friendly SSDs. Below, we’ve lined up the details on our…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education “You’ve got this effort to add these elements without a mechanism with which to vet the new variables, as well as a system for ensuring their proper implementation,” said Cook. “You would almost think that whoever implemented this didn’t know what they were doing.” Cook has helped advise the Education Department on the IPEDS data collection for 20 years and served on technical review panels, which are normally convened first to recommend changes to the data collection. Those panels were disbanded earlier this year, and there isn’t one set up to vet…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia The Home Depot Foundation launched a new pilot program this Thursday aimed at introducing young people to skilled trades careers, partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to address a growing labor shortage in construction and related fields. At the Warren Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, dozens of volunteers worked with students during the program’s inaugural event. Middle and high school students built picnic tables, benches and Adirondack chairs for use around the club, while younger children in grades K-5 participated in a workshop to build piggy banks. The program addresses…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection Tennessee is a state that defies expectations. Rolling green hills give way to majestic mountains, historic cities pulse with live music and hidden gems wait just beyond the beaten path. From the electric energy of its urban centers to the serenity of the Smoky Mountains, the Volunteer State is a dream launchpad for travelers. Whether you’re a history buff, nature lover, foodie or thrill-seeker, there’s something here to ignite your wanderlust. The beauty of Tennessee is not just in its scenery but in its central location, which makes it perfect for weekend escapes.…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year-old war. The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia’s biggest this year and came amid Moscow’s objections to key aspects of proposals that could end the fighting following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbor.U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week before hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation When government agents cover their faces while exercising power, history reminds us that the message is rarely neutral. ICE agents have been seen wearing masks during enforcement operations. Officials say it’s for privacy and officer safety. But to communities who have lived with the memory of terror from masked men in the night, it feels like déjà vu. The Ku Klux Klan understood the power of a hidden face. Their hoods were not just costumes but weapons, tools of intimidation and destruction that signaled to Black families and immigrants that…
Alfear Dean Smalls, Sr., 65, of the Saxonville Community of St. Helena Island entered into eternal rest on a Cruise Ship on Friday, August 22, 2025. Viewing will be on Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 4-6 p.m. in Helen Galloway’s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals, 808 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Bethesda Christian Fellowship, 32-36 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, St. Helena Island, South Carolina 29920. Please keep the family in prayer. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Alfear Dean Smalls Sr., please…
Scientific study & Exploration: Discover the Globe Via Research Study and Development When modern humans took a trip from Asia to the Americas, crossing the Bering Strait for the extremely very first time, they were well prepared. That’s since these tourists brought along an adaptable variant in their genetics– a hereditary benefit that they obtained with 2 different populaces of old people. Simply lately launched in Scientific Research , a new study recommends that the Denisovans passed this alternative to the Neanderthals, while the Neanderthals passed it to modern people, where it is seen in the genomes of past and…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Since directing Texas Republicans to help him steal the House in the midterms, President Trump has been pretty forthcoming about his belief that Republicans are “entitled” to five more seats in Texas, simply because he is popular there. “They did it to us first,” Trump said earlier this month as Texas Democrats left the state to try to delay the inevitable. “I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats.” He’s also gotten far more ambitious — or, at…