Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Sept. 6, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETFlorida A&M returns to the Orange Blossom Classic today to face the best team in HBCU football, the defending Celebration Bowl champion South Carolina State Bulldogs.FAMU won the Black national championship in 2023 but has tumbled since coach Willie Simmons left the program. Rattler legend Quinn Gray has taken the reins this season, opening his tenure with a 20-7 win over Division II Albany State last week. The Dark Cloud defense stated its case for being back, with Antonio Camon recording three of the team’s…
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Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, but this year we enter it carrying the loss of someone who knew firsthand why awareness alone has never been enough. Genesis Jones was a Rare Disease Diversity Coalition Champion and the first recipient of RDDC’s Patient Advocate RISE Award. She was also a woman living with sickle cell disease who made the decision to use her own experience to advocate for other patients. Genesis understood the healthcare system from a place most of us never will. She knew what it meant to live with…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI. A lawsuit filed by The Seattle Times and Newsday argued that with the advent of AI, the journalism industry could become “broken beyond repair.” The lawsuit described generative AI as “a snake eating its own tail” that could “destroy the very organizations” that produce the content it’s trained on. “AI products like ChatGPT and CoPilot are touted as producers of content, but in fact they are rapacious consumers, devouring human-authored content and delivering…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education North Carolina A&T has welcomed the largest freshman class in school history as the HBCU extends its enrollment growth streak to 13 consecutive years. An estimated 15,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at North Carolina A&T for fall 2026. That total includes more than 800 transfer students and a record 3,214 first-year students. The incoming freshman class arrived in East Greensboro with an average high school GPA of approximately 3.7. That academic profile shows the university’s enrollment growth has come while maintaining a competitive student body. North Carolina A&T also established new…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Not long ago, I had the opportunity to speak at a conference for professional women over the age of 50. Yes, there seems to be a conference for almost every group and every topic out there, especially since isolation was imposed on the world in 2020. Still, this was a very informative gathering and showcase for this formidable demographic. When I was asked to speak at the conference, I was given free reign as to which topic I’d choose. After all, there are so many, all of them either very important or very…
Local Impact Spotlight: The following press release was issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health on September 4, 2026: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles cases associated with the measles case confirmed August 18, for a total of 8 cases associated with the current outbreak. This outbreak is associated with a daycare setting in the metro Atlanta area; the children were either unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated. DPH is working to notify individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and are at an increased risk of developing measles. Measles symptoms typically…
Fresh from the Kitchen: Recipes & Food Inspiration Peach purée captures the pure essence of ripe peaches in a way slices or syrups never quite can. Skip To Recipe I’ve been having a bit of a love affair with Peach Purée recently. I made a peach matcha latte at the beginning of summer and I haven’t been able to stop. You could say it’s my summer drink. So every week this summer, I’ve been making a batch of peach purée to have on hand for matcha lattes and other kitchen adventures. Easy recipes like this serve as a reminder that…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World While scrolling through her Threads feed in early August, Ashley La Bomme-Benson found a post from educator and kids’ advocate Ms. Rachel (real name Rachel Accurso). The post, made on August 11, urged Black businesses or entrepreneurs to share their business with her and her community in the replies. In subsequent weeks, Ms. Rachel made five individual posts about Black-owned businesses on Threads, with posts on race and injustices in America appearing in between the posts. The posts were also meant to highlight works from Black authors, journalists, and content creators. La…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips Perhaps more than other diseases, the desire for privacy is particularly strong for dementia, which is still viewed by many as a mental health disorder rather than a neurologic disease like Parkinson’s disease or ALS. My patients and families typically limit the disclosure of the diagnosis on a need-to-know basis, and many choose to hide it till the end. Doctors, clinics, and hospitals are complicit with this secrecy, with only around 50% of people with dementia having their diagnosis documented in their medical records. Since dementia tends to begin later in one’s life, many…