Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Forty-five years after the first reported cases of what would become the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the United States stands at a crossroads. What was once a mysterious and deadly illness has become, for many, a manageable chronic condition. Yet, this milestone should be a moment not just of recognition, but of reckoning. As leaders working at the intersection of HIV care, policy, and community advocacy, and as we reflect on HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, June 5th, we see both how far we have come and how fragile that progress remains. Science has…
Author: Savannah Herald
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Summer is fast approaching, and when most people think of a personal fan, they picture a cheap spinning disc clipped to a desk or a flimsy handheld gadget that barely rustles your hair. The Shark ChillPill is trying to change that. Shark describes the ChillPill as the first 3-in-1 fan, mist, and InstaChill personal cooling system. It can be worn, attached, or twisted for hands-free tabletop mode. That’s a bold promise for what is, at its core, a portable gadget you hold in your hand. The bigger question is whether a product…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Jon Minton had been the principal of Elizabethton High School in eastern Tennessee for five years when, in 2024, the state department of education chose him to lead a regional “principal study council.” The group of principals from his area met monthly to discuss common challenges they faced in their schools, learn from each other, and workshop solutions. After the group lost its funding, Minton searched for a cost-effective way to continue, knowing that he and his principal colleagues could benefit from continuing to learn on the job—and from each other. A…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia The Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves began a three-game series on Friday, June 5, at Truist Park. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The Atlanta Braves opened a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-3 victory on Friday night. The team with the best record in Major League Baseball, the Braves, 43-21 overall, have done everything well this season, but if you have to find something wrong with a team with over 40 wins at the beginning of June, it’s the starting pitching. Martin Perez had his ninth start of the…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Kevin Hart is going back to Netflix, this time with Henry Cavill as his co-star, in an untitled high-concept spy action comedy that Deadline, Variety and TheWrap confirmed on June 5, 2026, setting up one of the most commercially loaded casting announcements the streaming platform has made this year.The film, directed by McG, whose credits include Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation and This Means War, follows two rival spies who cross paths in a Lamaze class after their wives become fast friends. Their double lives collide in unexpectedly hilarious and dangerous ways, forcing…
Science & Exploration: Explore the World Via Study and Technology Unakite residential properties start with its mineral mix. Epidote and feldspar offer it shade, quartz adds sturdiness and the whole rock can take a good gloss. On the Mohs firmness scale, unakite normally drops around 6 to 7, that makes it hard enough for many fashion jewelry items and ornamental things. That solidity helps discuss why lapidary musicians like it. Unakite is cut into cabochons, beads, toppled forms, spheres, tiny sculptures, workdesk sets, flower holders and various other forms. Its pink and environment-friendly pattern suggests each polished item looks a…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips For more than a decade, Jesse Ridgway has made a living posting YouTube videos, some personal, to millions of followers. It seemed natural, then, he said, to share that he and his wife, Ashley, had decided to terminate her pregnancy after a test revealed the presence of Trisomy 21, a form of Down syndrome.“This choice was not made lightly,” Mr. Ridgway, 33, wrote in a lengthy post on X on Wednesday evening, two days after his wife underwent an abortion.“We made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be…
Business Insights: Global Markets, Strategy & Economic Trends The discovery of the New World screwworm fly in the United States this week is threatening to further disrupt an already strained cattle business at a moment when many ranchers are also contending with a severe drought.The United States herd is at its smallest level in 75 years, even as consumer demand for beef continues to grow. That has driven live cattle prices — and beef prices — higher, which normally would encourage ranchers to begin rebuilding their herds or prompt new ranchers to enter the business. Drought conditions across several states…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary Michael Malone’s first UNC basketball roster is slowly taking shape, mainly with transfer portal additions and high school recruits.Arguably Malone’s most important addition is Utah transfer Terrence Brown, who averaged nearly 20 points per game as the best play on a bad Utes team. Chapel Hill native Jarin Stevenson returns for his senior season, while international guys like Alexandros Samodurov bring plenty of talent and potential.AdvertisementIn hopes of filling one additional backcourt spot, the Tar Heels are now targeting Oregon guard Wei Lin. If Lin chooses North Carolina, he’ll provide some much-needed backcourt…
Business Briefing: Economic Updates and Industry Insights ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership. I’m HBR Executive Editor Alison Beard. On this show, we share case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. We carefully curate this feed from across the HBR portfolio, aiming to help you unlock your next level of leadership. I hope you enjoy the episode. ALISON BEARD: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Alison Beard. We all know the stereotypes of leaders who use charisma, manipulation, domineering behavior,…