Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHERDEBERT COOK, CMPDebert Cook, CMP, Founder/Publisher, African American Golfer’s DigestDear Family and Friends of the African American Golfer’s Digest,I am deeply honored and humbled to share with each of you that, on September 13, 2025, I will be inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame—an institution dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history, contributions, and achievements of African Americans in the game of golf. Founded in 1986 by the late Harold Dunovant, the first African American to graduate from the PGA’s business school, the…
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Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care This week we’re bringing attention to a topic that doesn’t always get the space or care it deserves: the mental, emotional, and physical toll of living with a severe autoimmune condition. Joining me for this conversation is Dr. Martine Hackett, a public health expert and the host of the podcast “Untold Stories: Life with a Severe Autoimmune Condition”. In her show, she shares her own experience navigating chronic illness while also holding space for others who live with conditions that are often invisible but deeply impactful. During our conversation we discussed the ways…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI’s GPT-5 has arrived, bringing faster performance, more dependable reasoning and stronger tool use. It joins Claude Opus 4.1 and other frontier models in signaling a rapidly advancing cognitive frontier. While artificial general intelligence (AGI) remains in the future, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis has described this era as “10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster.” According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, GPT-5…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Traffic remains backed up at South Cobb Drive and Pearl Street after a crash involving a school bus and multiple vehicles. COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A school bus carrying children was involved in a crash Monday morning in Cobb County, but officials confirmed no injuries were reported. The crash happened at the intersection of South Cobb Drive and Pearl Street, where a Jeep and at least two other vehicles collided with the school bus, according to 11Alive Traffic Trackers monitoring GDOT cameras. 911 dispatchers confirmed to 11Alive that no children were hurt,…
Morris Cash, Jr., was born on April 26, 1936, in Brunswick, GA, to the late Morris Cash, Sr., and Gussie Maxwell. He peacefully passed away at the comfort of his home on August 18, 2025. He attended school in the Brookman community of Glynn County before attending high school in Detroit, Michigan. After high school, he returned home and then joined the United States Army. During his time of service, he had many accomplishments, to name a few: he was a Green Beret, Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division, special forces, paratrooper, and a master sergeant during his 24 years of…
Savannah State Update: Lynbyrd Massey Jr’s Professional WJCL-22 Headshot What is the Emma Bowen Foundation? The Emma Bowen Foundation (EBF) connects emerging talent with leading media, entertainment, and technology companies, helping shape the future of these industries. The Emma Bowen Foundation (EBF) connects emerging talent with leading media, entertainment, and technology companies, helping shape the future of these industries. The Foundation’s legacy is rooted in the work of Emma L. Bowen, a tireless advocate who dedicated her life to ensuring that young people, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, had access to meaningful opportunities. With support from media executives at major…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (seated, left) was introduced to a room full of Clayton County business owners and local government officials on Monday morning. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice RIVERDALE, GA. – On Monday morning, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and City of Riverdale hosted a conversation between Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and local business owners. The event took place in a conference room inside the Riverdale Town Center. The roundtable was the first of similar conversations scheduled to take place as part of a small business…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection The Southern state of Texas is famous for its cowboy culture, historic landmarks and major cities. The Lone Star State is the second-largest state in the nation, with 268,597 square miles. The land size of Texas makes up 7% of the total land size of the United States. Besides size, Texas is home to over 1,200 municipalities, including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin. Notably, Austin is Texas’s state capital. The city is distinguished as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” boasting over 250 live music venues. Austin hosts dozens of music…
Savannah State Update: Savannah State University (SSU) is pleased to announce that it is renaming Tiger Court as Bostic Hall during a ceremony on campus on August 19 at 9 a.m. The former Bostic Hall, built as an all-male facility with a 200-bed capacity, was shuttered in 2016 and underwent demolition earlier this year. The hall was named in memory of Melvin Bostic, an engineering technology freshman and army veteran who was slain in Savannah on October 7, 1972. Born in Lakeland, Fla., on February 1, 1950, Bostic served honorably in the U.S. Army before beginning his academic journey at Savannah…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Puerto Rico: Erin became a major Hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Season and leftover 159,000 utility customers with power outages in Puerto Rico. The development was confirmed by Luma Energy, a private company which oversees the transmission and distribution of power in the region.Hurricane Erin flexed back to Category 4 power from Category 3 earlier this morning and its defining 130 to 156 mph winds after “completing an eyewall replacement cycle,” the National Hurricane Center said.In addition, it is also being reported that tropical storm conditions will continue within the Tropical Storm…