Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Imagine you’re 40,000 feet over Kansas, mid-air with nothing but a ginger ale, a pretzel bag half chewed, and memories of the Masters highlights you’ve probably watched 12 times already. Boring! Thankfully, Delta Airlines has declared war on mid-flight monotony — especially for golf fanatics. From now through the Masters tournament, Delta is serving up a Masters-themed entertainment buffet that’s way more exciting than staring at the seatback in front of you trying to remember if you locked the front door. On your seatback screen (or phone if you’re feeling…
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Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care Disordered eating impacts thousands of individuals, including actress Kerry Washington. The Scandal star and author shared details about how she copes with the urges associated with eating disorders during a luncheon Equip Health held in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week last week. Washington is serving as a strategic advisor for the startup that seeks to expand access to treatment for eating disorders. “When we think about mental health and behavioral changes there, I’ve always thought it’s so complicated, because my substance is not something that I can put down,” said Washington. What Are Eating Disorders? “Eating…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips THIKA, Kenya — When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of knitting, which she took up while recovering, would affect the lives of thousands of breast cancer survivors. She now makes knitted prostheses for other breast cancer survivors in Kenya who who have had an entire breast removed, known as a mastectomy, without the reconstructive surgery common in higher-income countries. Women say the affordable prostheses are a relief in Kenya where, as in most countries, breast cancer is the…
Fresh from the Kitchen: Recipes & Food Inspiration Crockpot chicken enchilada soup is a comforting soup that has flavors of chicken enchiladas…but in soup form. Chicken slow cooks in a enchilada-spiced broth with tomatoes, black beans, corn, and spices. The end result is a hearty, flavor-packed soup that’s ideal for busy weeknights, meal prep, or chilly evenings when you want something filling and satisfying. Finished with sour cream and cheddar cheese, it’s creamy and guaranteed to become a household favorite. Instructions to make this chicken enchilada soup in the Instant Pot are also included. Ingredients For Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup Boneless,…
Glow & Grow: Black Beauty, Haircare, and Skincare Tips For the past year, I’ve been focused on growing out my hair—getting more length while keeping my strands healthy and strong. Here I am a year ago, in January 2025. And here I am in January 2026, just a few days ago. SHE I’ve managed to retain quite a bit of length, and I’m still on this journey. I want to see how far I can take it! So how did I do this? My overall beauty routine is built around BGLH products, and that includes my hair. I wash my…
Black History & Cultural Viewpoints: The White domain name, Public using, provides Wikimedia Commons “There of us power in each do not that we realize until obligation we take checking out.” When images College, my Fisk classmates blog post understood on Facebook. I must that I just one be the that never fulfilled a picture or took civil rights with Diane Nash, the icon that Straight led the SCLC’s Activity strategist Wing and was the lead Liberty of the told Rides. She management the Kennedy straight will certainly: “We stop not will. We remain to Throughout ride.” four my may…
Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers The backers of Hayes Barton Place in Raleigh, North Carolina, sought to blend nostalgic charm with modern senior living inside the city’s beltline. They achieved that partly by drawing inspiration from the surrounding area. The result is a walkable continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that connects to a variety of sought after destinations meant to enrich residents’ lives, including coffee shops, places of worship and museums. The community represents the end of a process that took over a decade. Wilmington, North Carolina-based owner Liberty Senior Living had been in talks for…
Real Estate News & Market Insights: While the U.S. homeownership rate has hardly budged in more than a decade, the median age of American homeowners has grown considerably older as younger buyers find themselves locked out of the market. In 2024, the median age of homeowners climbed to 57.5 years, up from 54 years recorded in 2010, even as the share of households owning homes remained just slightly above 65%, according to a new data analysis from the National Association of Realtors®. Nadia Evangelou, principal economist and director of real estate research at NAR, contends that this demographic shift…
Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has designated Charles Ellis Montessori Academy as a Recognized ASCA Model Program® (RAMP®). The RAMP® designation recognizes schools that are committed to delivering an exemplary school counseling program – the first in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Honorees are awarded for aligning their program with the criteria in the ASCA National Model®, a framework for a data-informed school counseling program. Since the program’s inception, more than 1,500 schools earned the RAMP® designation. Research findings indicate fully implemented school counseling programs are associated with a range…
Fresh from the Cooking Area: Recipes & Food Motivation If “doing the most for a sandwich” was a religious beliefs, I ‘d be the archbishop. Join my sammich church by enabling me to show you how to make this unbelievable tuna niçoise aka pan bagnat on focaccia. It’s a fatty, briny, acidic dream of a meal glued together with crispy kettle chips for added crisis. Absolutely nothing makes me happier than taking my wonderful ass time making every element for any kind of provided sammich, since I know it’s gon na be fire. Every. Damn. Time. What the hell is…