According to a recent survey by BLK, the leading dating app for Black singles, 43% of Black Gen Z daters are currently practicing celibacy. Black Gen Z women are taking the lead in the journey of celibacy, with 64% embracing this lifestyle choice. Interestingly, most of these women are new to the journey, with 63% having adopted it in the past six months. If that doesnโt signal that celibacy is a rising trend in todayโs dating pool, I donโt know what will. The shift reflects a growing focus on personal development and mental wellness among young Black daters. The survey…
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For These Families, H.B.C.U.s Arenโt Just an Option. Theyโre a Tradition The HBCU designation was created by the US Higher Education Act of 1965 and included institutions established before 1964, with the โprincipal missionโ being the education of Black Americans. The 105 currently operating HBCUs were founded with a common purpose: to educate a population that routinely had been denied even the most rudimentary level of literacy. From their beginning, HBCUs were intended to be a place of nurturing, a place that recognized that the world was not kind to people of African descent, and a place that recognized the…
A tragic car accident on Thursday claimed the lives of two Lowndes High School students.Just before 10 p.m., in the area of Stewart Circle off of Old Highway 41, a Jeep Wrangler driven by one of the students flipped over on the dirt road. Authorities were unable to provide a cause of the accident at press time.Lowndes County Fire/Rescue, Emergency Medical Services and the Lowndes County Sheriffโs Office responded to the scene. โPerry (Ward) Chandler (age 17) was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene,โ Lowndes County Coroner Bill Watson said.The other student, Justin Daniel Neeley, 17,…
Source: Johnny Nunez/WireImage ย Back at it again with the hottest thirst traps of the week that dropped during a shenanigan-stuffed week dominated by Sean โDiddyโ Combs being hit with 120 new allegations, DJ Akademiks alleging that Cardi cheated with an NFL player while pregnant, Pras suing Lauryn Hill over the canceled Fugees Reunion Tour, Drake going on a petty unfollowing spree on IG, Wendy Williams breaking her silence on Diddyโs arrest, generational baddie Kayla Nicole stunning at the Starting 5 premiere, Monet Tejadaโs shocking death on Power Book II: Ghost, Love Is Blind lovebirds Marshall Glaze and Chay Barnes…
Anna Cockrell didnโt go to an HBCU, but the Charlotte, NC native and Olympic Silver Medalist has strong ties to Johnson C Smith University (JCSU), her hometown HBCU. Cockrell was spotted on campus talking with the JCSU track team less than 60 days after winning silver in the 400m at the Paris Olympics. Olympic Silver Medalist Anna Cockrell visits #JCSU Track and Field team and talks about her journey to being a champion. Anna is the daughter of Kieth Cockrell, Vice Chair of the JCSU Board of Trustees. Thank you!? @jaypeg_productionz Jay Smarr โ26 pic.twitter.com/rgo337v59Jโ JCSU Athletics (@JCSUSports) October 1,…
On June 19, 2021 The Showcase of HBCU was present at the JCPS Shawnee Satellite Office to assist with the presentations of JCPS D.O.R.M.S. D.O.R.M.S is an acronym that stands for: Decision Organization Ready Meet Study Shawnee will be holding two session workshop conferences for future first-generation college graduates and their family members. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Source link
A number of local and state seats are up for election this year. This guide provides key dates, locations to vote and other important information. Source link
On May 31, 1921, white attackers destroyed Greenwood, a thriving Black business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing hundreds of residents (most of whom were Black) and burning more than 1,250 homes.Small Town Horror Story: The Lynching of James ByrdFor decades, the families of those whose lives and livelihoods in an area once known as โBlack Wall Streetโ were destroyed have been trying to seek justice for what they lost, only to have their cases dismissed in court. Now, more than 100 years after the devastating Tulsa Race Massacre, the Justice Department is getting involved for the first time. They are…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WJBF) – After touring some of the hardest hit areas in the state, Governor Brian Kemp and state leaders from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), National Guard, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) talked about recovery efforts for the state. Governor Kemp said 33 people have died in Georgia and at least 200 overall from Hurricane Helene. The state is working with FEMA to get more counties under the emergency declaration to be eligible for a one-time assistance fund and federal resources โ right now 41 of the 159 counties are on the list. “There are…
Wellstar Health System in recent years has been exploring options โ including a sale or partnership โ for its Atlanta Medical Center and an affiliate hospital in East Point. A different option unfolded Wednesday: Wellstar announced that itโs converting the 200-bed East Point hospital into a primary care, outpatient and rehabilitation center. Saunders The ER and hospital beds will close May 6. The AMC South facility now runs the closest emergency department to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Wellstar, though, said the majority of patient visits to AMC South emergency room are for lower levels of care that can be…