From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here.Jessica Williams doesn’t just travel, she wanders. Whether she’s zigzagging through Tokyo’s neon-drenched neighborhoods or chasing cherry blossoms in Kyoto, the actor-comedian is all about soaking up a place with all five senses. “I always try to go a couple times a year to Japan,” she says. “I miss it when I’m not there.” Japan is one of those…
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Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information regarding Retton’s bond. We apologize for the error. FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was arrested earlier this month in north central West Virginia on a DUI charge, court records show. According to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system, on May 17, Mary Lou Retton, 57, was arrested in Marion County for “driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs.” She was issued a personal recognizance bond of $1,500, which she posted.According to a criminal complaint…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care There are different types of skin cancer caused by the growth of abnormal cells in a person’s skin tissue, leading to the growth of many cells, which may be cancerous or non-cancerous. According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, skin cancer is the most common cancer type in the United States. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and 9,500 people are diagnosed every day. Become an insider. Subscribe to our newsletter for more top trending stories like this! So, which type of skin cancer is most dangerous?…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward This build gradually rolls out a wide variety of new features, including a new Copilot action in Click to Do. When you highlight text or an image, Click to Do offers an Ask Copilot option. Selecting it opens Microsoft Copilot with your content in the prompt box. You can send the selected text or image directly to the Copilot app to complete your prompt. In addition, IT admins can manage energy saver settings on Windows 11 PCs through group policies and MDM configurations using Microsoft Intune. This feature helps extend battery life…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Written By Lexx Thornton Are you going to be in Atlanta, GA the week of Juneteenth? Looking for something to do? Historically Black WKND is hosting The Yard: An HBCU Tailgate Festival at Morris Brown College on Saturday, June 21st. This event will feature a day filled with music, food, and HBCU pride. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Barbara Ella (Ware) Wilke was born in Stockdale, Texas on October 16, 1939 to Howard L. and Ina (Smith) Ware. She was the only child of Howard and Ina, but early in her life her cousin Dulce came to live with her family. The two essentially grew up as sisters and that strong bond continued throughout the rest of her life. Through both the Ware and Smith families, she enjoyed a large network of aunts, uncles, and cousins. As the years passed, she kept in close touch with many of those family members…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection There are two major types of no-fly lists: the official No Fly List created by the government and individual airline lists. Reasons for being placed on the list vary, and you may not know you’re on one until you try to book or board a flight. If you’ve ever watched the movie, “Due Date,” you’re probably familiar with the concept of a no-fly list. In the 2010 film, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifiniakis’ characters end up having to drive across the country after getting kicked off of a flight for inadvertently using…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World While on a Bahamas cruise to celebrate finishing her degree with her best friend Brooklyn, Hannah Smith suffered life-threatening injuries, including partially severed legs, after falling from the side of a pontoon boat while it was docking and being dragged under its propellers. Fortunately, two passengers caught her arm and dragged her back on board, but the 22-year-old’s life was in danger as she was taken to the hospital and then airlifted to the United States for the first of many surgeries. Hannah, a CrossFit enthusiast who was a passionate cheerleader, football…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation A Birmingham-based non-profit organization is gathering college entrepreneurs from several institutions to launch a national mentorship initiative. Leaders with the 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth gathered recently at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to announce its Public Policy iLab. The 2150 Center was launched by Miles College last year as a business and innovation collaborative designed to expand to institutions around the country. Miles is a private liberal arts college in Fairfield, just west of Birmingham. “This iLab model convenes and curates the best and brightest…
Scientific Research & Exploration: Take A Look At the World Via Research and Development With yet an extra failed Starship examination today, in which the enthusiastic hefty rocket exploded one more time, you might rather believe that good luck has actually inevitably gone out for SpaceX. Nevertheless this degree of stopping working throughout a development treatment isn’t in fact uncommon, according to Wendy Whitman Cobb, an area plan expert with the Organization of Advanced Air and Space Looks into, particularly when you’re examining brand-new location technology as complicated as a huge rocket. However, the Starship evaluations are meaningfully various from…