Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers Approximately 1 in 7 of all older adults in the U.S. is an immigrant.[1] The U.S. has a rich and long history of immigrants arriving from a variety of countries and ethnic backgrounds. Older immigrants may have immigrated to the U.S. at an older age or arrived as younger individuals and lived and worked in the U.S. for decades.[2] Immigrants come to the U.S. through a variety of immigration pathways, often for humanitarian reasons like asylum or refugee, employment or education-based options, or under family unification processes. Immigrant eligibility for federally…
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Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPS) Update: Teacher Vacancies and Employee Retention Update During the Informal Meeting of the Board, an update on efforts to fill teacher vacancies and retain employees was presented. Some important data points include the teacher vacancy rate being reduced by 3.20% in the last year, the Employee Referral Program resulted in 162 hires, and 34 employees transitioned from Classified to Certified positions. https://go.boarddocs.com/ga/sccs/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DQRNA55E7315 Financial and Budget Process Update The Board received a Finance presentation that included a look at Revenue, Expenditure, and Fund Balance trends. Key points included historical enrollment declines, revenue projections and…
Real Estate News & Market Insights: Single-family housing starts ticked up in December, but were down about 7.0% year-over-year in 2025. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), new residential construction is expected to stay relatively flat this year, but could rebound in 2027 if mortgage rates inch lower and pent-up demand enters the housing market. Census data released on Wednesday revealed that single-family housing starts fell about 7.3% last year, but there were wide regional variations. Single-family starts fell 8.4% in the South, and 10.7% in the West. Housing starts in the Northeast and Midwest, regions with…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Prince William and Kate Middleton were reportedly left gobsmacked when Prince Harry first let slip that he was dating Meghan Markle. In his 2023 memoir Spare, Harry recalls the dinner where he broke the news to his brother and sister-in-law about his new romance. It was 2016, and according to Harry, the reaction was more dramatic than he expected. New details from a forthcoming royal biography about the Prince and Princess of Wales have now shed more light on the moment. William and Kate were reportedly stunned after discovering Harry was dating…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Morehouse College has named Brad Sherrod as its new head football coach, bringing more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Maroon Tigers program. Sherrod most recently served as head coach at Texas Wesleyan University, where he quickly elevated the Rams into one of the NAIA’s top programs. Over two seasons, he compiled a 17–6 record, including a historic 10–1 campaign in 2024. That season featured a perfect 8–0 conference mark, the program’s first Sooner Athletic Conference championship, and a trip to the second round of the NAIA…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates City’s Municipal Archives Launches StoryRoots Project to Map Community History SAVANNAH –The City of Savannah Municipal Archives recently launched StoryRoots: Mapping Savannah’s History, a community-driven project aimed at documenting places of historical significance throughout Savannah, as remembered and shared by our residents. To contribute to StoryRoots, residents can visit the project website at savannahga.gov/storyroots and use the online form to share a location. In addition to sharing written details about the location, contributors can also upload their own pictures and other documents related to the location and its place in local history.…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Did the SWAC erase the Alabama State–Mississippi Valley State brawl from history? It appeared the league altered the full broadcast of Alabama State’s 86–70 women’s hoops win from SWAC TV, then reposted it with all that wild fourth-quarter fight footage cut out. The incident, which unfolded Feb. 12 in Montgomery, drew swift league action, including $25,000 fines for each school and suspensions for four players — one two-game ban for an Alabama State player and one-game penalties for two from MVSU and one from ASU. A SWAC investigation ruled both…
Scientific Research & Exploration: Discover the Globe Via Research Study and Improvement Playing a difficult guitar solo should be difficult. To create the favored spurt of notes, the fingers of one hand ought to transfer nimbly around the fretboard, while the numerous other hand tweezes the strings, in a dexterous mix of rate and endurance. Any person that has really viewed a specialist player and afterwards obtained a guitar by themselves will definitely comprehend the degree of ability asked for. What’s a lot less obvious is that our hands have actually been formed by advancement for jobs comparable to this.…
Fresh from the Food Preparation Location: Recipes & Food Concepts This lemon thyme loaf cake with vanilla bean gloss is a satisfying and great smelling spin on the standard lemon added pound cake. With just 15 mins of prep time, this loaf cake has a thick, buttery crumb stressed by zingy lemon, organic thyme, and relaxing vanilla bean. When baked, the loaf is showered with a thick, lush gloss flecked with vanilla bean. Set this lemon thyme cake with coffee or tea, or value it as a treat or treat. If you like lemon added pound cake, it could be…
HBCU News Spotlight: BOWIE, Md. (HUNS) – The highly anticipated NFL Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots got off to a sluggish, defense-heavy first half that had many viewers at home shifting their attention away from the field and looking forward to the halftime show, headlined by Bad Bunny. I watched with family and friends in a packed living room, where side conversations and snack runs filled the gaps of slow-paced drives. With a few members of the watch party being of Latino descent, much of the anticipation centered on what Bad Bunny would bring…