Black Arts & Culture Feature: Julie Mehretu’s “Uprising of the Sun”: Ethiopian-Born Artist Creates 83-Foot Masterpiece for Obama Presidential Center The abstract painter from Addis Ababa delivers what may be the most significant public artwork by an African-born artist in American history. Julie Mehretu doesn’t do small. The Ethiopian-born, New York-based artist has spent three decades building a reputation for monumental abstractions that pulse with the chaos and beauty of urban life. But nothing in her celebrated career quite prepared the art world for this: an 83-foot glass installation rising from the north façade of the Obama Presidential Center in…
Author: Savannah Herald
Black Background & Cultural Viewpoint: I paid attention to someone on tv use the expression, “skin in the video game,” and because that’s exactly how my mind functions, I questioned the start. It winds up that “skin in the video game” has no well-known start, actually did not become part of consume till the late the twentieth century, and has no connections to American enslavement. I after that asked on your own which typical expressions have beginnings in slavery and produced this listing. Some have had their values modify with time, yet enslavement is where they got their start. Others…
Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers As President Trump prepares to nominate a new Federal Reserve chair in the coming months, he hasn’t been shy about his goal for the powerful economic posting: lower interest rates. “I want somebody that when the market is doing great, interest rates can go down because our country becomes stronger,” the president said during a speech in Detroit on Tuesday. He’s long pushed for lower rates, which could boost economic growth and make it cheaper to borrow.He has also made no secret of his frustration with outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,…
Real Estate News & Market Insights: Eli Manning has shared his thoughts on the Travis Kelce retirement rumors amid reports that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift have put their wedding plans “on hold.” Manning, who retired in 2020, opened up to People about the furious speculation that Kelce, 36, is preparing to hang up his football jersey at the end of this season—after his team missed its shot at a spot in the NFL playoffs. Kelce—who announced his engagement to Swift, also 36, in August—has been dogged by rumors that he will end his professional career…
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates SAVANNAH – Downtown traffic will be rerouted for several hours on Jan. 19 for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of East Broad and Liberty streets. Parade route streets will close to vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. Impacted streets will remain closed until the parade has cleared the area. The parade travels north on East Broad Street to Broughton Street, west on Broughton Street to MLK Jr. Boulevard, and then south on MLK Jr. Boulevard to Anderson Street, where it…
Empowering Black Entrepreneurship: Stories of Success, Strategy & Growth by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 16, 2026 The musical received a total of 13 Tony nominations. After a nearly two-year Broadway run that generated more than $100 million in ticket sales, Alicia Keys’ Tony Award–winning musical Hell’s Kitchen is preparing to take its show overseas. Hell’s Kitchen will end its nearly 800show run at the Shubert Theatre on Feb. 22, Deadline reports. By closing night, the show is projected to have recouped about 60% of its $22 million capitalization for investors, with further returns anticipated from touring and international productions. The show…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Brevin Caldwell’s rise now includes a Division I destination. The former Johnson C. Smith (JCSU) wide receiver and ‘Brick x Brick with JCSU Football’ standout has committed to play for head coach Michael Vick at Norfolk State, taking the Division II–to–Division I leap while staying inside the HBCU football ecosystem. Caldwell, a two-time HBCU All-American and one of the most productive receivers in Division II, enters the next phase of his career as both a proven playmaker and one of the most recognizable faces in HBCU football. From CIAA Star…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026. Officials at Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities unveiled a series of proposals during a December board meeting aimed at restructuring the waiting list for a state-run Medicaid program that provides waivers to people with disabilities designed to keep them out of institutional settings. The waivers can be used to provide services like medical supplies, personal care assistants and emergency alert systems. However, the proposals made…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward Teyana Taylor has officially entered a new chapter. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 2026 Golden Globe. Her outstanding performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another earned her recognition. The actress delivered an emotional acceptance speech, thanking her family and team. Afterwards, she shared a powerful message with women of color everywhere. Our softness is not a liability,” Taylor said, “Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine.” The Golden Globe win did more than surprise Hollywood; it confirmed a transformation years in…
HBCU News Spotlight: Students who attend historically Black colleges and universities in Atlanta are struggling to make the dean’s list and make payments needed to stay in school. A quick search reveals how much it costs to attend one of Atlanta’s four HBCUs. Tuition costs range from $31,000 at Clark Atlanta University to $56,000 at Morehouse College. “It’s been fairly hard trying to maintain and also being 19 and focusing on financial things,” Spelman sophomore Journi Robison said. “Being a full-time student, not being able to work a full-time job right now, it’s been kinda tough,” a Clark Atlanta senior…