From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment There are luxury resorts, and then there are places that don’t have to remind you they’re luxurious every five minutes. Malliouhana sits comfortably in that second category. Perched above the impossibly blue waters of Meads Bay, the iconic five-star Anguillan resort doesn’t scream exclusivity. It whispers it. That’s probably why it has remained one of the Caribbean’s crown jewels for decades. I spent three days there recently, and what stuck with me wasn’t just the ocean views or the fact that every shade of blue somehow looked Photoshopped in real life; it…
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Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Inside Bojangles Coliseum on a Sunday afternoon, a few hundred fans erupt into cheers as players for the Charlotte Crown take the floor, their sneakers squeaking on hardwood in celebration, stopping to high-five supporters waiting courtside.It’s the team’s ninth game ever and its third win. And the fans sound less like an inaugural-season crowd and more like a city making up for lost time.“It was really exciting,” said Ava, a young fan.“We needed a team in this area,” said Leslie Wilhelm.It has been nearly two decades since professional women’s basketball…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer Join Banana Ball at Target Field – Minor League Notes – Twins Daily Jump to content Read the full article on the original site
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment The wait is finally over! Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling fantasy novel, Children of Blood and Bone. The story follows Zélie Adebola (Thuso Mbedu), a young warrior determined to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha after is was stolen from her people by the King. She embarks on a dangerous journey that could change the fate of an entire nation. Based on Adeyemi’s acclaimed novel, the screenplay was co-written by Tomi Adeyemi and director Gina Prince-Bythewood, filmed in South…
Fresh from the Kitchen: Recipes & Food Inspiration This fresh peach snacking cake is soft, moist, and topped with a layer of tender, juicy peaches. A simple vanilla cake batter flavored with lemon zest is topped with thinly sliced peaches, then baked until golden brown. This peach cake is easy and unfussy, making it perfect for brunch or a simple summer dessert. Serve it as-is or dust it with powdered sugar right before serving! Hey there, and welcome back, friends. Sometimes you just need a simple, rustic cake made with seasonal fruit. This peach snack cake is the perfect example…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights The South Carolina Gamecocks opened fall camp earlier this week and a Jesup native could have a big role in returning the program to its 2024 form. Read the full article on the original site
City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates TRAFFIC ALERT: Temporary Lane Closures in Effect Due to Benton Boulevard Resurfacing Project SAVANNAH – The City of Savannah has begun the Benton Boulevard Resurfacing Project, resulting in temporary lane closures along the roadway. The project includes milling and resurfacing approximately 2.25 miles of Benton Boulevard from the Pooler city limits to Highlands Boulevard to improve pavement conditions and extend the roadway service life. Deep pavement patching is currently underway. Overnight milling and paving will begin Friday, July 31, and continue nightly until completion. The project is expected to take three to…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care By Dr. Kwa David Whitaker, Esq Introduction and Structural Framework In Better Black Health, Dr. Gregory L. Hall deconstructs systemic disparities. This clinical blueprint for over 150 conditions exposes biases within Western medicine while offering precision-based navigation strategies to challenge standard clinical paradigms. The Physiology of “Weathering” and Chronic Stress Dr. Hall emphasizes “weathering”—accelerated aging caused by lifelong exposure to systemic racism. This sustained allostatic load triggers a chronic overproduction of stress hormones, which accelerates cardiovascular damage, thickens arterial walls, disrupts metabolism, and suppresses baseline immune defenses. Pronounced Disease Manifestations and…
Glow & Grow: Black Beauty, Haircare, and Skincare Tips Estimated reading time: 10 minutes By the time you finish reading this, you will know exactly where vitamin C, azelaic acid, and niacinamide go in your morning and night routine, the order to introduce them so your skin never revolts, and how to tell your dark spots are fading before your eyes can see a difference. You will not need to buy a single new thing to start. If you are looking for a skincare routine for dark spots and hyperpigmentation, there is a good chance you already own most of…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward What began as a relatively niche conspiracy theory from the far right was able to—and continues to—influence a wide range of actions by the second Trump administration. In myriad ways, the idea of the censorship-industrial complex, or CIC, explains the logic behind how the administration operates both at home and internationally. Over the past nine months, MIT Technology Review and Type Investigations have traced how the theory came to influence the country’s most powerful individuals. We found that it took off in 2023, driven by a handful of individuals, with support from…