Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at our best again. A friend said something …
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Florida proposal bans higher education for undocumented students
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America’s Juneteenth 2026 Events
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South Carolina Senator Scott leads bipartisan campaign to keep National Civil Rights Network
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
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Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
The dangerous blood-sucking arthropod insect carries the encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, borreliosis and infectious dermacentor (Photo courtesy of iStock). By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer …
Health and Wellness
Supreme Court confronts abortion, over access to Mifepristone pill
Mifepristone and misoprostol pills PHOTO COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY Washington(AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week …
President Biden is protecting and expanding affordable health coverage for Black Americans through the ACA
STOCK PHOTO For 14 years, the Affordable Care Act has empowered millions of Americans to receive low-cost, quality health care coverage. A record-breaking number of …
Business
Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator award $1 million dollars for their Black women entrepreneurs grant program
ATLANTA- Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered …
Ascension Awards
WEST PALM BEACH Fla. – The promise of its youth movement was on display as the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County hosted …
Musk deputy’s words on Starlink ‘weaponization’ vex Ukraine
BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainians reacted Thursday with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that their country has “weaponized” the satellite …
Technology
Iowa teachers get summer lessons through ‘externships’
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) _ A summer “externship” program is allowing Iowa STEM teachers to work side-by-side with industry employees so they can gain a better …
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to become aeronautics professor
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) _ Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will soon be teaching classes at the Florida Institute of Technology. University President Anthony Catanese announced Thursday …
Education
FAMU ranks high in Best Colleges report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) maintained its ranking as the No. 2 public historically Black college and university (HBCU) and moved up two …
270,000 BCPS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 SUPERINTENDENT WELCOMES STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM Wednesday, August 14, 2019, marked the official end to summer vacation as more than 270,000 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students …
Stocking up for school CAN BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ECONOMICAL
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKREEL.COM By BEV O’SHEA NerdWallet Earth-friendly school supplies might sound expensive, but you can be gentle with the planet and respectful of …
Sports
Trump administration ends MLB/Cuba baseball deal
PHOTO COURTESY OF PIX11.COM HAVANA (AP) – The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with …
Tiger Woods’ win could have golf industry roaring back
PHOTO COURTESY OF NJ ONLINE GAMBLING NEW YORK (AP) – Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters could revitalize the golf industry, which has struggled in …
$85K wager on Tiger Woods winning Masters yield $1.19M payout
PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER.COM LAS VEGAS (AP) – A bettor who risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million …
