Category : Lifestyle

Top Health Concerns Impacting Black Men & Screening Guidelines

Black men continue to endure far worse health statistics than any other racial group. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), Blacks maintain lower life expectancy than Black women, white men, and white women. Similar to all racial grou...

With Several Personnel Changes, Michigan Wolverines Show Promise in Annual Spring Football Game

Photos by Aaron J. Thornton After a historic 15-0 year, the Michigan Wolverines football team is back at work with a goal of repeating as National Champions. That goal certainly is not impossible, however with new personnel both with players on the...

The Basketball Africa League: A Boon For Talents And Sports Infrastructure

By The Africa Basketball League (BAL) is in its fourth season. Now a must-attend event on the continental basketball scene, interest in the league continues to grow among lovers of the sport. It’s a boon for the continent’s talents, such...

Top 10 Most Stressed Out Places To Live

Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Whether it’s due to work, finances, family, or health and safety concerns, everyone experiences stress to some degree. However, the past few years have seen a significant increase in stre...

5 Foods No One Should Eat Over 40

Let’s face it, we’re not getting any younger, so we might as well enjoy the years that we have on this earth. A large part of making the years count is watching what we put in our bodies. Here’s what us 40-somethings need to stay a...

Zambian Police Detain Two Journalists, Make Them Delete Interviews With Opposition

By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: KBN TV\Juliet Makwama\YouTube Screenshots Lusaka, April 22, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on Zambian authorities to thoroughly investigate a police assault on journalist Rodger...

Focus: HOPE Provides Free Mobile Health Services in Detroit

Detroit-based nonprofit Focus: HOPE is revolutionizing access to health care by offering free mobile health services and mammograms across its food centers. These services will be available until the fall, ensuring wider access to essential health sc...

Know Before You Go: Detroit Braces for Final Road Closures Ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

The City of Detroit has released detailed plans for the final phases of road closures in preparation for the 2024 NFL Draft. This year’s closures, starting on Wednesday, April 24th at 12:01 AM, are integral to facilitating a range of Dr...

Can New African Union Genocide Envoy Curb Atrocities In Africa?

By Allan Ngari\Vincent Sima Olé Human Rights Watch Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube Screenshots Adama Dieng has been appointed as the first African Union (AU) special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities. Die...

Detroit Spruces Up for the NFL Draft, But What About Its Unhoused Residents?

Remember when, on the weekends, your mom would go all out cleaning the house if special guests were expected, or perhaps even bring out the expensive china for dinner? Well, think of Detroit doing the same thing. For decades, the city has grappled wi...

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

It was near midnight just a couple days before Thanksgiving 2020 when 17-year-old Kayden Asher arrived at yet another temporary home during his yearslong tumble through Texas’ chaotic foster care system.His caseworker had given him just two hours to...

California Focus: Reparations drive won’t produce much this year

Try taking an apology to the bank and see what the teller says, or even the bank president. One thing for sure: No apology will directly produce a bank deposit. Thousands of Black Californians knew this when they attended hearings across the state l...

WATCH: With six months left to Election Day, mobilization groups are making sure Black voters don’t check out

ATLANTA — Georgia has been unofficial headquarters for issues involving Black voters, with its historic ties to civil rights and voting rights, and also a history of voting irregularities. WIth this in mind and with a White House election just months...

EDGE pledges $250K for improvements to help Memphis businesses deter crime

In an effort to fight crime, the Economic Development Growth Engine Board recently approved up to $250,000 annually to fund improvements in high-crime areas. The program is a part of a “holistic” approach to crime reduction the City of Memphis Mayor...

Two Black-Owned Breweries Break Barriers with Historic Alliance

Two Black-owned breweries, Full Circle Brewing Co. and Crowns & Hops Brewing Co., have announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance aimed at transforming the face of the craft beverage industry. The Circle of Crowns Beverage Group (CCBG) is an...