Category : Lifestyle

A Black Wallpaper Can Change Your Screen Habits: This And More Ways To Cut Down Screen Time

Screen Addiction On waking up, you check your work email on the phone and catch up on the lingering WhatsApp messages from the previous night. After swiftly responding to a few, you start your day. Then a compelling notification grabs you...

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin RicherThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Dec. 15 to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in...

Afro Charities seeks $350,000 in pledge donations before Dec. 31

More than $3.2 million in funding to be unlocked if goal is reached By Savannah WoodSpecial to the AFRO& In August, Afro Charities launched its Make History With Us! campaign in an effort to raise $350,000 by December 31. The funds will b...

Largest US credit union scrutinized over significant gaps in approval rates for White and Black borrowers

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) – Navy Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in the United States, is under fire for exhibiting the most substantial racial disparities in mortgage approval rat...

From the Seats to Starring Role: Cary Lamb, Jr. Talks ‘STOMP,’ Now in Chicago

His name is Cary Lamb, Jr., the warrior, shape maker, and athletic mover in “STOMP,” the wordless music, dance and theater production that has captivated audiences for decades.& “STOMP” began its run at New York’s O...

Fake Story About Trans Athlete Spreads Online

Quick Take Lia Thomas, who received widespread attention as a transgender member of the women’s swimming team at the University of Pennsylvania, has graduated from college and is no longer on the school team. But claims about her persist on...

Decades after historic Black hospital closes, former nurses fight to keep the memory alive

ST. LOUIS — Lois Collier Jackson was born at the revered Homer G. Phillips Hospital in 1941. Nearly two decades later, she would return, this time training to be a nurse. If you were a graduate of the hospital’s medical program, people “knew that t...

Flawed Analysis of New Zealand Data Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Killed Millions

SciCheck Digest Data from around the world support the general safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Some people online, however, incorrectly claim that illegally obtained data from New Zealand show the vaccines have killed 13 million people worldwide...

Crucial Advice for Single Black Dads

There’s almost nothing that can prepare you for the lifetime adventure that is parenthood—especially as a Black single father. But here you are seeking advice and improvement, which means you’re already on the right track. If you’re new to the game,...