Category : Lifestyle

Lifetime of stress takes toll on cardiovascular health of Black Americans

Lifetime of stress takes toll on cardiovascular health of Black Americans...

Why Are Teachers So Unhappy?

Originally appeared in Word in Black By Joseph Williams A new survey finds teachers at high-poverty (read Black) schools are dealing with far more than assigning lessons and grade papers. Four years after a global pandemic completely disrup...

Would You Invite Your Doctor to the Cookout? If Not, it’s Time to Find a New Provider

Have you ever met someone who just gets it? Like, they understand your humor, your sarcasm, your lifestyle, your not-so-good moments, your challenges? Those are the kinds of people that you should keep around. The ones who get it. Just a...

Regional Transportation Authority – Event No. 230 – Creative Services

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Raises Record-Breaking $1.3 Million In First Quarter

NEW YORK – Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s campaign raised $1.3 million from over 10,000 donors with 75% of contributions under $30 in the first quarter of the election year – all without holding fundraisers hosted by Wall Street fraudsters or Trump meg...

ACS celebrates Black leaders whose contributions shaped health equity in cancer

Everyone deserves a fair and just opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is celebrating trailblazing Black leaders and pioneers who paralleled this...

Charles And Inez Barron To Host Show On WBAI 99.5 Radio

Photos: IBW21\YouTube Screenshot THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED: Because it’ll be on the radio. First in Playbook, Charles and Inez Barron, who each served in the City Council and the Assembly, will co-host a new show. The call-in show “Speak...

Mayor Young at MLK Reflection Park Dedication: ‘Love is always going to be the answer’

Unveiled for the first time in 2018, the Martin Luther King Jr. Reflection Park at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Main St. in Downtown Memphis was “unveiled” again yesterday after new renovations — and Mayor Paul Young w...

Researcher Lands Prestigious Grant For UC Davis Health

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Gun violence is increasingly recognized as a significant public health crisis. UC Davis Health researcher Dr. Shani Buggs is shown here near the site of the deadly April 2022 mass shooting on K Stree...

Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains − just look at MLK’s example

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a champion for equity in education. Civil Rights Movement co-founder Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and his wife Mrs. Juanita Abernathy (not pictured) follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the Abernathy chil...

Spring Has Sprung: How to Dye Your Hair Like a Pro While at Home

We all know how important the right hair color is for your overall look. But, we also know why it’s usually advised to get colored by highly-trained professionals. After all, dying your hair the perfect shade is no easy feat. Maintaining the health...

King Family Visits Memphis On 56th Anniversary Of MLK Jr.’s Assassination

By ABC News Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King and their daughter, Yolanda Renee King, made a rare visit to Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday to mark the 56th anniversary of Dr. Martin Lu...