Category : Lifestyle

Black Girls Do Engineer Signs Education Partnership Agreement With National Security Agency (NSA)

By Black Girls Do Engineer Photos: Black Girls Do Engineer\Wikimedia Commons Houston, Texas – Black Girls Do Engineer recently signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the National Security Agency in an effort to continue playing a key...

Romain Virgo Excites Fans With U.S. Tour Date Announcement During VP Records’ Record Store Day Celebration

By VP Records Photos: VP Records Pictured Above: Richard Lue (left), Romain Virgo (center), Garfield ‘Chin’ Bourne, Dane Bogle (right) On Saturday afternoon, the VP Records store in Jamaica, Queens, was abuzz with excitement. For Record...

Columbia University Allegedly Threatened To Use National Guard To Crush Columbia Student Protests Against Genocide In Gaza

54 years after the National Guard was deployed at Kent State and carried out the heinous massacre of students protesting the war in Vietnam, Columbia University administration is now threatening to bring the National Guard on campus to crush the st...

Mayor Young pitches $834M budget (and tax increase) during City Council meeting

City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young sketched out an abbreviated version of his proposed $834 million 2025 budget — including a 75-cent property tax increase — to city council members during their Tuesday, April 23 meeting. “My intent, definitely, was no...

Sacramento City Unified School District appoints Lisa Allen as permanent superintendent

(US MEDIA GROUP) – After almost 10 months without a permanent superintendent, the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education made a unanimous decision on Thursday to appoint Lisa Allen to the position. Allen, who has been se...

Keep Your Blood Sugar Under Control: 8 Herbal Remedies Every Black Person Should Know

The Centers for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), states that diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that influences the way your body converts food into energy. Over time, diabetes can lead to serious health problems...

Bill to let some teachers and school employees carry guns heads to Tennessee governor’s desk, despite protests

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with state education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Protesters scream...

What you need to know about Texas’ school safety policies

By Nina Banks, The Texas TribuneApril 24, 2024 “What you need to know about Texas’ school safety policies” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with th...

President defends payment of reparations for colonial-era crimes

“We have to pay the costs. Are there actions that were not punished and those responsible were not arrested? Are there goods that were looted and were not returned? Let’s see how we can repair this”, said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. T...

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa defends payment of reparations for colonial-era crimes

The African Diet: 5 Essential Eating Tips To Jumpstart A Healthier Lifestyle

Beginning a healthy lifestyle can sometimes be daunting from the fear of the unknown to the fear of failure. This is why it’s important to take things slowly when starting a lifestyle change to make the changes stick for the long term. Simple modifi...

Southeast Queens Elected Officials Host Property Tax Reform Town Hall To Spark Dialogue On Inequities In New York City Property Tax Code

Photos: The Office of Council Member Williams Queens, NY — Council Member Nantasha Williams, in collaboration with NY Communities for Change, NYS Senator Leroy Comrie, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, and the Southeast Que...

JROTC team to compete in national academic bowl championship

BY JENNA CARPENTER Dallas ISD students are making history and headed to the nation’s capital. This summer, Jordan P., Angel C., Leonardo H., and Kyan H., JRTOC students at Emmet J. Conrad High School, will be going on an all-expense paid trip to Wash...

WEATHERS: Gifted elementary-age kids need a community and school system that supports them too

Gifted and talented elementary students are a remarkable group of young individuals who possess an extraordinary capacity for learning, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. These young prodigies excel not only academically, but they often display...

5 Ways Couples Can Make Long-Distance Relationships Work

If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be hopelessly in love with a man 27 hours away from me, I would have had to quickly put you on mute. Nevertheless, here I am states apart due to current circumstances, and completely infatuated. When you’...