Wellness Check – How Black Women Can Prioritize Mental Wellness

by Cherie S. White | Apr 16, 2026

Women are the backbone of our circles and their mental health is so important in their daily lives.Blk and Fit spoke with clinical social work/therapist Katherine Crooms about mental health and the Black community. African Americans suffer disproportionately from the...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: April 1960-The Founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

by Cherie S. White | Apr 16, 2026

In the early 1960s, young Black college students conducted sit-ins around America to protest the segregation of restaurants. Ella Baker, a Civil Rights activist and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) official, invited some of those young Black activists...

HBCU Corner – NCAA Grants HBCU Quarterback Eighth Season of Eligibility

by Cherie S. White | Apr 16, 2026

The NCAA granted Alabama A&M quarterback Cornelius “Quad” Brown IV an eighth season of eligibility, giving him another season of HBCU football.Brown IV gave Alabama A&M a spark in 2025, before his season ended with a painful twist that now has him back for...

Wellness Check – Get Ready to Sweat with This High Energy Workout

by Cherie S. White | Apr 15, 2026

Spring has arrived! Are you ready to start shedding those layers of clothes? Today’s workout focuses on getting the heart rate up and activating all muscles of the body to create intensity. We’ll perform lots of compound movements, pairing upper and lower body moves...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: On April 16, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act

by Cherie S. White | Apr 15, 2026

This legislation was the Union government’s first official act to liberate enslaved people, freeing over 3,000 slaves in the nation’s capital. It became law just one year into the Civil War and before the 13th Amendment banned slavery across the country.  It was...