by Cherie S. White | Oct 1, 2025
On October 3, 1904, an exceptional young Black woman, Mary McLeod Bethune, opened the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls—what would become Bethune-Cookman University—with $1.50, faith in God and five little girls, along with Dr. Bethune’s...
by Cherie S. White | Oct 1, 2025
A longtime Ohio State University alum and passionate Buckeyes football fan is sticking up for the Grambling State marching band.In an opinion piece submitted to the Columbus Dispatch, author Penny Miller expressed her “deep disappointment” over how the World Famed...
by Cherie S. White | Sep 30, 2025
Cold and flu season is approaching, so that means it’s time to prepare when it comes to immunity. One supplement you should keep in your medicine cabinet year-round is zinc. This nutrient has immune-boosting power and levels your metabolism. It’s also helpful in wound...
by Cherie S. White | Sep 30, 2025
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American officially sworn in to the nation’s highest court at the opening ceremony of the United States Supreme Court term on October 2, 1967.As chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
by Cherie S. White | Sep 30, 2025
Religious leaders across Florida are calling for peace and unity after a wave of terroristic threats targeted historically Black colleges and universities in the days following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Bethune-Cookman University in...
