by Cherie S. White | Mar 3, 2025
Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is largely associated with New Orleans in the United States, although it originally began in the U.S. in the city of Mobile, Ala. The annual celebration that predates the Lent season is held globally, however, keeping...
by Cherie S. White | Mar 3, 2025
Rodney P. Mason Jr., an alumnus of Alabama A&M University, has been honored with the title of King Zulu for the 2025 Krewe of Zulu Mardi Gras Parade. More than 700 Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club members, a historic organization founded in 1909, voted Mason...
by Cherie S. White | Mar 2, 2025
Some days, we wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Then it’s all downhill from there. If you’ve experienced this, then you know that how you start your morning determines how your day will progress. Gentle stretching and deep breathing are an excellent way to ground...
by Cherie S. White | Mar 2, 2025
LorraineHansberry was a history-making playwright and author who became the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway. Hansberry’s most famous work, “A Raisin In The Sun” remains one of the best known plays ever written by a Black female playwright....
by Cherie S. White | Mar 2, 2025
Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, has joined the national campaign to end period poverty. Many women and girls experience period poverty and are unable to purchase the menstrual products they need, causing some to stay home from school and work. The...
