by Cherie S. White | May 18, 2026
In a 7-to-1 vote, the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana law requiring segregated railway cars, legally establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine that fueled decades of Jim Crow laws across the United States. The case stemmed from an 1892 event in which African...
by Cherie S. White | May 18, 2026
Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) reintroduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black College and University Excellence Act, also known as...
by Cherie S. White | May 14, 2026
Pilates is a great exercise routine to strengthen and tone the body without stressing the joints. The movements in pilates also help improve posture and flexibility and can help you work up a sweat.Grab a pair of light weights and try a few of our favorite pilates...
by Cherie S. White | May 14, 2026
On May 4, 1961, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides, to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals. Black and White student activists, traveling on buses from Washington, D.C., to Jackson, Mississippi, met...
by Cherie S. White | May 14, 2026
As commencements get underway across the country, Morehouse School of Medicine is demanding that one of its alumni not speak at its graduation. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) was selected as speaker for the Morehouse School of Medicine’s commencement on May 16, with...
