by Cherie S. White | Feb 4, 2025
Jonathan Strickland may as well have wings attached to his back as the young pilot already owns several world records in aviation. The Los Angeles native recently achieved another mark by becoming the youngest pilot hired by UPS at just 25 years old. At a very young...
by Cherie S. White | Feb 4, 2025
In response to the alarming decline in Black male enrollment at Morgan State University, Maryland’s largest Historically Black Colleges or University (HBCU) and one of the nation’s fastest-rising research institutions, University President David K. Wilson has...
by Cherie S. White | Feb 3, 2025
The new year typically represents a new beginning, with many of us setting new goals and intentions for more. But sometimes the path can be rocky and stressful. This week at Blk and Fit is Stress Less Week. We encourage you to examine the stress you experience in life...
by Cherie S. White | Feb 3, 2025
Racial segregation was still legal in the United States on February 1, 1960, when four African American college students sat down at this Woolworth counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Politely asking for service at this “Whites only” counter, their request was...
by Cherie S. White | Feb 3, 2025
The HBCU Basketball community is devastated by the news of Samuel “Sammy” Jackson’s death. Jackson was the former head men’s basketball coach at Fort Valley State University (FVSU). He was found dead in Atlanta on Jan. 29, 2025, shortly after...
