by Cherie S. White | Jun 18, 2025
Today’s workout incorporates cardio and weights for a total body burn. Start with a 5-minute warm up to the get the blood pumping and the muscles loose. Move on to alternate between cardio segments and compound movements with weights to tone and sculpt the...
by Cherie S. White | Jun 18, 2025
Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Although it has long been celebrated in the African American community, this monumental event remains largely unknown to most Americans.On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night...
by Cherie S. White | Jun 18, 2025
What began as a senior capstone project at Virginia Union University has grown into a transformative movement now gaining national attention. Rodney Manning Jr., a May 2025 graduate of Virginia Union University (VUU), launched FOCUS (Financially Optimistic College Men...
by Cherie S. White | Jun 17, 2025
Attention, insomniacs. What you do before you hit the sack could be keeping you up at night. Here are 5 things to avoid doing, eating or drinking when it’s time to get some zzz’s.High-fat, heavy foods. Eating greasy, fatty foods before bed can not only make you feel...
by Cherie S. White | Jun 17, 2025
In the late 70s and early 80s, young African Americans living in New York were developing another new sound that combined elements of Caribbean musical techniques with the blues, R&B, soul, jazz and funk. It used turntables and mixing board sets and took them to...
by Cherie S. White | Jun 17, 2025
In the two weeks since the White House reversed course on the 1890 National Scholars Program and lifted its suspension, Kendall Strickland still feels a sense of unease about the program’s future. Created in 1992, the program covers full tuition and room...
