Wellness Check – The Workout: Pilates for Your Core and Lower Body

by Cherie S. White | Jul 16, 2026

Today’s workout may appear easy but get ready to sweat! This pilates session will challenge your core muscles while simultaneously strengthening your quads, hamstrings, and butt muscles.Grab light weights (2 or 3 lbs.) along with a thick mat or towel for extra padding...

Black America-Know Our History: On July 16, 1854, 24-year-old Schoolteacher Elizabeth Jennings Graham Forcibly Removed from a “Whites Only” New York City Streetcar

by Cherie S. White | Jul 16, 2026

100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a 24-year-old Black New Yorker, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, stood her ground on a streetcar. With courage and perseverance, she won the first recorded legal victory for equal rights on public transportation. On a...

HBCU Corner – Texas Southern Presents Stadium Plans in $1.7 Billion Outline

by Cherie S. White | Jul 16, 2026

Texas Southern University is laying out a vision that includes a new football stadium, upgraded facilities and a decade-long plan to reshape the campus of the Houston HBCU. The university has launched a Campus Master Plan that outlines roughly $1.7 billion in...

Wellness Check – 7 Practical Ways to Live More Sustainably

by Cherie S. White | Jul 14, 2026

In a world facing climate change, environmental degradation, and resource depletion, it’s becoming increasingly important for individuals to take responsibility for their impact on the planet. Harsh weather, the spread of deadly diseases, environmental damage and food...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America Know Our History: July 15, the Birth Date of William Henry Johnson, Black Hero of WWI

by Cherie S. White | Jul 14, 2026

A highly decorated Black American World War I soldier who fought off a German advance in brutal hand-to-hand combat on May 15, 1918, when he and his partner were outnumbered 10 to one. Privates Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts heard the distinct sound of wire cutters...

HBCU Corner – More than a Game: How the HBCU Swingman Classic is Growing Baseball’s Future

by Cherie S. White | Jul 14, 2026

As Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities officially got underway in Philadelphia  Friday night, one of the weekend’s most meaningful events took center stage. MLB and USA Baseball hosted the HBCU Swingman Classic, an annual showcase...