HBCU Corner – In Reversal, St. Augustine’s Says It Won’t Offer Any Education Programs This Fall

by Cherie S. White | Aug 26, 2026

After 158 years in operation, St. Augustine’s University will not offer any classes or educational programs this fall.This spring, the HBCU in Raleigh, NC  gave up on a lengthy court battle for accreditation and filed for bankruptcy. Despite that, the school...

Wellness Check – Try Dates to Curb a Sweet Tooth Plus More Healthy Perks

by Cherie S. White | Aug 24, 2026

What are dates?Dates are berries that come from the date palm tree. With origins for millions of years, these bite-sized fruits come in many forms, from whole and pitted to powders and syrups.Benefits of datesDates are a nutrient-dense food that includes several...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America-Know Your History: August 25, 1925- Phillip Randolph Founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters-And Changed Black Politics

by Cherie S. White | Aug 24, 2026

The fact that the meeting was even happening was enough to produce an air of subversive excitement. Over one hundred years ago on August 25, 1925, Black sleeping car porters, hoping to form a union at the Pullman company, packed the Elks Hall in Harlem. Company spies...

HBCU Corner – Higher Ed At A Crossroads: Winston-Salem State’s Effort to Stand Out Amid an HBCU-Rich Region

by Cherie S. White | Aug 24, 2026

Winston-Salem State University is the next-to-smallest of five public historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina. The university is focused on social mobility and has lately been investing more in health sciences like nursing. It serves almost...

Wellness Check – The One Yoga Pose that Helps Virtually Everything

by Cherie S. White | Aug 23, 2026

Practicing yoga regularly can transform your life. Not only does it help strengthen and tone your muscles, but it also helps deliver oxygen-rich blood to your organs and can calm the mind and spirit.There are literally dozens of yoga poses that you should incorporate...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America-Know Our History: August 23 or 24, 1917-The Houston Race Riot of 1917-The Story of Black World War I Soldiers Victimized by Racial Hostility

by Cherie S. White | Aug 23, 2026

The 24th Infantry Regiment, an all-Black unit formed after the Civil War, served with distinction at home and abroad in the decades that followed. When World War I broke out in April 1917, the War Department ordered two military installations built at Harris County,...