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Wellness Check – Get Summa This Core-Crushing Workout
For each exercise, do as many as you can for 30 seconds each. When you’re finished, say, “Thank you, core!”Core WorkoutPike on the ballRoll out into a push up position with the tops of your feet on the balance ball. To modify, roll out to the tops of your thighs or...
Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: January 1, 1863-President Abraham Lincoln Issued the Final Emancipation Proclamation, Which Declared “That All Persons Held as Slaves” Within the Rebel States “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had seceded from the United States, leaving slavery untouched in the loyal border states. It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy (the...
HBCU Corner – Higher Education as Diplomacy: Angola Deepens HBCU Engagement at the United Nations
As heavy rains swept across New York City, the Nelson Mandela Conference Room at the African Union Mission to the United Nations remained alive with ideas, ambition, and resolve. Inside, diplomats, university leaders, faculty, students, and development partners...
Wellness Check – Healthy Mocktails for Your Dry January
2026 is less than 24 hours away! Time to recalibrate and shed old habits that may be holding you back. If one of your New Year’s resolutions involves cutting back on the booze, then give these faux cocktails a try. The ingredients make a delicious, nutritious...
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