Why sleep experts recommend eliminating time changes and sticking with permanent standard time
November 7 is approaching, and with it the end of daylight saving time, when those in most of the U.S. will “fall back” to...
COVID AND RACE: Health data in Allegheny County show racial disparities
The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color with its infections and death rates. Those disparities along racial barriers are apparent across the...
MEAC Finds New Commissioner in Sonja Stills
Sonja Stills Named Commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NORFOLK, Va., October 25, 2021 – Today, after a comprehensive and competitive national search by Parker...
Michael B. Jordan partners with Serena Williams on $1 million giveaway for HBCU students
Actor Michael B. Jordan has partnered with tennis legend Serena Williams to give aspiring entrepreneurs who are students or alumni of HBCUs a chance...
Winter heating bills set to jump as inflation hits home
Get ready to pay sharply higher bills for heating this winter, along with seemingly everything else.
With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas...
Michigan’s only HBCU to reopen with new name, mission
A Portland footwear designer is leading the effort to reopen the only historically Black college in Michigan.
The City of Detroit announced this week that...
Mushroom consumption may lower risk of depression
Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one’s risk of cancer and premature death, but...
Black women more likely to have labor or delivery complications due to systemic inflammation
Black women are more likely than white women to experience a severe, unexpected complication during labor or delivery, particularly due to systemic inflammation, according...
New report shows Black Americans getting little post-COVID discharge care
Over the past year, COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black people in the United States. Now, a new report shows that Black patients who have...
CDC says more than 140,000 US children are orphans due to the pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects more than 140,000 children in the United States have lost a parent or primary caretaker since...
