Feature
Lawmakers Eye Allowing Spouses in Veterans Homes
A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday backed a proposal that would allow veterans’ spouses to qualify to live in state-run long-term care facilities for veterans. […]
Articles by Carma Henry
Business
Nearly 5.5 million borrowers lower student loan payments with SAVE Plan 2.9 million borrowers reduce monthly payments to $0
Nearly 5.5 million borrowers have applied for the newest federal program for student loan debt relief since it was announced about three months ago. Nearly 3 million borrowers who enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan completely eliminated their monthly loan payments. […]
Religion
‘Test Your Bible Knowledge
‘Test Your Bible Knowledge […]
National News
The National Black College Hall of Fame Foundation Selects Ada Brown Belton of Benedict College as the 2023 Alumni Director of the Year
The National Black College Hall of Fame Foundation recently announced that Ada Brown Belton has been selected as the 2023 Alumni Director of the Year. Belton is a successful fundraising professional and proud Cum Laude graduate of Benedict College. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and Advancement Services. She is also the Executive Secretary of the Benedict College National Alumni Association which awarded her its highest honor in 2017, The Lula J. Gambrell Award. […]
Local News
Crème de la Crème
Dr. Du Bois wrote a seminal essay for Black assimilation called “The Talented Tenth.” It’s one of seven essays included in the 1903, “The Negro Problem: A Series of Articles by Representative American Negroes of To-Day.” Booker T. Washington edited the book and contributed the first essay. Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles W. Chesnutt, Wilford H. Smith, H. T. Kealing, and T. Thomas Fortune were the other Black intellectuals that participated. […]
Local News
Plan Targets ‘Perfect Storm’ in Prisons
Florida is facing “a bit of a perfect storm,” Jeff Goodale, a subcontractor who worked on the report, told the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. […]
Health
22-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Medical Doctor in Ghana
Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi, a 22-year-old from Cape Coast, Ghana, is making waves as one of the youngest medical doctors in the country. He recently graduated from the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), earning praise for his achievement. […]
Health
Tips for Those Who Unknowingly Have Become Caregivers
Raise your hand if you do any of the following: drive a loved one to a doctor’s visit, make meals for this loved one, help this loved one make medical decisions or call this person regularly to check on them. […]
Opinions
Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment
Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment […]
Opinions
The Brotherhood of Billionaires
Not surprisingly, then, the two countries currently lead the rest of the world’s nations in their number of billionaires. This March, according to Forbes, the United States had 735 billionaires (worth a collective $4.5 trillion) and China had 562 (worth $2 trillion) out of a global total of 2,640. […]