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The 'fitfluencer' community is growing. What are the dangers? | Here & Now – WBUR
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The 'fitfluencer' community is growing. What are the dangers? | Here & Now – WBUR

Sometimes the content posted by health influencers with seemingly unattainable bodies can be harmful, false and now even artificial intelligence. Source link

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How the March on Washington shaped the Civil Rights Movement
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How the March on Washington shaped the Civil Rights Movement

the August 28, 1963. The sound of 260,000 people marching filled the air in Washington DC, marching for justice, freedom, and an end to racial…

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Woman discovers Black American patriot ancestor
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Woman discovers Black American patriot ancestor

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Genealogy research led a North Carolina woman back to the Revolutionary War and her ancestor who was a Black patriot. “I did…

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Dear Colleague Letter Asks Colleges to End Affinity Housing
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Dear Colleague Letter Asks Colleges to End Affinity Housing

In addition to standard dorm living, many colleges offer thematic housing that gives students the opportunity to live, work and learn alongside peers with similar…

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Retro Indy: Indiana Black Expo has showcased community for 55 years
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Retro Indy: Indiana Black Expo has showcased community for 55 years

June 26, 2026, 5:12 a.m. ET When the Rev. Jesse Jackson visited his mentor Rev. Andrew J. Brown in Indianapolis in 1970, he came looking…

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BECMA business group gives $325K to minority-owned businesses as tourism surges

Nicole Obi, president and CEO of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, has been the head of BECMA since January 2022. Source link

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Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
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Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.

HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. — The summer of 2026 was going to be a triumphant debut for former National Park Ranger Elizabeth Kerwin. Kerwin, who…

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Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds ‘Meet The Candidates’ forum in July
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Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds ‘Meet The Candidates’ forum in July

Community members during a Tampa City Council forum at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 16, 2025. Credit:…

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Little Big Moments: A Black Mountain Diary Entry – Chapelboro.com

Michael Koh is a terrific writer, and his gifts are on display in his series of humorous and poignant reflections from the College World Series ……

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Geena Davis Just Wore a Breezy Black Maxi Dress – People.com

The actress-turned-producer recently attended the 12th annual Bentonville Film Festival at The Ledger in Arkansas while wearing a breezy black maxi … Source link

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