From plastics to pesticides: Chemicals may promote stress that leads to obesity
Pollution, stress and weight gain reinforce each other in negative ways, creating a cycle that makes obesity more likely, according to a study published...
Black people explore self-sufficiency amid government cutbacks
The House Agriculture Committee voted in favor of slashing funding and benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps,...
Bronzeville, The Musical set for May 25 encore at the Apollo Theater in New York
The Mahdi Theatre Company proudly announces its upcoming encore performance of ‘Bronzeville, The Musical.’ This production celebrates the enduring legacy of Bronzeville’s vibrant history...
Take charge of your health today!
Many of us may remember a commercial showing a woman saying, “I have fallen, and I can’t get up.” Well, this became my reality...
Family of Black man fatally shot by Washington sheriff’s deputy settles lawsuit for $3.5M
VANCOUVER, Wash.—Family members of a Black motorist fatally shot by a deputy in southwestern Washington state during a traffic stop have settled their wrongful...
Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern U.S.
HOUSTON—Sweltering heat more commonly seen in the throes of summer than in the spring was making an unwelcome visit the second week of May...
What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means
On May 14, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, roughly a year after...
Serving the community
The F.O.I. (Fruit of Islam) are the men of the Nation of Islam. They are students and followers of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad,...
Israel and America are pariahs in the Middle East
The past year and a half, the world has watched an unrelenting genocidal war, including displacement and death by missiles and weaponized starvation of...
New executive order seeks to ‘unleash’ law enforcement
Ebony Dobbins, a Black mother of three, was asleep in her bedroom when she says that officers entered her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, without...