Scientists have discovered that Black Americans are more vulnerable to extreme heat and humidity, with wet-bulb temperatures of 31 degrees Celsius or higher posing a significant threat to public health, particularly in major American cities with large Black populations.
Category: Opinion
Posted inOpinion
Editor Sherri Has Thoughts…
National Public Health Week begins today, with Texas awaiting the next measles update, while Texas schools are now anti-CRT and anti-DEI, and Trump’s tariffs are a tax that could be challenged in court.
Posted inNational
Trump Slaps Highest Tariff Yet on Small African Nation
President Trump has imposed a record-setting 50% reciprocal tariff on Lesotho and other African nations, in an effort to address long-standing trade imbalances that hurt American manufacturers, effectively ending the African Growth and Opportunity Act months ahead of schedule.
Posted inPolitics
Harris, Obama, and Booker Step Up as Resistance Against Trump Takes Shape
Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have re-entered the public fray, joining other Democratic voices in confronting Republican President Donald Trump’s changes, with Obama offering one of his sharpest public critiques yet of Trump’s second administration.
Posted inPreserved by Purpose
Preserved by Purpose: Spring CleaningÂ
Shewanda Riley experienced a 9-hour Spring Cleaning session, where she realized she was a pack rat and felt relieved after throwing away the clutter, which she now sees as a form of pruning to make room for God to give her what he wants her to have so she can do what he wants her to do.
Posted inEducation
College DEI Probes Undermine Black HS Success
Black students have made significant gains in high school graduation rates, but are still underrepresented in college, and the assumption that DEI policies have lowered academic standards is false and harmful.
Posted inOpinion
Black History Under Fire: Trump’s Executive Order Puts Smithsonian’s Future at Risk
President Trump’s executive order targeting “anti-American ideology” in cultural institutions has left the Smithsonian Institution, including the NMAAHC, under scrutiny, with concerns over the potential erasure of Black history and the mission of the Smithsonian.
Posted inEducation
HBCUs Boost Student Mental Health and Resilience
A new study finds that students at historically Black colleges and universities have better overall mental health and resilience compared to their peers nationwide, despite consistently making do with fewer resources and far smaller endowments than their white peers.
Posted inWord In Black
Cory Booker’s Call to Action
Sen. Cory Booker delivered the longest speech in Senate history, surpassing the record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond, to rally Democrats and oppose Trump’s agenda.
Posted inThis Week
Why Free Tuition Might Not Help Black Kids Go to Harvard
Harvard University’s new free-tuition policy may appear progressive, but it fails to address the systemic obstacles that keep Black students out of the elite college, including deeply segregated, chronically underfunded public schools and racial bias.
