By Nijiama Smalls, The Black Girl’s Guide to Healing Emotional Wounds Relationships are complicated and marriage is even more complicated y’all. That is the best way I can describe them. The challenges arise mainly because most of us were not well prepared to be a partner. Premarital counseling (which is still necessary) tends to only
By Liz Szabo, Word in Black When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears, and Froot Loops that appeal to kids. Instead, the FDA allowed all e-cigarettes already on the market to stay
By Chris Sweeney Last November, Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to legalize cannabis use by adults. Those votes triggered new rules and legal processes that will affect use and possession of the drug, recreational sales and the ability to expunge criminal charges. Perhaps lost in the excitement of these major changes is the significant
(Black PR Wire) New York, NY – SheaMoisture is teaming up with The Roku Channel and MACRO Television Studios to debut “The Next Black Millionaires,” a docuseries that captures the journey of hree ambitious entrepreneurs growing their passions into million-dollar businesses. The six-episode Roku Original docuseries, produced by MACRO Television Studios, invites viewers to meet
Emergencies, such as natural disasters, are potentially dangerous. Be sure you’re prepared to keep yourself and your family safe. Unfortunately, statistics show that not everyone is as prepared as they could be. According to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) research, despite 80 percent of respondents to the 2019 National Household survey saying they had gathered
Photo: Vadym Pastukh via 123RF Unfortunately, credit card fraud is an all too common occurrence, and many people don’t know what to do if it happens to them. Whether your card has been lost or stolen, or your account information has been exposed to thieves, you need to take fast action to secure your financial
The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — An early morning shooting on July 9 in a nightclub area of downtown Cleveland sent nine people to the hospital, but no fatalities were reported, authorities said. Police said preliminary information indicates that someone opened fire toward a group of people in the Warehouse District shortly before 2:30 a.m.
By Samy MagdyThe Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in a Sudanese city on July 8 killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country’s rival generals. The assault took place in the Dar es Salaam neighborhood in
By Matt O’Brien and Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsThe Associated Press Just how similar is Instagram’s chatty new app, Threads, to Twitter? In a recent cease-and-desist letter, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads, which it called a “copycat.” Threads has drawn tens of millions of users since launching as
By Tim Booth, AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made baseball in the Pacific Northwest relevant. Arguably, the greatest of his generation. He even holds a title in association with Major League