The Dark History of New Year’s Day in American Slavery Americans are likely to think of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as a time to celebrate the fresh start that a new year represents, but there is also a troubling side to the holiday’s history. In the years before the Civil War, the […]

Hungover? Here Are Some Snacks That Might Actually Help The holidays are here and so are the boozy celebrations: A hangover or two are on the horizon. While there’s no cure for such misery, these foods could help alleviate the painful aftermath of last night’s party. Nausea, dizziness, headaches, and all kinds of bowel discomfort […]

Ukrainians: Trump Just Sent Us ‘a Terrible Signal’ “Our President is playing a dangerous game with our country’s future at stake and we have ignorant and irresponsible members of his party following along like lost Lamb’s to the Slaughter” (During kill time in the stock yards the butcher’s have thousands of lambs to take down […]

Med students photographed at plantation: We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams It wasn’t by chance that more than a dozen black medical students dressed in white coats and posed outside the slave quarters of a Louisiana plantation. Russell Ledet and classmates from Tulane University planned the trip and photos at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard […]

Can’t save enough for retirement? Try these tips to reduce your costs instead. Retirement is probably the most expensive financial goal you’ll ever have. Even if you expect a quiet life at home, you could easily spend over $500,000 in a few decades. As people live longer, it’s not unreasonable to think that retirement could […]

Why diabetics are turning to the online ‘gray market’ for insulin PT. II Rising costs and rationing: According to the American Diabetes Association, the cost of insulin nearly tripled between 2002 and 2013. Then, it doubled per unit between 2012 and 2016, costing an average of $15 per day for the average user, the U. […]

Why diabetics are turning to the online ‘gray market’ for insulin “Diabetes is no longer being a Black senior problem but we are finding that it affects our young people at an alarming rate. Has it affected someone you know?? “ Because of this illness affecting more and more pharmaceutical companies are rising the cost […]

Poor, urban residents aren’t alone in facing hunger. Rural Americans are going hungry, too Just in time for Thanksgiving, the nonprofit Michigan Advance news service reported in November that nearly 14% of Michigan residents, or 1.3 million people, are struggling with food insecurity. Forget a holiday turkey. These people live in households that are struggling […]

9 of the Best Ways to Invest in Real Estate Real estate can be a great way to invest. Property investments have excellent return potential and diversify your portfolio to insulate you from recessions and other adverse economic conditions. But what’s the best way to invest in real estate? There’s no single right answer. You […]

Supreme Court declines to hear case on ban against people sleeping and camping in public spaces “The problem of homelessness is getting to crisis stage in this country. Traveling around the country visiting most of our major and minor cities you will find homeless camps on the outskirts of each of these cities. The problem […]