For more than a century, the state of Florida operated a reform school for boys that led to the deaths of almost 100 boys, mostly Black, many of who were then buried in unmarked graves on school grounds. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in the Panhandle town of Marianna also left hundreds of…
Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey has proved once again that not all people in the limelight need to be considered role models because they can catch a ball. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, Ramsey kicked off the year by posting an image of himself lounging on a couch with his three daughters: Breelyn, 6, Brooklyn, 5,…
FILE – Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) As Dry January 2025 kicked off, a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk was also issued. With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and…
FILE – U.S. President Jimmy Carter reviews honor guards during arrival ceremonies at the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, Nigeria, April 1, 1978. (AP Photo, File) Until Jimmy Carter’s presidency, U.S. leaders had shown little interest in Africa, even as independence movements swept the region in the 1960s and ’70s. Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president…
Authorities say a dispute at a New York City deli over who was in line first to get a sandwich took a deadly turn and ended in the fatal stabbing of a postal worker and the arrest of a 24-year-old transgender woman. Police say the stabbing happened at a deli in Harlem before 2:30 p.m….
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 02: Zendaya attends The Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Zendaya reveals how creating characters became key to her success on and offscreen for W magazine’s “Best Performances” issue. She may be an…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Colman Domingo attends the 2024 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for TIME) Fashion darling and 2025 Golden Globe nominee Colman Domingo talks about his longstanding love of dressing up. When film, television and…
Photo: AdobeStock A growing body of research shows that what we put on our plates and in our mouths can have real effects on our mental health We’ve all heard the phrase “You are what you eat,” but it might be more accurate to say, “You feel what you eat.” The more we learn about diet and mental…
Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez has social media users lashing out kicking off 2025 with a bold new look. The 55-year-old author engaged to the Amazon co-founder revealed her latest transformation after months of criticism about her appearance and looks. But according to the former journalist, her new look marks a fresh start to the…
Photo: AdobeStock COVID is still with us, though humanity has built up immunity through vaccinations and infections. But the virus is evolving, Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would…
