Category : Lifestyle

"Visionary Leader" Spelman Taps AI and Robotics Guru Dr. Ayanna Howard as Its Next President

Dr. Ayanna Howard is heading to Spelman College after a career that took her through robotics laboratories, engineering classrooms and NASA research facilities. Beginning August 1st, she will become the institution's 12th president. Currently servi...

Bone Loss May Begin Before Menopause, Experts Say

Bone loss is often treated as a menopause problem. Specialists say the process can begin much earlier, long before hot flashes, missed periods or other well known signs of hormonal change appear. Peak bone strength is usually reached in a woman's t...

"33% Higher Risk" Popular Blood Pressure Drug Linked to Faster Kidney Decline in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

A blood pressure medication prescribed to millions of adults is drawing fresh attention after researchers linked it to a higher risk of serious kidney complications in people living with type 2 diabetes. Health records from 31,031 adults treated be...

"Reparations Are Meant to Repair Harm" California's Assembly Bill 2186 Would Keep Reparations Payments Out of Uncle Sam's Hands

California is moving closer to answering a question that has hovered over its reparations debate for years: if descendants of enslaved Black Americans eventually receive compensation, should the state collect income taxes on those payments? Assembl...

"Campaigns Ignore That at Their Own Peril" Black Voters Remain a Key Force in California Governor's Race

Black Californians account for a relatively small share of the state's electorate, yet contenders pursuing the governor's office have rarely prospered by treating that voting bloc as an afterthought. Ballot participation and decades of civic engagem...

"An Act of Profound Cruelty" George Floyd's Family Demands an Apology as Minnesota GOP Backs Away From Derek Chauvin Moment of Silence

George Floyd's family is demanding an apology after delegates at the Minnesota Republican convention approved a 10 second moment of silence for Derek Chauvin in Duluth. The gesture came less than a week after the sixth anniversary of Floyd's death a...

"Let Go, I Got Her" Cherrie Moore Was on the Ground Getting Punched By Ex North Carolina Cop Who Now Faces Charges

Cherrie Moore was asking officers to call her father and help her get mental health assistance when a confrontation in Shelby, North Carolina, took a turn that would eventually cost an officer his job and bring criminal charges. Karson Hyder, 22, s...

"A Whole New World" Sent Peabo Bryson to No. 1. The Grammy Winner Dies at 75

Long before Disney handed him a magic carpet, Peabo Bryson was already the voice pouring from living room stereos, wedding speakers and late-night radio stations across America. The two-time Grammy winner died Tuesday, June 2, at age 75, surrounded...

‘More Than 90% Still Haven’t Voted’ Ballots Keep Piling Up As California Voters Show Little Interest In Governor Contest

California continues seeing slow mail returns with only days remaining before the June primary. Early figures show millions of registered residents still have not mailed forms back in a governor’s race showing little visible momentum across much of...

‘Sick People Need Help Too’ California Democrats Seek $500 Million Hospital Rescue

Tina McKinnor warned fellow lawmakers that California’s public medical network could take a devastating hit once Medicaid cuts tied to H.R. 1 arrive later this year. The Inglewood Democrat delivered the warning as legislators pushed for a $500 milli...

‘Crime Is Down, Spending Is Not’ Sacramento Defends $255 Million Police Budget

City officials are preparing to approve a proposed $255.7 million allocation for the police department while facing a projected $66 million shortfall. Officer totals have dropped during the same period reported offenses continued falling across the...

“Young Black Moms to the Front”: Dr. Aisha Mays Cautions Awareness Alone Will Not Save Black Mothers

Dr. Aisha Mays spent Black Maternal Health Week pulling focus toward Black mothers entering pregnancy with fears many families know too well. Women described untreated pain inside delivery rooms. Others spoke about delayed care that stayed with them...

“Your $3 Coffee Can Quietly Become $35” Bank Add Ons Siphon Thousands From Consumers Every Year

Monthly bank alerts flash across phones before sunrise. Streaming renewals and overdraft fines quietly remove dollars from households already struggling with rent, utility bills, and rising grocery prices. Tiny add ons buried inside ordinary transa...

“Doctors Treated It Like Razor Bumps” Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients Describe Years of Being Dismissed

Pain often begins in parts of the body people spend years trying to conceal from everyone around them. Under the arms or near the groin, swollen knots harden beneath the skin before accurate answers finally arrive. Bed sheets become soaked overnigh...

Oak Park and Meadowview Could Send Former Deputy Henry Harry to City Hall

Henry Harry is trying to turn more than two decades in uniform into a seat at Sacramento City Hall, entering the District 5 race with crime, emergency response, and deteriorating block conditions driving nearly every part of his platform. Oak Park,...