Keep Thomas on air. by Will Sutton Columnist for NOLA.com If you think Oliver Thomas shouldn’t be on WBOK you probably don’t know Black New Orleans. Or maybe your thinking is based…
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The Weeds in Your Mind
by Yvonne Castañeda, MSW, LICSW A Personal Perspective: How to keep your mind healthy and fertile. KEY POINTS Negative thoughts are like weeds in a garden. A healthy mind requires…
What to Do When You Really Can’t Sleep
Don’t stress. Just do this to get what you need. BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER TETRA IMAGESGETTY IMAGES Getting sleep is an essential part of life. “Outside of bacon and sex, sleep is…
Gun Control Is Rooted in Disarming Black Americans
But We Need to Protect Ourselves | Opinion by Jason Nichols , senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park Gun ownership by…
US gun-law reform edges closer
The US has taken a step towards its first major gun-control legislation in decades, galvanised by two mass shooting events in a nation that has long struggled to curb chronic…
Black People Don’t Sleep Enough
Black and Brown communities aren’t getting enough sleep compared to white people, report reveals by Robin Young & Jeannette Muhammad Compared to white people, Black and Brown communities are routinely…
Juneteenth is a National Holiday
by Ryan White Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, 2022, and is a federal holiday according to the Office of Personnel Management. Most federal employees will receive the following…
Should you pray for others?
by Gary Wenk Ph.D. Praying Allows People to Believe They Are Doing Something Useful Key points Prayer is certainly the most common complementary and alternative intervention used by people. Prayers…
LisaRaye Is Not Buying The Rumored Reason For Lori Harvey-Michael B. Jordan Split
by Marc Griffin In this article: Michael B. Jordan Actor LisaRaye McCoy American actress and designer The news of Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan’s unexpected split has seemingly been…
Students of color push back on calls for police in schools
By ANNIE MA, Associated Press – 1h ago © Provided by Associated Press After the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, schools around the country pledged to boost security measures and…