by Julie Sanchez, PHD TL;DR Successful people can be decisive everywhere except in love. The same persistence, loyalty, pride, and problem-solving skills that help them succeed professionally can also keep…
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Why Sleep Matters More For Black Health Than You Think
TL;DR Sleep and Black health are connected in ways our culture rarely talks about out loud. Rest is not a reward you earn after the work is done — it…
Comfort Is a Trap: Choose Happiness Instead
TL;DR Comfort and happiness get treated like the same thing. They are not. Comfort means staying where it feels safe. Happiness usually asks you to leave safety behind, at least…
Essence Fest’s Failing Model: New Orleans Deserves Better
TL;DR Essence Festival 2026 just wrapped in New Orleans. Friday night was full. Saturday was well attended. Sunday night the Superdome was half empty. Essence is simultaneously asking the city…
So Many of Us Wake Up Tired, and That Exhaustion Could Be Dangerous
TL;DR Feeling tired after a full night of sleep is not just stress and it is not just age. For many of us, it is a medical condition called sleep…
Lincoln Beach, Essence Fest, and the Black Right to Vacation
TL;DR Black beaches were never just vacation spots. They were freedom spaces — built because white America blocked Black families from public leisure. As July Fourth approaches, New Orleans should…
Strong Enough to Live Part 4: How to Find a Black Doctor — and What to Say When You Do
TL;DR — THE SHORT VERSION Most Black men do not have a doctor they trust. Some do not have one at all. That gap is not an accident — it…
New Orleans Can Find Millions for a Hotel. It Just Can’t Fix the Pipes, the Pumps, or the Power
TL;DR New Orleans is packaging nearly $1 billion in public subsidies for a Dallas-based hotel company while its own pipes, pumps, and power systems fail the people who live here.…
What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Black Women’s Bodies — And What to Do Right Now
What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Black Women’s Bodies — And What to Do Right Now What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Black Women’s Bodies — And What to Do…
Hurricane Preparedness 2026: What Every New Orleans Family Must Do Now
Hurricane Preparedness 2026: What Every New Orleans Family Must Do Now | Black Source Media TL;DR — The Short Version The 2026 hurricane season officially starts June 1. NOAA and…