On December 6, 2025, members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., from Cleveland’s graduate chapter, Delta Alpha Lambda, Akron’s graduate chapter, Eta Tau Lambda, and local undergraduate chapters based at Cleveland State University, Kent State University, the University of Akron, and Youngstown State University jointly celebrated their national fraternity’s 119thContinue Reading
There is no doubt that music has changed. Gone is the creation of timeless classics that resonate forever. The music today comes and goes without much thought. Music used to define the era people lived in. Now it represents a throw-away society where nothing is long-term, and mood music isContinue Reading
The trend of creating three-hour films is gaining traction in Hollywood. And in the short-form social media world, if someone doesn’t die in the first ten minutes, most people turn to their phones for entertainment. Mercy does an excellent job of blending several things to create a winning formula forContinue Reading
There comes a moment in life — especially when you reach ages 50, 60, 70, and 80 — when something inside begins calling you toward better health, better movement, and better self-care. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve been through; the body sends messages. Maybe it’s stiffnessContinue Reading
Across the United States, many Black men describe a quiet but persistent mental heaviness. It doesn’t always present as panic or despair. More often, it appears as hesitation, second-guessing, and a low-grade uncertainty that hums beneath daily life. Researchers studying chronic stress and racialized pressure have noted that this internalContinue Reading
Life is hard enough. For those who have afflictions like ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), life can be unbearable. With so many factors contributing to the condition, many people lose themselves in the ever-complicated existence of trying to navigate life, not totally understanding what triggers their condition, and what is simply anContinue Reading
The world has changed dramatically over the hundreds of thousands of years humans have inhabited planet Earth. Yet, for all our advancements in every field imaginable, humans still exhibit four distinct personality traits. We’re all familiar with two of the types, introverts and extroverts, which were introduced by Swiss psychiatristContinue Reading
or Blacks, making it professionally is the ultimate goal. If you come from humble beginnings, making it also means moving from a bad environment to a better place. But what if financial success doesn’t equal personal pride? For Aulston Taylor, success meant going back home to run the very schoolContinue Reading
CJ AND KOLLIN MATTHEWS CJ Matthews, a high school senior preparing to begin his college football career, has spent the past 13 years building a platform rooted in generosity. Long before Friday Night Lights or recruitment milestones, CJ created The Giving Bowl, a youth-led service movement that mobilizes student athletes to supportContinue Reading
When William Butler Yeats coined the phrase, “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking,” he didn’t know that quote would become the catchphrase to define taking advantage of an opportunity. But that is exactly what people are doing in 2023. ItContinue Reading
