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
BRIAN K. POTIER Brian K. Potier is a native of Lake Charles, LA., and a Spring 2020 initiate of the Zeta Psi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is the visionary behind the establishment of Tau Kappa Lambda, the first chapter of Alpha in Panama and inContinue Reading
People are quickly learning that the one thing they can count on since the pandemic is that nothing is the same and nothing is safe. Gone is the expectation that life is predictable. The college degree, salary, home, food, and life we all could count on are over. When gasContinue Reading
There is no doubt that the average American is exhausted. They are exhausted with the crap that comes with life in the modern day. But every now and then comes something that reminds people what is important to life. The movie Song Sung Blue is that reminder. Based on aContinue Reading
Americans are living in a new era of how it supports its national leaders. In a country of divided politics and ideals, leaders must pick a side if they want to play in the game. Blacks are no different. In a world where everyone and everything is open to criticism,Continue Reading
