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UPDATED: 2:00 p.m. ET, May 6

Originally published on May 3

College graduation season is upon us as students across the country prepare to embark on the next stages of their young lives.

From wading into the waters of a young career to preparing to continue their studies in graduate school and more, these students will be donning their caps and gowns to formally earn diplomas as families, friends and loved ones attend commencement ceremonies.… Read more

Last Wednesday, Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old Black patient from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., became the first person in the world to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment that may cure sickle cell disease (SCD).

According to the New York Times (NYT), Cromer began the first step of his extensive treatment process at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Wednesday. Bluebird — one of two companies given authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create a gene therapy method for sickle cell —  administered the process.… Read more

The first historically Black college is headed to California this year. National College Resources (NCR) and Huston-Tillotson University partnered to bring two satellite campuses to the state.

Read more details about this historic opportunity below.

This upcoming school year will be exciting for the Sunshine State. NCR partners with Austin-based Huston-Tillotson University to establish two satellite San Diego and Los Angeles County satellite campuses.  The San Diego County Office of Education and the University of La Verne have also joined this venture in a historic move to bring the first HBCU to California.… Read more

Anxiety has a way of sneaking up on you like a thief in the night. Unlike a typical thief, this intruder has a penchant for unpredictability, making appearances that can diminish your joy, peace, and happiness on multiple occasions. Often misunderstood, anxiety is a common mental health disorder that affects millions. It presents itself as a persistent and overwhelming sense of apprehension impacting both the mind and body in various forms ranging from generalized anxiety to social anxiety, panic disorders, and specific phobias.… Read more

By now you have probably heard the saying, “We wouldn’t appreciate the good days as much if we didn’t have the bad ones.” The jury is still out to confirm who gave this indelible gem of wisdom originally, but one thing is certain: Knowing this doesn’t make the bad days any easier.

Since tough moments are inevitable, it is important to have a healthy outlet. Turning to toxic people, behavior, or things will likely leave you feeling worse than when you started.… Read more

Do you find yourself feeling sluggish in the mornings and wired at night? Or maybe you struggle to find focus throughout the day and are low on energy by the evening. These experiences might be due to a disconnect with your natural internal clock, known as your circadian rhythm, and it may be your sign to incorporate morning and night routines into your schedule.

Ancient wisdom traditions like Ayurveda have long recognized the importance of aligning our daily routines with nature and the body’s natural cycles.… Read more

May showers bring flowers in the form of Mental Health Awareness Month, founded to shift our mental health culture from awareness to action. The movement is powered by a growing coalition of over 1700 nonprofits, brands and agencies in over 30 countries. Read 10 self-care tips to stay sane through the madness inside.

Mental Health and action look different for everyone.

Mental Health Action Day encourages and empowers everyone to take action for themselves, their loved ones, or their community based on what works best for them.… Read more

Across the country, we are seeing protests on college campuses around the treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Young people are voicing dissent around the more than 34,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces over a war they didn’t start. The young demonstrators are being arrested, demonized, and harassed for exercising their constitutional right to question what they see as injustice. While a cursory take is that the protests are about Gaza alone; they’re about democracy – a true democracy without colonization by the American empire abroad and at home.… Read more

This looming U.S. TikTok ban has been clouding the minds of the popular social media platform’s users for months now. Although President Joe Biden makes his latest move to make things official, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn’t intend to sell. Read more updates on the U.S. TikTok ban inside.

Just two days ago, President Biden signed the TikTok divest-or-ban measure into law. The legislation received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. It gives TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, up to a year to sell its U.S.… Read more