President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are surprisingly low. Although he has accomplished more in one year than former-President Donald Trump has in his entire life, Biden is not receiving the praise he deserves. Why? The mainstream media continues to support…
Betty Mabry Davis, the original Funk Queen passed away. She was 77 years old. The songwriter and fashion icon from a small town in Pennsylvania arrived on the jazz scene in the 1970s. She broke the boundaries for women with…
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is proposing to change the state’s K-8 testing system. They will be virtually convening on Feb. 12, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss the national assessment with curriculum experts, educators,…
The North Carolina Board of Elections asserts it has the power to keep Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for office in the event he assisted in the Jan. 6th insurrection. The board’s court filing is in response to the…
Black women in the United States face unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes, including high death rates during pregnancy or childbirth. While pregnancy-related deaths have declined dramatically over the last century, further reductions are a vital public health priority. This is…
Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch — Swiss Researchers — developed a spinal implant that allowed three paraplegic men to walk once again. The research data was published in Nature Medicine on Feb. 7, 2022. Three men with completely severed spinal…
President Joe Biden’s “Harm Reduction Plan” made headlines in February. This is just one of several steps taken by the administration and Health and Human Services (HHS) to reduce the harm drugs cause. At first glance, it appears the team…
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety communication warns people not to use the COVID-19 Direct Antigen Rapid Test distributed by E25Bio as it is not authorized, cleared, or approved by the agency due to lack of transparency by…
Chicago’s Irish community is preparing to paint the city green in March as all three annual historic St. Patrick’s Day parades are set to return to the city. The parades have been on a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19…
Prolific children’s author, illustrator, and painter, Ashley Bryan, has passed away at the age of 98. He is known for the title’s “Beautiful Blackbird,” “Freedom Over Me,” and “Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum.” The longtime Maine resident died “peacefully” on Feb….