In what she dreamed to be a “love letter to Black women”, Krystal Hardy Allen personally planned and curated an unforgettable journey to Africa for her and six of her closest friends as a way to honor and spend time with them as Black women who have walked beside her through varying decades of her Read More…
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Decades of using Windows, I had to change these 5 macOS settings immediately
I’ve mentioned this multiple times over the past few weeks, but my entire life I’ve been a Windows user, and only recently did I make the jump to macOS as part of my Mac Mini review. And while I’ve absolutely loved the hardware Apple has created here, macOS still requires a big adjustment period, and Read More…
Drone surveillance exposes massive illegal operation — and the perpetrators are facing hefty consequences
The repercussions can be extremely dangerous. Mining operations around the world generate huge profits and provide us with many of the essential materials that power our society, including lithium for rechargeable batteries. But it also comes with a huge environmental impact, as Earth.org explained. Because of this, it is essential that the industry be carefully monitored Read More…
Massachusetts entrepreneur who makes soaps that look like artifacts wins Business Award
Photo credit: American Independent Business Alliance Barbara A. Thomas began making soap in the early 1990s while studying integrated chemical engineering at MIT. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of Massachusetts now recognizes her Artifact Soapworks as one of Massachusetts’ most environmentally friendly small enterprises. Every year, the award is given out by the SBN, a non-profit dedicated to Read More…
WHAT’S GOING ON: USPS signs agreement with DOGE, agrees to cut 10,000 workers
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget. In a letter to Congress, DeJoy lamented that the Postal Service has a “broken Read More…
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms
Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter. “Do something,” she pleaded, on the morning of Oct. 29, 2023. Nevaeh Crain was crying in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Feverish and vomiting the day of her baby shower, the 18-year-old had gone to two different Read More…