All those services you signed up for but forgot about? They’re a security risk. Here’s how to get rid of them. Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images In these predominantly digital times, it’s all too easy to build up a long trail of unused accounts that are now gathering dust: free trials that you never followed up on, Read More…
The East River, an important watershed for the Colorado River, snakes toward Crested Butte, Colorado.Photograph: Chet Strange/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a Read More…
Nationwide — Since their timely meeting in 2018, Christopher Watson and Aaron Steede, the founders of The Credit Bros, have been on a mission to help the underserved reach financial freedom. Their collaboration, using dual backgrounds in finance and engineering, created a platform for positive change in the Black community. Helping others is key, and Read More…
A gangster, civil rights advocate, fashionista and businesswoman, St. Clair successfully took on one of the biggest crime bosses of the era. Arlenechang via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 On the eve of the Great Depression, with Prohibition in full swing, everyone in Harlem knew the name Stephanie St. Clair, the “queen of numbers.” Read More…
The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks’ cells, famously known as “HeLa” cells, the world’s first cells capable of replicating outside the human body. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Read More…
Florida’s new history standards say that African Americans benefited from slavery. Florida educators, including social studies teacher Jorje Botello, are furious about it. Florida’s new standards for how African American history should be taught have drawn severe criticism across the country, especially in The Sunshine State. These new standards require middle school students to be Read More…
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