If you suffer from an intense fear of public speaking, you’re not alone. This condition is called glossophobia, and as much as 75% of the population suffers from some degree of it.  Unfortunately, discomfort with speaking in public can impact your life in many ways. It can make it more

Mindfulness is a word that we’ve all become more acquainted with in today’s world as mental health has shifted from the back burner to a front-facing priority. Mindfulness can involve our environment, the people around us, ourselves and our thoughts. We now know that this idea of becoming more in

The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency. Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. The Trump administration

President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown. Trump removed all exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on the

I’ve been there—sitting through an exit interview, the final conversation that officially closes the door on your job. My eyes were swollen, and a lump formed in my throat as the interviewer turned on her camera. I wasn’t sure what to expect, what questions might come or why the meeting

Tiger Woods had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, which will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question whether he can play in any other major championship the rest of the year. Woods posted the development on his social media accounts without saying how

After President Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession and the U.S. stock market saw its steepest decline this year to date, there are growing concerns about the health of the economy and the disproportionate impact an economic downturn would have on Black households. Despite promising to usher America

Every generation faces its own set of unique challenges. Today, it’s no secret that America’s youth is going through it, but for Black Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the situation is even more alarming.  Suicide rates among Black adolescents skyrocketed 144% between 2007 and 2020, underscoring a growing mental health

Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, played 12 seasons in the NBA and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman with stakes in publishing, restaurants and the Milwaukee Bucks, died Tuesday. He was 71. Bridgeman was a fixture in Louisville after

Recently, Alaila Everett, a high school track star, went viral on social media after a video showed what looked like her intentionally striking her opponent in the head. However, she says that’s far from the truth. Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Va., broke her silence