Singer and entrepreneur Jody Watley believes in the power of surrounding yourself with a relaxing scent and good music. The iconic superstar is expanding her signature brand line with the release of new home fragrances and candles. What better way to get yourself in the spirit than with a delicious smelling candle and a home…
A restaurant owner has apologized to a Black couple after they were denied service over a pair of sneakers. Kaylan The post Atlanta restaurant owner apologizes after Black couple denied service over sneakers appeared first on The Black Detour.
There were at least five different types of dogs as far back as 11,000 years ago, a new study shows. Researchers looked at dog DNA going back to a period immediately following the last ice age to learn about movement and patterns of ancient dogs and their relationship with humans. By sequencing the DNA of…
Fayetteville State University, the oldest public historically Black college and university in North Carolina, and Meharry Medical College, the historically Black academic health science center located in Nashville, Tennessee, have entered into an agreement that will address the need for providing quality medical care and skilled health care professionals in the Fayetteville region. The partnership…
Xavier University, the historically Black educational institution in New Orleans, has announced that it will establish an African American and African Diasporic Cultures Studies degree program. The new program will allow the university’s students to delve fully into the lived experiences of Black Americans and people of the African diaspora while empowering them to consider…
Wild animals may hang out in suburban yards rather than in the woods because people feed them—sometimes accidentally—and to a lesser degree, provide them with shelter, a new study shows. “They’re using the gardens a little bit, they’re using the brush piles a little bit, and they’re using the water features, but feeding has the…
New research digs into what a cold snap in Miami that led to lizards falling out of trees can tell us about how animals can withstand climate change. It was raining iguanas on a sunny morning. Biologist James Stroud’s phone started buzzing early on January 22. A friend who was bicycling to work past the…
A new study finds it’s possible to target stem cells for protective vaccination from tuberculosis, but that a pathogen can also hijack them to increase TB virulence. Since Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)—the causative agent of tuberculosis—in the 19th century, TB has defied efforts by scientists to end this old pandemic that still kills…
Higher vitamin D levels in first year of life could protect against obesity in adolescence, researchers report. Low levels of vitamin D during the first year of life are inversely associated with metabolic syndrome in adolescence, which is closely linked to obesity, according to their new study. Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions such…
Grambling State University, the historically Black educational institution in Louisiana, has entered into an agreement with Louisiana Tech Univerity in Ruston. The partnership will offer undergraduate accounting students at Grambling State University to take advantage of an accelerated path into the master of accountancy program at Louisiana Tech. Under the agreement, accounting majors at Grambling…
