July 25, 2026

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Exercise and Pregnancy: Is it Safe?

Rina Risper08 mins

By Karla Robinson, MD
 
Pregnancy is generally a time when a woman will experience many changes, both emotionally and physically.  With the growing waistline and extra pounds that come along with a healthy pregnancy, many women experience anxiety about how to keep the weight gain reasonable and prevent the postpartum weight loss struggle after the baby arrives.
 
Previously, women were often advised that it was safest to avoid any type of exercise during pregnancy.   This recommendation has undoubtedly played a role in the rise in the rates of obesity in this country.  The African American community is particularly at risk, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 4 out of every 5 African American women are overweight or obese.

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Interpersonal EDGE: When Job Turns Upside Down … Learn Flips!

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. My industry has completely changed within the last few years, and I’m struggling trying to figure out how to navigate the new landscape. Most days, I just think how unfair it is that after working so hard I have to completely revamp my career. Is there a way for people to successfully adapt when their work world keeps turning upside down?

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THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: AMERICA’S CARIBBEAN

Rina Risper06 mins

By Vanessa Loy
 
(BPRW) — The United States Virgin Islands is nicknamed “America’s Caribbean” for good reason. This group of islands is located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, not far from Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Because the U.S. Virgin Islands are a U.S. territory, U.S. citizens may travel through the islands without a passport as they would travel through any state. 

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Retire Smart: New disclosure rules to pull back the veil on 401(k) fees

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
How much does your 401(k) plan cost you? For many retirement plan participants, the answer has been elusive, until now. The U.S. Labor Department has finally said enough is enough and will impose rules beginning on July 1 that will require 401(k) administrators, like mutual funds and insurance companies, to disclose the fees they are charging to run retirement plans. This is good news for the three-decades-old 401(k) plan, which now accounts for $4.3 trillion of retirement savings.
 

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Winning with Finances – The Fourth Principle of a Financial Takeover – Investing

Rina Risper010 mins

The last principle of the financial takeover series that we will discuss is investing. As we have seen in the past year, the stock market has been unstable, economies taken a major dip, and rising unemployment. What we thought was a sure bet is no longer one.

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Celebrating Women’s History: Sister Act 2 in women’s hoops…

Rina Risper018 mins

Photo credit: WSU Sports Information
Former Lansing Everett and WSU basketball standouts Kristen (bottom) and Nicole Rogers (left) now assistants at collegiate level.

 
By Harry M. Anderson, Jr.
 
After spending several years on the hardwood during their prep basketball years at Lansing Everett High School and their collegiate years at Wayne State University, Kristen and Nicole Rogers are still involved in the game they loved and grew up on. Kristen, who spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne State University  from 2008-2011, is now a full-time assistant at Northern Michigan University in Marquette under current Head Coach Troy Mattson, and Nicole is now in her third season as a part-time assistant at Madonna University in Livonia just outside Detroit. Both girls grew up on the game.
 
Photo credit: NMU Sports Information
 
The love of the game started with the older sister Kristen who played the game most of her life. She played in the Lansing-area Junior Pro League in her pre-junior high years.
 
Kristen played at Everett High School from 1998-2001 playing at the guard position. With help from Head Coach Johnny Jones, Kristen helped the Lady Vikings win three straight Capital Area Athletic Conference Basketball titles in 1999. 2000 and 200l. She also helped them win back-to-back MHSAA Class A State Titles in 2000 and 2001. 

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The Psychological War on Hip Hop?

Rina Risper06 mins

Professor Griff wrote The “Psychological Covert War on Hip Hop” and the brainwashing of a culture. 
Courtesy photo

 
By Nick Edmonds
 
Everyone who knows Public Enemy, knows what they they stand for. Their music was conscience and delivered a strong message that is still relevant in today’s society. Public Enemy delivered a positive and empowering message, opposite of what you would hear from the average rapper today who would tell you to make as much money as you can and then spend it all on cars, clothes, jewelry and women. Public Enemy’s  music was a lesson that needs to be taught over and over again.

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FILL UP ON FUEL-SAVING IDEAS

Rina Risper04 mins

BPRW – Saving money is on everyone’s mind as Americans of all socioeconomic backgrounds feel the crunch of unpredictable gas prices. While the development of hybrid vehicles is a promising trend, most drivers deal with daily commutes in traditional automobiles, and public transportation is not always a practical option. Not only does the commute cost in gas, but it also puts mileage on your car.

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Movie Review: Safe House

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio: Universal Pictures (115 min)
Plot: A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with the fugitive.
Cast:     Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***1/2
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
A thriller with grit and intrigue, Denzel Washington plays the CIA’s most dangerous traitor, Tobin Frost, who stuns the intelligence community when he surfaces in South Africa.
 
When the safe house to which he’s remanded is attacked by brutal mercenaries, a rookie (Ryan Reynolds) is forced to help him escape. It’s kill or be killed, so joining forces, the duo are forced to track down the mercenaries who want them dead.
 

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African Americans and Oscar®

Rina Risper05 mins

By Reference Librarian Anne R.
 
Viola Davis
 
At the Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony last month, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who both appeared in the movie adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s popular novel The Help, made history together. They were the first pair of African American actresses to win both the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress   awards.
 
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar®
 
When the Academy Awards event airs on Sunday, Feb. 26, this milestone may be repeated. That’s an encouraging sign, since the history of African Americans and the Oscar® is a troubling one. In 1940, Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win, taking home the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as housemaid Mammy in Gone with the Wind. It would be an astonishing 23 years before another African American actor took home an Oscar®.

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