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Stores risk losing younger shoppers with anti-theft measures targeting self-checkouts: retail expert

By Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Amid a recorded rise in retail theft, companies are taking more measures at self-checkouts to stop people from stealing. Allowing customers to complete their own transactions can make shopping seamless and easy, but a retail strategist says self-checkouts

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America’s New Black Codes

By Dr. Hermene Hartman Click here for updates on this story     August 2, 2023 (N’Digo) — Black Codes and Jim Crow laws were passed at different periods in the Southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters. After the Civil War ended in 1865, some states passed Black laws

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Mayor Turner and Faith Leaders Rally Against HISD’s Library Closures: A Fight For Educational Equality!

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 2, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an impassioned display of solidarity, Mayor Sylvester Turner gathered faith leaders and elected officials at City Hall to vehemently denounce the Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) contentious plans to shut down libraries on 28 campuses, intending

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Empowering Health For All: Diverse Communities Unite For Positive Change

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 2, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Last Friday, Hope Clinic, a non- profit health center dedicated to providing culturally and linguistically competent care for Houston’s underserved Asian communities, had the privilege of hosting a conversation with Secretary Xavier Becerra, the U.S. Department Secretary

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‘Gave the world a gift’: Henrietta Lacks’ family gets justice 70 years after cells taken without consent

By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story     WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Henrietta Lacks would have been 103 on Tuesday. Her gift is justice. Seventy years ago, Lacks went to the hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells were used for research purposes without consent. Those cells went on to revolutionize parts of modern

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