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Wellness Check – 5 Ways to Improve Cognitive Health

Just like the muscles in our bodies, cognitive abilities can decline if the brain is not nurtured or stimulated enough. Aging and heredity can be a factor in cognitive deterioration, but for many, there are things that you can do now to improve brain health.Stay...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America Know Our History: July 31, 1863-President Abraham Lincoln’s “eye-for-an-eye” order, officially known as General Order No. 252, was issued on July 31, 1863

President Lincoln’s order threatened retaliation against Confederate prisoners of war to protect captured Black Union soldiers from being killed or enslaved by the Confederacy. Historians report Mr. Lincoln made a promise that he likely knew he could not fully keep....

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