Author: Shekari Philemon

What started as an offhand post on social media has become something considerably more official. Flavor Flav, the 67-year-old rapper and co-founder of Public Enemy, proposed a multi-day celebration of female athletes to the Clark County commission in Las Vegas this week, and the body approved it without a single dissenting vote. The event, called SHE Weekend, is scheduled for July 16 through 19 and will include a parade and a concert. The proposal had been in the works since February, when Flavor Flav first floated the idea publicly following the U.S. women’s hockey team’s gold medal victory at the…

With the Iran conflict still unresolved and his foreign policy record under mounting scrutiny, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to Cuba, escalating pressure on the communist island in ways that have raised the specter of military action. The administration’s approach combines economic strangulation, legal maneuvers, and pointed threats, a formula that produced results in Venezuela but has so far failed to break Iran. At the center of this latest escalation is a federal indictment of 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro, unsealed on Cuban Independence Day, charging him with murder and conspiracy in connection with the 1996 downing…

Mindy Kaling has been open about many things over the years, but her weight loss journey has remained one of the more scrutinized chapters of her public life. In a recent interview, the actress and writer finally laid out the full picture, and the motivation turns out to have very little to do with Hollywood or appearance. It has everything to do with her three children and how long she intends to be around for them. Kaling, who is 46 and a mother to an eight-year-old daughter, a five-year-old son, and a two-year-old daughter, spoke candidly about wanting to be…

Long before the White House, the memoirs, and the historic presidency, there was a junior associate at a Chicago law firm who had already decided she knew exactly what kind of person Barack Obama was going to be. Michelle Obama, now 62, has shared a candid and deeply funny account of how thoroughly she misjudged the man she would eventually marry, painting a picture of low expectations meeting a reality that exceeded them in every possible way. The story emerged during a recent podcast appearance where Michelle reflected on the early days of what would become one of the most…

It was brief, unannounced, and entirely unplanned as a public moment, but Meghan Markle’s recent stopover in the United Kingdom has drawn significant attention nonetheless. The Duchess of Sussex passed through London Heathrow on her way back to Los Angeles from Geneva, where she had delivered a keynote address on the dangers of social media for children. The layover marked her first confirmed presence on British soil in years, a detail that carries considerable weight given the complicated circumstances surrounding her relationship with the country she left behind. The visit coincided with her eighth wedding anniversary with Prince Harry, adding…

Few transitions in American life come with as little preparation as moving into the White House, and for Michelle Obama, the challenge was not just personal but deeply maternal. In a recent podcast appearance, the former first lady opened up about the years she spent trying to shield her daughters from the extraordinary pressures of life in the public eye while ensuring they still had something resembling a normal childhood. Malia Obama was 10 years old when Barack Obama was inaugurated, and Sasha was just 7, making them among the youngest children to inhabit the White House in generations. The…

Picture a heart attack. Chances are, the image that comes to mind is a man. That single assumption has quietly shaped decades of medical research, clinical treatment, and public health messaging in ways that have cost women their lives. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among women in the United States, yet the majority of women are unaware they are even at risk. Nearly 45% of American women are currently living with some form of the condition, and if present trends hold, that figure could climb to nearly 60% by 2050, according to a recent scientific statement from…

The artificial intelligence revolution has a reception problem. As AI tools become embedded in daily life and boardroom strategy alike, the generation inheriting this transformation is responding not with enthusiasm but with growing unease. For many young adults now entering the workforce, the arrival of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini as household names feels less like progress and more like a threat. That tension played out publicly this week when former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt addressed graduating students at the University of Arizona. Schmidt told the crowd that the impact of AI  would be larger, faster, and more consequential than…

Most parents think about keeping their children healthy in fairly concrete terms. Regular hand washing, nutritious meals, adequate sleep, and teaching kids to sneeze into their elbow rather than their hands. These habits matter, and they work. But according to psychology research, the emotional environment a parent creates at home may be just as powerful a factor in a child’s physical health as any hygiene routine. The connection between emotional wellbeing and immune function is well documented. When a child feels genuinely safe and emotionally secure, the nervous system settles into a state of rest and recovery. When that safety…

Most people blame a bad lunch or a poor night’s sleep when they cannot seem to focus. But the sounds surrounding you throughout the day may be doing far more damage than anything you ate. Noise competes constantly for your brain’s attention, even when you are not consciously aware of it, and that invisible competition can quietly erode your ability to think clearly, stay productive, and manage stress. Brain experts say the key is understanding that not all noise is created equal. Some sounds actively support focus and calm the nervous system. Others trigger a threat response that keeps the…