New posts

I don't understand what's happening with this blog. I posted a new post this morning, but it was entered under May 1 again. Is that what happens when I prepare the material ahead of time and save it as a draft to be published later? Also, I would like the text to show black. If anyone can tell me where to find that code in the template, please let me know. Would also like to change the color of the header. (Sorry for this housekeeping stuff.) It does get frustrating.