Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Tuskegee University, has taken on the challenge of defeating cancer with the help of a million-dollar grant. AL reports that Dr. Green, one of fewer than 100 Black female physicists in America, was given the $1.1 million grant a few months ago to study technology that targets particular cancer cells. Green explained that … [Read more...]
3 Decisions that Are Making Me a Better Wife and Mom
Do you ever get frustrated that one area of your life seems to be out of whack, only to realize that other areas are actually out of whack too, and one is affecting the other? That was happening to me, and because I’ve been so busy, it took a while for everything to finally click. I spent months feeling exhausted and stressed, wondering when something would give so I can … [Read more...]
Hypertension in the Black Community: Why Our Families Deserve Better
When I was 21, I lost 40 pounds. This was after several failed attempts at losing weight. My lack of success was mainly due to the fact that I was trying to lose weight for vanity. But two weeks before my 21st birthday my grandmother died. She had a stroke years earlier and survived, but ultimately heart disease took her life. Earlier that same year my uncle died from a … [Read more...]
Tips on How to Keep Your Family Healthy During Flu Season
This season, people are getting sick with the flu at alarming rates. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are things that can be done by all of us to help prevent the spread of the flu. In light of what is being referred to as a flu epidemic, we’ve rounded up a few tips to help you and your family navigate through flu season. Continue reading for several … [Read more...]
Brain Aneurysms: Sudden & Silent Killers
In April, one of my wife's cousins was taken from this life after suffering a brain aneurysm. She was a beautiful, graceful and productive woman, mother and grandmother who left us all too soon at the age of fifty. What she thought was an unbelievably splitting headache signaled the end of her life. Since her passing it has been a goal of mine to bring awareness to this often … [Read more...]
Bring Your A-Game, For You
by Eric Payne I recently hosted a gathering at my home. During the festivities, I overheard two newly divorced women discussing life after marriage. Woman Number 1: "Everything became final in November." Woman Number 2: "Mine was finalized in May. Doesn't it feel good to be able to say that?" Woman Number 1: "Yeah, girl. I feel so free now. He saw me and was like, … [Read more...]