Get right with these life changes!
Being over age 50 does not mean you can't change for the better! Self-improvement is always a good thing. Change for some folks, however,...
Bring down your cholesterol numbers naturally
So many folks are on medications like Lipitor and Crestor to lower cholesterol. Sure, the drugs do their job in many cases, but they...
What are the scary side effects of not drinking enough water?
Dehydration occurs when the water losses from the body are greater than the water someone takes in from drinking. Seasoned folks are at a...
Girl! Leave that married man alone!
Unfortunately ladies, sometimes, you can’t help who you love. It is only after it’s too late that we tend to realize, we’ve fallen in...
Calm your nerves the natural way
Folks are struggling with multiple external stressors that are out of their personal control, with 27% reporting that most days, they are so stressed...
Hosting a cookout? Get the party started with these 20 back-in-the-day jams!
Cookouts are a great way to gather family and friends for lots of memorable moments. Lord knows I love a down-home cookout with good...
50-Plus folks are hot and poppin’ in their festival fashions
The streets are certainly alive this summer with 50BOLDers, seasoned folks are everywhere doing the damn thang fashion-wise and looking hot!
Our resident shutterbug, Judyth...
Judy’s potato salad is a winner!
Our features editor, Judyth Ann Watson-Remy, is known all around these parts as a 'master potato salad maker!' Judy's salad is a must-bring staple for...
Leaving town? Here’s how to prep your home
If you’re planning to travel this summer, you’re in good company. Eighty-two percent of adults in the United States – that’s more than 212...
Poetry: We love Heartbeat by Bill Holmes
Heartbeat
I know you can hear
the sound of my heart beating
when I think of you
as I look up
at the royal blue sky
where the angels
and all...
Former Essence Magazine’s Chairman and CEO Edward Lewis is the last man standing
Edward Lewis was one of four co-founders of the cultural compass for Black women, Essence Magazine, which launched in May 1970. The publication was...
We remember civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns
We are spotlighting this month among our pages, former publisher extraordinaire Ed Lewis, a co-founder of the magazine that forever changed my life, Essence.
When...