Adopted: The search for my birth mother
As an adopted child, I searched for my identity and this eventually led to a reunion with my birth mother and to self-discovery as...
COPD now afflicts more women than men
Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and bought into the idea — that puffing on a cigarette was...
We love poetry by Barbara Brandon-Croft
Ode to ALT America
A nation built on an insidious lie
Its roots concocted of alternative facts
A made-up premise where white is supreme
Where the “right” complexion...
Road tripping in a 2018 Toyota Camry and C-HR
I’m a SUPER car aficionado and a man who loves a good baseball game. So when I was given the opportunity by Toyota to...
Stop douching!
Even though the warnings against douching have been made loud and clear in the U.S. almost one in five women continue to do so. African-American...
Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work
When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamins E and folic acid to patients. Preliminary...
We love poetry…Women Are by Inaya Edwards
Women Are…
Women are the rainbows
behind mist and clouds
We are mythical creatures
Intelligent and empowering
Amazing and confusing
Beautiful in so many ways
Queens with an empire full of...
50BOLD spars with champ George Foreman…Part II
Ding! Here is Round 2 of our fascinating interview with boxing legend George Foreman...
50BOLD: As far as I’m concerned, The Rumble in the...
Grown folks biz: Meet power couple realtors Joanne English Rollieson and Ron Rollieson
When you think of power couples, who pops into your head--Michelle and Barack, Will and Jada, Beyonce and Jay-Z? These couples are captivating, confident,...
Ancestry DNA testing: Should the buyer beware?
It appears everyone is looking to live their most authentic life these days. One of the most highly debated issues of our times is...
Have questions about medical marijuana?
Once upon a time, marijuana was all about getting high just for the hell of it. Now, medical marijuana gives cannabis a whole new...
We love poetry by Dr. Patricia Williams Diaw
Lamentations
Saga of pain and woe
Song of despair
Solemn moods
Melancholy days go by
Wounds that will not heal
Bondage real
Longing and waiting
To be set free
You
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