Should you wash off your fruits and veggies?
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an estimated 48 million people, every year get sick from eating contaminated food. Over the last...
Improve your lawn with these great tips
The backyard is one of the most popular spots of the home to relax, host, and have fun. However, it all starts with a...
Summer wine cocktails that hit the spot
Wine is good but wine cocktails are an added plus! Getting creative with wine can be fun. Inventive wine cocktails will hit the spot...
We love poetry by Oliver O. Mbamara–Our Fathers (Who We Become)
OUR FATHERS
(Who We Become)
Words of our fathers teach us wisdom.
Beyond the times of read and write,
in oral tradition, they bestow on us
tenets and principles...
Kool & the Gang’s Robert “Kool” Bell chills with 50BOLD
Kool & the Gang, the legendary masters of pop, funk, and soul, have gifted us with such classic hit-after-hits such as Celebration, Ladies Night, Hollywood...
A conversation with the great Nikki Giovanni
During challenging times, there are souls predestined to carry out the work necessary to move humanity forward. They come as parents, teachers, educators, poets,...
We remember “The Wicked Pickett” Wilson Pickett
Singers like James Brown, Al Green, and Jackie Wilson didn’t need gimmicks or hooks to captivate their audiences, their soulful voices full of raw...
Verda Byrd discovers she is white after 70 years of living Black
We are all surrounded by change; some of us are touched by dramatic and life-altering situations that may force us to reconsider how we...
Is it allergies or COVID-19?
It is allergy season for many people. This year, folks who are allergic to trees and grasses are worried that they could have COVID-19...
“Oh my aching knees!” All about knee pain
Knee pain seems to be the order of the day for, especially seasoned folks. The discomfort can affect the way you walk, sit, exercise,...
Little changes you can make to extend your life
Growing older can be a biaaatch but thank God for it! According to researchers, most people can expect to live into their sixties and...
Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine even after a bout with the virus?
A few weeks ago, a message popped up in the corner of my screen. “What do you think about people who have recently had...
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