How you can avoid catching the flu

Every year millions of folks wind up sick with influenza or the flu, and its severity is always unpredictable.  Every year's flu season takes...

KNOW the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease

Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and unfortunately, the disease is twice as common among African Americans than Caucasians. The illness is...

S-E-X 101: Get to know ALL of the various sexual orientations

Little did you know, there are a whole heap of sexual orientations in this big world of ours. Even though a few of you...

Find out if you have road rage

Think you might have road rage?  Well, it is even more common than you can imagine. According to a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study,...

10 Reasons why you should stay away from married men!

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...

Men want to get rid of wrinkles too! Why not Brotox!

There’s a reason why Jason Emer, M.D., has over 2.4 million views on YouTube. Three words: beauty without boundaries. The acclaimed dermatologic surgeon believes...

The 2019 Hyundai Elantra is a frisky little daredevil

The 2019 Hyundai Elantra has managed to hold its own, and maintain its high standards in the heavily populated playing field of compacts. For...

We love poetry…Kinky by Bill Holmes

Kinky (a poem inspired by Uva Coles)   There’s something real kinky about her I mean real kinky about the way she holds her head to the sky smiling from ear to...

Yummy tailgate recipes to step up your game

We love fall! Football fans especially look forward to weekends during this time of year because of the great outdoor eating experience of tailgating....

5 Household cleaning hacks using essential oils

From cleaners and sprays to air fresheners and more, essential oils are making their way into the mainstream as commonplace, common sense household solutions. It’s...

Actor, director, writer Bill Duke keeps it ‘reel’ with 50BOLD

Bill Duke first captured our attention on the silver screen with his 6’5” towering presence in his breakthrough feature film, Car Wash. He co-starred in...

We remember…the beautiful Ms. Lena Horne

I moved to NYC in 1985 after securing a job at Essence magazine. I first worked in the art department as an art coordinator....