I am still in love with Luther Vandross…

In the African American community when the name "Luther" is uttered, everyone knows who we're referring to, the great avatar of romance, Luther Vandross....

Coping with the loss of a beloved pet

Seniors will often find themselves having to deal with the loss of family, a significant other, friends, and grown children. Many will get a...

The 2019 Buick Envision makes family road tripping stressless

Family road trips can be hands down hectic and the planning and packing for one, can really send your brain into overdrive. On the...

Intensify your Fall lip color

Remember back-in-the-day when we were hooked on the dark shades of the Posner Custom Blends lipstick line with colors like Groovy Grape and Get...

The 2018 Hyundai Accent is small with a pretty big tude

There are a few compact cars that just don’t cut the mustard when it comes to not only exterior design but overall room and...

Where are our Blaxploitation stars now?

Those 70’s Blaxploitation film era action sheroes and heroes of the large screen were superbad to the bone! Many of the movies were not...

We love…stew!

Fall is upon us, the weather is getting nippy, and our palates are crying out for some nice hearty stews to welcome the changing...

Esther Turner is a missionary in Africa who walks the talk

It takes a village to raise a child; committed souls to do the arduous work necessary to produce results that can help improve the...

We love…Poetry by Linda A. Bridgers

My Life Circle I am my past, my history – the 60’s and the 70’s, war, anti-war, peace, love, justice, injustice, power, prejudice, Black pride, movements,...

Are you an alcoholic?

Society has slapped stereotypes and stigmas on people who have drinking problems. Many believe that alcoholics are weak-willed, poor, uneducated, morally corrupt and typically...

Dealing with the death of my wife…

Out of all of my life’s accomplishments, I consider the day I married Dana, my wife of nearly 38 years, to be my greatest...

Think you can’t quit smoking?

For the last 25-years, James Anderson, 62, has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day. The Lumberton, North Carolina resident, would like to quit...