The 2018 Mazda CX-9 is all that!

Once-upon-a-time the Mazda CX-9 was not a head turner. Its design was pretty generic; it had that real practical look. Nope, it was not...

The 2017 Toyota Highlander is just the right size

The Toyota Highlander continues to garner fans time and time again. The three-row hauler squeezes right in between its sibs the Rav4 and Sequoia....

We love poetry…Resiliency by Bill Holmes

Resiliency   I whisper the words of African proverbs for the courage to emerge from the shadows of No Man’s Land rising above the residue of innocent blood slaughtered where privilege meets supremacy and depression...

Do you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?

Davisa Richards, 58, does not look forward to the fall and winter months. She thinks these months are dreary, dark and depressing. “I get...

Quiz: Is your marriage in trouble?

Have you been married for several years and feel your relationship might be headed for divorce? John Gottman, Ph.D. professor emeritus of psychology at...

We love books…How to Slay by Constance C.R. White

Many moons ago, when I was five-years-old, I experienced The Supremes in concert at a venue in Queens, New York. It was my very...

Take a healthier look at soul food

Soul Food is treasured, soul-satisfying, and an integral part of African-American culture. These are the foods that make us salivate--fried fish, yams, ham hocks,...

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu speaks out about the miseducation of our Black youth

Scholar, noted author, social justice activist, lecturer, and publisher, Jawanza Kunjufu, Ph.D., is the author of over 40 books including such highly-acclaimed and controversial...

Black History Month…Five African Americans whose Black card has been revoked

There are some Black folks who are downright a discredit to the race--embarrassing, shameful, pathetic. That’s right, I said it! They bolt from our...

Natural aids for battling insomnia

It can be torturous when you desperately want to sleep and simply cannot. Someone with insomnia feels as if they are the only person...

We love poetry…by Haki Madhubuti

Why She Loves Him she seldom would admit to him the reasons she was attracted his way (not necessarily in this order): looks, hair, tone of voice,...

Got pores? Minimize them!

Facial pores! We hate them! They are oftentimes large and can either resemble the moon’s cratered surface or the peel of an orange! There...