Vitamin and mineral facts for folks over 50
Many older adults are deficient in some areas nutritionally and here is where vitamins can be introduced to help a body function the way...
We love…baked macaroni and cheese
Comfort foods soothe the soul and tend to stir up memories of warm and fuzzy times gone by. One dish that most folks love,...
Afraid of falling?
Loss of balance, it turns out, is not just a problem for the oldest of old. Instead — like strength, agility and muscle mass...
8 dangerous signs you’re not drinking enough water
Being thirsty is not the only sign you’re not drinking enough water. As a matter of fact according to medical experts, by the time...
Best dating sites for the 50-plus set
According to experts, many single older adults increasingly feel that their love lives are pretty much over because the pickings are either slim or none. Middle-aged women...
A chat with Pan-Africanist Professor James Small
Professor James Small is certainly not one to mince words. Best known for serving up controversial outrages, and slices of liberating powers of truth...
“I am Victoria Hill and I suffer from mental illness…”
The Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health state that Blacks are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the...
Actress Denise Nicholas opens up about her past, present and future
We remember actress Denise Nicholas as the beautiful, refined, and smart school counselor Liz McIntyre on the 60’s/70’s TV hit dramedy, Room 222. We...
7 Best edge tamers for perfect slick-back
Many of today’s do’s require temple and neck edges that are tamed but trying to lay those coily critters down can be frustrating. Many...
We love…poetry by Carolyn Butts
At 44...
Shed
old, worn wrinkled skin
Revealing soft inner soul
glow
Life stretches into infinity
years dissolve, unearthing
the greater truth and power
of spiritual awakenings
At 44,
I gave birth to a...
Ntozake Shange…A chat with the illustrious writer
Ntozake Shange is one of the strongest voices in the history of African American creativity. As a poet and novelist, she helped to recapture...
Where is…actress Judy Pace?
The television landscape today is pretty diverse although some would argue that there could be more representation of Black, brown and yellow people. For...