A few months ago, while visiting friends, I was intrigued by the number of outdoor plants being grown outside of their home. As we were leaving our friends were kind enough to gift us one of their beautiful pineapples in a potted planted. As soon as we got it back home, we sat it directly […]
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According to a recent report in The Economist, Black men in America are living almost as long as White men. The chasm in life-expectancy that once existed has nearly closed. Read on… BACK IN 1980 when Harlem was still a byword for poverty, criminality and the decline of New York City, black men in the
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Are you a worrywart that can’t seem to stop obsessing over just about everything? Just so we’re clear, a “worrywart” is not just someone who worries; it’s someone who worries needlessly, often without justifiable reasons. In a recent interview with Tangia Elieff, LCSW principal and CEO of Honor Your Emotions a private practice in
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Retired physician and breast cancer survivor advocate for Black and Pink Health.
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Susan G. Komen® San Diego (Komen San Diego) announced downtown resident, 53-year-old, Lilian Vanvieldt-Gray, as the 2018 Race for the Cure® Honorary Breast Cancer Survivor. As the organization’s spokesperson through the 22nd Annual Race for the Cure on Sunday, Nov. 4, Vanvieldt-Gray credits her survival to her mammogram, treatments developed by Komen-funded research, her positive outlook and
It’s National Relaxation Day and we just want to go to the beach. Did y’all know that stress levels tend to be higher in minorities than that of their white counterparts?☝????❤️ There are a lot of things we can do to lower our stress levels, but let’s start with exercise, and going to the doctor
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If you don’t know who Philomena Kwao is, then get into this article and let us introduce you. Back before the body positive movement, before Ashley Graham, Gabbi Fresh, Tess Holiday, and countless other plus size models and influencers, there was Philomena. The thing is, she didn’t know that she was going to be a
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(San Diego, CA) On June 19, local residents of showed up at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting to publicly raise their voices in support of building a new Live Well Center on 4.06 acres of land in Southeastern San Diego. And because the community made up of those who live, work, worship,
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When it comes to eating sweets let’s be honest, the struggle is real. It’s hard when something sooo delicious enters your mouth and hits your taste buds— you just want more and more and more. Before you know it you’ve eaten an entire box of sugary cookies made out of refined sugar, flour and butter,
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LOS ANGELES, CA (February 16, 2018) – The word was out and hundreds of homeless individuals aligned the sidewalk as early as 8a.m. in anticipation of a hot meal and some entertainment at the “Oak-in-the-Kitchen” Feed Skid Row 2018 event. When the gates opened at Gladys park located in the heart of Skid Row, guests
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