Category : Parenting/ Health

Informed & Supported: A Guide for Black Women Facing a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

You are not alone in your breast cancer diagnosis. Dr. Monique Gary discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive community during this challenging time. Understanding the specifics of your diagnosis, such as the subtype, stage,...

Feeding Us or Failing Us: The Dollar Store’s Role in Food Deserts in Our Community

Dollar store chains like Dollar General have cropped up in rural neighborhoods like weeds. As of late, there are close to 35,000 Dollar General and Dollar Tree locations in multiple communities. An affordable, one-stop-shop within walking distance f...

4 Ways to Protect Your Eyes From Summer’s Dangers

Summertime is prime time for the great outdoors, but that can mean new hazards for your eyes, one expert warns. However, these simple steps can help cut the risk, according to ophthalmologist Dr. Masih Ahmed, an assistant professor of o...

Black Women in Pregnancy Deserts: 5 Steps to Ensure You Get the Care You Need!

A recent GoodRx report has unveiled a shocking reality: nearly six million women of childbearing age in the U.S. live more than an hour away from the nearest high-risk pregnancy specialist, creating vast “deserts” of crucial care. This l...

Black People May Have Worse Side Effects From Crohn’s Medications

Crohn’s disease is a chronic illness that affects the digestive system. While it can’t be cured, it’s often managed through various medications. Unfortunately, these drugs can have side effects that are even worse for Black people. You can’t keep yo...

This Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Needs Black Women to Ensure Our Survival

For Black women living with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) metastatic breast cancer, a new clinical trial offers hope in the quest to overcome treatment resistance and extend survival. The VIKTORIA-1 trial is evaluating a potentially groundbreakin...

Is UC Surgery Right For You?

A chronic inflammatory bowel disease impacting the colon and rectum, ulcerative colitis can get uncomfortable fast. Although it can usually be managed with medication and lifestyle changes, sometimes these options simply aren’t enough. Sometimes, d...

10 Mindblowing Health Benefits of Ginger!

Consuming ginger will contribute to your overall health. Fact! Ginger can heal you in many different ways. Fact! You’ll be mind blown by the end of this article, also a fact! Ginger comes from a flowering plant. The plant has a thick, knotted underg...

My Story: The ‘White Child’ That Killed My Father

“The hardest pill to swallow as a son of an addict is to view your father as a King, but watch him live as a peasant.” Those are the words of author Torri Stuckey, who grew up in the shadows of a father who suffered from substance abuse....

20 Great Father’s Day Activities He Won’t Forget

Sometimes your perfect Father’s Day needs more than a well-thought-out gift. But what are your options if you want to plan a unique activity with your dad? Let’s look at 20 of them! 1. Have A Game’s Day Is your dad into board games? Well, Father’s...

Father Figures: The 10 Best Black TV Dads

For many of us, the dads on some of our favorite shows also served as great father figures. In honor of Father's Day, we're sharing our favorite TV Dads. Check out our top 10 best Black TV Dads. 10. Carl Winslow - Reginald VelJohnson on 'Family Matte...

Black Women Are Affected By More Aggressive Subtypes: Here’s How We Create Change

Biology plays a role. Imagine being diagnosed at a younger age and a more advanced stage of a condition or disease when finally diagnosed. This is the reality for many Black women. We are affected by more aggressive subtypes. We(black women) are mor...

I Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 70… Here’s How I Turned My Life Around

Photo courtesy of Arthur Ronald Gooden Living with Alzheimer’s disease can be both challenging and frightening. However, stories of resilience and hope can inspire those in similar situations. One such story is that of Arthur Ronald Gooden, known as...

This Study Could Offer Hope to Black Americans with Alzheimer’s and Other Major Brain Diseases

The Cleveland Clinic has launched an initiative to determine early biomarkers of neurological disease before symptoms present and they’re looking for Black patients to participate. According to Caregiver.org, 1.2 million people nationwide are diagno...

5 Obstacles Seniors Face in Rural Population

For all of its beauty, living in a rural community has its hardships – hardships those living there for decades know well. Lack of vital resources like medical care and adequate transportation cause older rural community dwellers to only survi...