Four-day Festival June 28 through July 1 to Attract More Than 100,000 MegaFest – the internationally acclaimed four-day faith, film and family festival hosted by best-selling author, entrepreneur and pastor, Bishop T.D. Jakes – is […]
By Synthche Franchella I often speak to my yoga students about the role of pain and how it can inform our practice. Pain is actually an excellent teacher. It’s our body’s warning signal that something […]
By Jill Goldsberry As you prepare traveling with your girls to warmer regions, always remember to keep up with your self-care! Diet and excersize are often pushed to the side on vacation, leaving us […]
The Rise Above HIV Campaign, is a project of WORLD in collaboration with AIDS Healthcare Foundation and several of its affiliates. Register For Event About South Side Help Center Founded in June […]
Entrepreneurial burn out isn’t something we talk about often but, the statistics don’t lie. Only two-thirds of all small businesses survive past 2 years, and about half of all small businesses will make it past […]
BLACK WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE AND AARP LAUNCH “HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT” #NOTAPRIVILEGE CAMPAIGN Black Women Leaders Join Forces In A Call To Action to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Health Care The National Coalition on Black […]
By Synthche Franchella I often speak to my yoga students about the role of pain and how it can inform our practice. Pain is actually an excellent teacher. It’s our body’s warning signal that something […]
The founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek. They’re on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among black women — and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million black […]
By Nicole Greene, Acting Director of the Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As women, we’re often the caretakers of our families. We make sure everyone is happy and healthy […]
National Women’s Health Week is an observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health. The goal is to empower women to make their health a priority. The week […]
By AHA Sodium Reduction Initiative Team | 6 Feb 2017 There are many ways that sneaky salt can find its way into your food. Today, we explore the ways sodium can be sneaky and […]
1 out of 8 women will experience breast cancer in their lifetime — and if you’re African American or Latino living in Washington DC — those numbers, and the chance of death, is even greater. […]
The Healthy Holidays are here, RUN DMC Christmas song is playing in the background, the house is filled with family + friends and you’re in the kitchen Nae Nae’ing, Cupid-Shuffling and Whipping up some something […]
Veteran Biochemical/Nutritional Expert Offers Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Weight Dr. Susie Rockway With the recent declaration from the American Medical Association that obesity now should be considered a disease, the United States […]
By Caroline Gibbs Growing up an introverted child I loved expressing myself artistically, but once I reached my twenties it all changed. I went dark and was diagnosed with generalized anxiety. I had problems […]
“Every day, do something for the future and once you’re done with that, live in the moment.” -Michael and Gillian White By Christyna Pourhabib Photos: Kem West The uniting of two twin souls […]
Carletta never met her grandmother, who died from breast cancer at the age of 44. Carletta’s family history inspired her to understand her own risk. She encourages young women with a family history of cancer […]
Pam was only 43 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She says she was disappointed, but not surprised. Most women, especially young women like her, would be shocked. But she has had […]
By Samantha Merkle At Groove With Me we take fitness seriously. As a nonprofit that provides free dance classes to girls who reside in East Harlem and the South Bronx, it’s natural that we […]
Whenever you use an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, reading the drug product’s labeling is important for taking care of yourself and your family. The label tells you what the medicine is supposed to do, who should […]
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