My name is LeighAnna Kingvalsky. I am 25 and a New Orleanian born and raised. I love pizza, beignets, snowballs, crawfish, pralines, red ... Read More
General Health
5 Black Fitness & Wellness Tours To Add To Your 2018 Calendar
In the peak of a self-realization moment, I couldn’t help but think: Dang, winter will soon be gone. I quickly switched my thought to all my ... Read More
Stay Safe While Keeping it Hot
Heating safety during the winter months is crucial. When it gets cold outside it is only natural for people to want to heat up their homes. ... Read More
3 Things That Stress Me Out On Social Media
Mic check 1,2,..1,2? Is this thing on? I know, that was pretty lame, but at least now I have your attention. Is it just me or is social ... Read More
Bridget “Biddy” Mason: An Unstoppable Spirit
When we talk about Black History, we hear a lot of names over and over again like Frederick Douglass, Sojurner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune ... Read More
5 Health Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture provides relief from many health issues like lower back pain, neck pain, and headaches to name a few. This alternative medicine ... Read More
Weedcation Anyone? –Mike Tyson Has Your Back
No this is not a dream, or your mind playing tricks on you. Mike Tyson has entered California’s marijuana “Green Rush” and he plans on ... Read More
Is Genetic Medicine Ignoring Minorities?
Precision medicine or pharmacogenetics, is the study of a how genes affect a person’s response to drugs. Most, if not all, genetic research ... Read More
Slick Rick: The Storyteller 35 Years Later
;s.-(Photo credit: Pinterest)Slick Rick (born Ricky Walters) was born in London, England, in 1965, and moved to New York City when he was ... Read More
Carl Weathers At 70+: Still Going Toe-To-Toe With Hollywood
Carl Weathers, best known for his role in the original hit film and it's sequels, Rocky has been acting for over four decades and still ... Read More
The Sobering Effect of Legalization
“Marijuana, illegal, but Newports will make you die…” – OG Maco – “Get Down” January 1, 2018, will forever live in infamy. Not only did ... Read More
Aromatherapy Can Soothe Your Spirit & Fight Against Free Radicals
It’s no secret that in recent years more and more African Americans are turning to alternative medicine to help heal. Some would even ... Read More