8 Tips To Make The Most Out of Your Freshman Year In College
The Fall is here and freshman year is going to be lit! That is if you prepare well… ...
Youth & Young Adult
Children and Mental Health: What You Can Do to Help Your Child?
According to the Children’s Mental Health Report, mental health disorders are the most common diseases of childhood. An ...
How Hot Is Too Hot: Spicy Foods & Your Kids
A Memphis mother found out the hard way about the dangers of spicy chips. Her daughter’s fervor for ...
ALERT: Children’s Advil Recalled For Possible Overdose
As a parent, you know that taking care of child is of the utmost importance and that oftentimes ...
Obesity Warps The Shape & Function of Young Hearts
When it comes to your health, bigger isn’t always better. In the Black community, we love our hips, ...
I Grow Chicago: A Community Changed By Ownership, Respect & Value
Located at 6402 S. Honore St., I Grow Chicago is a non-profit healing zone for youths to seniors, ...
I’m Living My Breast Life
On the eve of the pop star baby boom while many focus on the delivery of these babies, ...
Dirt, Depression, and Childhood Obesity: Why Kids Need More Time Outside
It’s safe to say that technology has a grip on the youth like never before. From iPads to ...
4 Ways To Enhance Your Teenager’s Fitness
Teenagers have a lot on their plates. No, they don’t have to worry about paying a mortgage or ...
Pool Safety Tips for Non-Swimmers
In 2018, about 70 percent of Black people don’t know how to swim, and according to the Centers ...
The Impact of Trauma on a Black Boy’s Genius
Black pain often goes unaddressed. African Americans are less likely to seek mental health services than other minorities ...
Help Your Children Avoid “Summer Slide”–Here’s How!
The end of the school year is approaching, and parents will soon be left with the dilemma of ...
Depression in Black Children: What Does It Look Like?
What could a child possibly be depressed about? They don’t have bills or responsibilities, so what is there ...
Early-Onset Puberty Could Be the Source of Adult Depression in Some Women
“Quite frankly, I’ve been depressed for most of my life,” says Latoya Shauntay Snell, of Brooklyn, who started ...
