By April Byrd It’s Apparent that the new genre of “Men Teaching Women How They Think” style of book publishing must be thought of as a growing and effective tool in relationship advice. After the recent release of Tyrese Gibson’s and “Rev Run” Simmons’s new collaboration: “Manology: Secrets of Your Man’s Mind Revealed” and the inspirational Juggernaut “Act Like A ...

Shaming, silence, and lack of education are leading to higher and more disproportionate instances of HIV in our communities amoung young people. When will it become a more serious issue on Black America's agenda?

By Courtney Herring With its 90 mph winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Sandy met the East Coast, one of the most densely populated areas in the U.S., with fury Monday, impacting about 17 states and leaving 8.1 million energy customers without power. Sadly, the death toll is at over 100, and the Jersey Shore is all but rearranged. All of this, in addition to a ...

Research scientists at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDs at Yale have assisted in developing an unconventional way to curb HIV infections in minority teens. They conducted research -with the goal to determine the factors that drive risk behaviors among adolescents- by interviewing three dozen boys and girls, between the ages of 10 and 15, in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

By Onleilove Recently, a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology linking hair relaxers to fibroids in Black women was released and made its rounds on the internet, shedding light on the role that common habits can play in our health. Many of you may have read reports about the study but if you have not,  here is a summary of the ...

  It’s not just the racy lyrics that have people talking about the release of the remix to Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” song from her album entitled “Loud.”  The track was leaked on her birthday, February 20th 2012, but it’s the guest artist on the remix that really has tongues wagging.  The guest artist on the remix is no other than ...

See Part I In this second part of the series we will take a look at the role food may play in causing or aggravating fibroids. Just to review fibroids are smooth muscle cells that may grow in your uterus during childbearing years. Though fibroids are not cancer, they are still tumors and are quite common for African-American women. Many ...