Push On Post-Incarceration Dion M. Harris Women persist, despite unequal wages, a widening wealth gap and the daunting challenges of gender bias, abuse, neglect and lax advocacy. A new exhibit…
Year: 2019
10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication
By making these 10 lifestyle changes, you can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease .By Mayo Clinic Staff If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood…
10 Best Bourbon Whiskey Brands to Drink Right Now
You don’t have to spend hundreds on fancy bottles to drink really excellent bourbon. By Jonah Flicker Mar 13, 2019 It’s a very good time to be a bourbon drinker.…
How Gov. John Bel Edwards Will Be Reelected
Edwards Will Make it Rain by Kenneth Cooper Take it to the bank, or the credit union, or under the mattress, or wherever you stash your money these days: John…
RESIDENTS WANT OFF OF DUMP SITE
BY C.C. Campbell-Rock The 20-year fight for justice by residents whose homes and apartments were built on a city dump, the Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL), continues next Wednesday, March 13,…
10 Fascinating Facts About Sex
1. Nocturnal orgasms aren’t just a male phenomenon—many women have them too! In Alfred Kinsey’s groundbreaking research on female sexuality, he found that 37% of the women he surveyed had…
7 Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Young African-American Men
by Antwaun Sargent Last week Long Island teenager Kwasi Enin captured national headlines after becoming part of an impressive club: high school seniors who have been accepted into all eight…
Learning How to Think: The Skill No One Taught You
“I’ve spent my life trying to undo habits—especially habits of thinking. They narrow your interaction with the world. They’re the phrases that come easily to your mind, like: ‘I know…
Twelve Rude Revelations About Sex
In order to transcend the discomfort that sex typically stirs, you may need to radically rethink desire, marriage, fidelity, and much more. By Alain de Botton Why do most people…
Why are black poor Americans more optimistic than white ones?
By Dr Carol Graham America can appear to be sharply divided by politics, incomes and even life expectancy. But why are poor black Americans so much more optimistic than their…