February 7 was National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Fellow blogger, Sojourner Marable Grimmitt of Married with Two Boys shares her experience. She also interviewed me for a local Atlanta news site. Links and content are included below. Enjoy. *** This week I had the opportunity to attendRead more
Miami & Spring Break: Obesity epidemic cure
Ladies and gentlemen, I divert from your regularly scheduled health programming to bring you this very important PSA. Consider it my community service for today. Read on. Please. I recently returned from a wonderful visit to Miami and, unbeknownst to me, it was the same week of spring break inRead more
Healthwatch: Serena Williams
Oooh chile, help me. Serena had a major scare last month and I really don’t know how I feel about it. If this could happen to her, what does that mean for me? *sigh* For some reason, the advice from my 9th grade P.E. instructor is ringing in my head – You can’t tell whether [...]Read more
Media Images: Timothy Bloom “Til the end of time”
The web is all abuzz about R & B newcomer, singer/songwriter Timothy Bloom’s new music video. ‘Til the end of time’ is a sultry love song, but what is most notable is the video’s costar, V. Bozeman. More than a video model, V. is also a songstress and a boldRead more
Anti-abortion billboard targeting blacks placed in New York’s Soho neighborhood
Courtesy of our friends at Clutch Magazine: Yesterday, Texas-based anti-abortion group Life Always erected a billboard targeted at African-American women on the corner of Watts and Sixth Avenue in New York’s upscale SoHo shopping district. According to the NY Times, Steven Broden, a pastor andRead more
Glamour magazine shows what ‘real’ beauty looks like
A popular discussion topic today is the photo that appears on page 194 of this month’s issue of Glamour magazine. The photo shows 20-year-old model Lizzi Miller sitting in her underwear with a smile on her face and a “belly that looks…wait for it…normal “. The magazine has been overrunRead more
Monique was Right, Skinny B%!#s are Evil
Last week, a blogger for Marie Claire magazine made some unsavory comments about the main characters on the hit prime time comedy show ( insert). (Insert name and blog) wrote about her disgust with even watching the actors on television – because of their excessive weight (Who does this?).Read more
February 17, 2012 





