Hip Hop Group, Voice, Have the Audacity to Stand Out

“Swagger with some content. Something you can bop to.” Nick Vibes, one third of the Louisville, Kentucky Hip-Hop group, Voice, defined their music well with this line from their single “What Chu Sed.” Webster’s dictionary defines an anomaly as an irregularity or something that deviates from the normal expectations. Nick Vibes, Dre Vice, and Suave Duave have entitled their upcoming […]

A Game Every Child Should Play

“Chess is in many ways like life itself. It’s all condensed in a playful manner in a game format and it’s extremely fascinating because, first of all, I’m in control of my own destiny, I’m in charge. You have to be responsible for your actions, you make a move, you had better think ahead about […]

Are My Children Racist?

The idea of race is a figment of our imagination. Scientists recognize it as a social construction rather than a biological one, yet few people question its existence. Like chocolate, people range in hue from shades of dark chocolate, to milk chocolate, to white chocolate, but any chocolate lover appreciates them all. God set us […]

In Love and Relationships: The Four Lessons I’ll Take On My Journey

Our minds have a lot to do with where we allow our lives to take us and the kind of relationships we are inclined to have. A writer I enjoy, Michelle McKinney Hammond, once told me that self mastery says, I am the boss of me. I make decisions that the rest of me follows to […]

Don’t Marry A Man Unless…

Don’t marry a man unless you would be proud to have a son exactly like him. I read this phrase and thought it was important to remember. So often, women create a list of things they want in a man, be it long or short, and fail to include this very stipulation. Some say they […]

Female Sexual Dysfunction (Yes, It Exists)

My mother once told me that she never liked sex. She has always been the conservative kind: always wearing pantyhose under all dresses and skirts, just a touch of makeup when she went out— which she seldom did and was almost always back home and in bed by 10:30. In fact, she surprised me the one […]

The “A” Word

Conservatives, in theory, are staunch pro-life activists, abhorring a woman’s right to choose, labeling any and every pregnancy a blessing from God. They are also, more often than not, anti-abortion and pro-death penalty. They don’t believe in killing people until they’re actually born. …Read more at Clutch Magazine.

TDI-132 Shows Promising Results In the Treatment of ALS

ALS may be the most deadly disease many people have never heard of. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease affects at least 30,000 people in the United States and 450,000 people worldwide. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes muscle atrophy, paralysis, and ultimately death with a three to five year […]

Immunotherapy Trains the Immune System to Attack Cancer Cells

Immunotherapy is the new black when it comes to treating Cancer, raising hope in conquering this age old illness. Treating infectious disease using the body’s own defenses operates under the premise that the body is able to retain memory to guard against disease. Cancer immunotherapy operates under a similar premise. The Wall Street Journal recently […]

FOR GENTLEMEN ONLY: How to Make a Sophisticated Drink for a Special Lady

A man’s choice in drink is a sign of maturity. Just as a man’s ability to discern a woman’s desires comes with experience, his behavior is adjusted accordingly. The at-home dinner date provides an opportunity for him to show just how far he’s come in his journey from a boy to a man. The man as […]