Check. Change. Control.

Sports is known as a way for men to bond and get together. Darrell Barnett has taken that idea a step further. He is using basketball to reach Black men and improve their health. Barnett is with the Public Health Department Health Equity Unit. I heard about and had to share information about this great program he’s doing to assist men, especially Black men, to … Continue reading Check. Change. Control.

Healthier Food Options at the Corner Store

The More At My Store Campaign WE live in an age where everyone works to stay healthy either through exercise or making healthier food choices. Childhood obesity has been a topic of news as well as America’s overall obesity standing, compared to other countries. The City of Austin is leading their support to a new initiative that can change our local communities. The initiative which … Continue reading Healthier Food Options at the Corner Store

Meet Susan Seay. A Mentor For Moms

UM: Tell our readers a little bit about yourself SS: I have lived in Austin for 19 years. My husband and I we own a successful Real Estate Investment Company. We have seven children. I have a degree in Psychology. I am a mentor and/or coach for mom’s who want to improve their relationship with their children. UM: What is Mentor for Moms? How do … Continue reading Meet Susan Seay. A Mentor For Moms

Distant Love

Falling from the grace of true love, the hearts of the land are compromised without dissimulation’s. Grieving in the night because the flame of love has drowned in sheets bewailing for romance to bloom. No longer considered worthy of hands to hold, tears are met with domestic struggles of innocence. Searching for ways to infiltrate the fallow grounds of life, love is blinded by riches … Continue reading Distant Love

Black Lives Matter

We became the insults of your dreams as we walked the earth for historic dreams that became lifeless. Searching for truth we encountered the cutting blades of your fierce anarchy that pushed us further. Holding fast the courage of our ancestors we divided the minds of our captors for bread of soldier’s blood. Black Lives Matter when we become the history of life that portrays … Continue reading Black Lives Matter