Did you know it is the leading cause of Blindness for Black people? January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a complicated disease in which damage to the optic nerve leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. After cataracts, glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans. Half of those with glaucoma don’t know they have it. Have you received an eye exam recently? … Continue reading Do You Have Glaucoma?
Happy New Year Everyone. Wow! Time sure did get away from me in 2015. I have already begun in 2016 , slowing down so I can take in more moments and be aware of the present and this particular time. I’m looking forward to the new year. It appears to be a great year to evolve and move upward just from my plans I have … Continue reading Publisher’s Note
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.
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
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
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