Leopoldine Emma Doualla-Bell: The World’s First Black Flight Attendant
(Photo credit: Westword) In any form of history, someone had to be the first. We celebrate that fact as they usually make room and pave the way for others to…
What Scientists Are Doing to Prevent Amyloid Diseases
Transthyretin (TTR) related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive, hypertrophic heart disease and often goes undiagnosed. In the United States, the hereditary form disproportionately afflicts Blacks,…
Battling Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis? Learn More About Your Treatment Options
1 in 25 Blacks is stricken with the Val122Ile mutation in the transthyretin gene that results in an age-dependent, late-onset restrictive/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that can mimic other forms of heart failure…
New Therapy May Combat Rare Genetic Disorder, Amyloidosis
Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at a prevalence of 3-3.9%. Amyloidosis refers to a family of more than…
Michael B. Jordan: How ‘Black Panther’ Role Sent Him To Therapy
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SBIFF) Blockbuster film, Black Panther, was easily one of the best and highest grossing films in 2018. It’s characters resonated with people all over,…
Georgia Gilmore: The Cook Who Fed & Funded Civil Rights (From Her Kitchen)
(Photo credit: Washington University – St. Louis) Original article published by NPR In December 1955, after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to…
What To Eat In Your 30s, 40s, & 50s
Just because you are your age doesn’t mean you have to act it! And you definitely don’t have to look it. But when it comes to nutrition, eating the best…
Meet Inventor Alice Parker: The Woman Behind Central Heating
(Photo credit: pinterest) When it’s cold outside during the winter months, it’s nice to go inside your home or apartment, turn on the central heat and feel all warm and…
100 Years After The Elaine Massacre: The Riot That Changed Everything
(Photo credit: Pinterest) The Elaine massacre began on September 30th 1919 and went through October 1, 1919 at Hoop Spur in the vicinity of Elaine in rural Phillips County, Arkansas.…
120-Pounds Down: “The Only Opinion That Matters Is Yours”
(Photo credit: @blackketogirl instagram) WOW! When you look at the beautiful Kendra side-by-side with her old picture just a few years ago, you can’t help but to see how a…