Health and Wellness
It's officially the Holiday Season! Traditionally, the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping goes into full swing the day after Thanksgiving. With many brick and mortar stores as well as online sites having storewide sales in effect for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Tuesday, who can't resist taking advantage?
Radio One and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently hosted the 14th annual Urban Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids event that united celebrities, radio personalities and a community of Mainstream Urban, R&B and Gospel music fans across the country from March 2-3 to raise $1.3 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Celebrity supporters […]
On this episode of Community Affairs, Ronnette Rollins talks with Nicole Jordan about Problem Gambling Awareness. In addition to March being Women’s History Month, it’s also Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Nicole Jordan is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the District of Columbia’s Office of Lottery and Gambling where she oversees all marketing, communication […]
Social media mogul, vegan chef and actress, Tabitha Brown, is celebrating yet another accomplishment! Due to her recent success in the entertainment industry, a personal dream of hers, she announced she was able to “retire her husband”. The North Carolina native went on to further explain that early in their marriage, her husband, Chance Brown, […]
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Denise Hill sat down with Tawana LaMar, President of the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, and ovarian cancer survivor Chenille Holloman. National Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s Mission: The mission of the NOCC is to save lives by fighting tirelessly to prevent and cure ovarian cancer, and to […]
It’s back to school time! Many youth are still in need of the required immunizations in order to start the school year. Dr. Lee Beers offers her expertise on the importance of kids receiving their proper immunizations. Dr. Lee Ann Savio-Beers is the Medical Director for Municipal and Regional Affairs within Children’s National Health System’s […]
Gabby Douglas is already at the top of her game: the Olympian has two gold medals to her name, plus multiple world championships; she’s gearing…
Nineteen years after Venus Williams debuted at 17 against Magdalena Gryzbowska and lost, then called herself “not too disappointed” with “many more to come,” and…
Cree Summer, the real life actress behind the quirky, throwing-up-peace-signs, fun-loving character “Freddie” on the long running sitcome, A Different World, has been working steadily…
“I’d gone upstairs and looked in the apartment and noticed that everything was gone.” – Montina Cooper Long before her career as a background…
The Glow. For many of us who have seen the cult classic, The Last Dragon, starring Taimak Guarriello, the “Glow” reminds of how we often…
Actress Tika Sumpter is one of those actresses who has taken Hollywood by storm on her terms. She’s been a star on Tyler Perry’s “Have…