Mother and Daughter Crusade for Prevention of Gynecological Cancer

For Nneka and Mary “Dicey” Scroggins, advocacy is a family affair. The mother-daughter duo from Washington, D.C., have turned Dicey Continue reading →

New Megachurch Pastor Tackles Social Justice

Dr. Jasmin Sculark takes a holistic approach to ministry, knowing that as the recently appointed senior pastor of the Jericho Continue reading →

I Allowed People to Mispronounce My African Name for 25 Years

In a recent interview with the Improper Bostonian, Emmy Award-winning star of Orange Is the New Black Uzo Aduba recalls telling Continue reading →

Chamique Holdsclaw Speaks on Her Depression

Years ago, a horse-mounted cowboy whipped a lasso in Chamique Holdsclaw’s direction, trying to capture and kill her — or so Continue reading →

Why Are Black People Leaving Austin?

As a hotbed of business innovation with hipster ethos, Austin, Texas, has become more than a stand-out on America’s heat Continue reading →

Philly-area Mom Beats the Odds of Stage IV Breast Cancer

This August, Jewel Crawford Ajibade, 52, will see her son, Daree, off to his freshman year at Temple University. With Continue reading →

San Diego Fire Chief Beats Breast Cancer

It’s 10:30 on a late-May morning, and Lorraine Hutchinson has pulled her car to the side of the road to Continue reading →

Faith and Fitness: Pastor Loses 180 Pounds

At 356 pounds, 21-year-old Liana Sims knew that though her weight had yet to kill her physically, it had already Continue reading →