2021 - Awakened Lounge

Dating Tip Tuesday: Top 3 Places to Meet Mature Daters

by Shauntay DunbarSeptember 14, 2021

https://youtu.be/42tHqtPcY1k Dating really isn’t hard. The key is finding that other person that is just as serious as finding a partner as you are; and sometimes you have to expand your territory. Here are the top 3…

10Sep

Mental Health

Psychiatrist Launches Podcast to Reduce Pandemic-Induce Stress

by ADMINSeptember 10, 2021

Meet Dr. Ericka Goodwin, a Harvard-trained Board-Certified Psychiatrist, who has launched a new podcast called Better with Dr. Ericka that offers a reprieve for busy, stressed, and overwhelmed professionals that are ready to hop off the hamster…

07Sep

Relationships

The 3 Attachment Styles in Relationships

by Naomi K. BonmanSeptember 7, 2021

Relationships and finally finding your person is a beautiful thing. However, there are ways to determine if your relationship is healthy or not which comes with establishing boundaries early on and knowing each other’s attachment style. Your…

31Aug

Cruises

Is Your Cruise Ship Safe? How To Check Its COVID-19 Status

by Irene S. LevineAugust 31, 2021

If you have already booked a cruise or are in the throes of deciding whether or not to take one, you might be having second thoughts after listening to news reports of COVID-19 outbreaks at sea. The…

Dating, Mental Health

Dating Tip Tuesday: Dating Someone with Mental a Illness

by Shauntay DunbarAugust 31, 2021

Since July was Mental Health Awareness Month and we just barely entered into August, we thought it was still appropriate to highlight how to date someone with a mental illness. Whether it be depression, bi-polar, etc., there…

Dating

Aphrodisiac Foods to Include on Date Night

by Shauntay DunbarJuly 15, 2021

https://youtu.be/xHb5GwoOhKA Food is one thing that brings people together, especially when dating! So, why not make dating fun by including some aphrodisiac foods to the mix. Here are five aphrodisiac foods to try out with your date:…

12Jul

Mental Health

Blueprints

by C.K. McGheeJuly 12, 2021

You know what’s not right, out of mind and out of sight, all the oppressors efforts to extinguish our light, the one-two punch of white rage, and white flight, just taking resources and prosperity from all our…

09Jun

Mental Health

Black Woman Creates App Making Mental Health Care Affordable

by ADMINJune 9, 2021

The Y Combinator-backed startup founded by a Black female is inviting 1,000 wellness professionals to host groups on the platform and launching with a community-wide support group session on relationships. San Francisco, CA — Meet Tamar Blue, founder…

08Jun

Hotels and Resorts

Top Black Owned Hotel to Stay at this Summer

by ADMINJune 8, 2021

“Once you go Black, you never go back!” Black hotel owner and commercial real estate investor Davonne Reaves hopes the popular cheeky catchphrase rings true for those who stay at one of thousands of Black-owned hotels and…

Creatives on the Go

Awakened Convos: Emir Horton, CEO Eartha Watches Chats Motivation

by Destinee PorterMay 6, 2021

https://youtu.be/MWpliZQohNU Lior Israel talks with Emir Horton, the CEO of Eartha Watches. She will be speaking to him about what motivated and inspired him to create these watches. Lior: Can you please tell us about yourself, and…