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Poetry Corner: Queens Do Yoga Too

by LaToshaHogganMarch 6, 2019

https://youtu.be/MTMS5_rE63g Twisting so that you don’t get it twisted. Inhaling strength from my ancestors. Exhaling Black magic into that wheel that you thought I couldn’t get into. And I peep your subliminals. So I take a seat…

Mental Health, Wellness

Radical Self-care, Self-love

by LaToshaHogganFebruary 26, 2019

https://youtu.be/vXFf0GLhAf8 Self-care and self-love are vital to our health. Self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated. Some place self-care on a continuum with health care providers at the opposite…

16Feb

Mental Health, Wellness

Author Hazel Walcott Writes Inspirational Story to Foster Parents

by Samantha PoundsFebruary 16, 2019

According to research, there are roughly 400,000 U.S. children who are in the foster care system and approximately 100,000 are waiting to be adopted. Purposely Awakened‘s Samantha Pounds, recently sat down with Hazel Walcott author of The…

Wellness

Politics & Cannabis: Dr. Christopher Metzler Address Questions

by Naomi K. BonmanFebruary 13, 2019

https://youtu.be/m8d_972-2EE It has been seven months since marijuana has become legalized in California, as well as a few other states. Since it has been legal many have been joyous, while others have still been skeptical and have…

11Feb

Wellness

A Father Everyday: His Black is Beautiful

by Christy AngeletteFebruary 11, 2019

It shouldn’t require a designated day to honor and celebrate our Black fathers. So often they are mentioned in negative terms with derogatory words, such as dead-beat dads, liars, cheaters and more commonly “baby daddies.” As quiet…

30Jan

Creatives on the Go, Wellness

Exclusive Interview: Hip Hop Emcee, 1st Lady of the West Coast

by EvanHueyXWheelerJanuary 30, 2019

The word “Artist” by definition is a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a performer, musician, poet or a filmmaker. I would like to think that all of these examples embody the…

24Jan

Wellness

Cannabis Brand, Purple Rose Supply, Puts a Twist on Things

by EvanHueyXWheelerJanuary 24, 2019

Cannabis connoisseur and owner of Purple Rose Supply, Sid, saw his first cannabis cigar, also known as a cannagar, on Instagram in 2016. From that moment on he was immediately hooked. “My combined love of cannabis and cigars…

13Jan

Mental Health, Wellness

Yes, I Want A Black Cat

by Christy AngeletteJanuary 13, 2019

The movie Cat Woman featuring Halle Berry was captivating, enlightening and inspiring to me. It wasn’t until I had my own experience with the feline, that I began a journey and researched the history. A beautiful mysterious…

05Jan

Mental Health, Wellness

Purple Mountains Majesty

by C.K. McGheeJanuary 5, 2019

“For purple mountains majesty”, why are you trying to destroy me? Does my skin really bring you that much fear, that you’d continue to take life that I hold dear? “O, beautiful for spacious skies”, why do…

28Nov

Wellness

RUNGRL Changes the Narrative On Running For Black Women

by Naomi K. BonmanNovember 28, 2018

When it comes to running, especially as a Black or minority woman, we have not really been on the forefront on mainstream media, but this is changing. There are movements out there, such as RUNGRL, that are…