By Team BLAM An essential part of building healthy relationships, families, and communities is through BUILDING OUR HEALTH. We love how First Lady Michelle Obama has committed herself to raising the nation’s awareness of health and wellness through exercise and eating right. She hopes to break the title for the most people doing jumping jacks […]
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By Ayize Ma’at During my matriculation at Bowie State University, I was an outspoken opponent against the use of the n-word. I participated in several spoken word events where I firmly expressed my disapproval and disdain for a word which I believed had outlived it’s historical necessity. Initially, embracing the word nigger may have been […]
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By Nsenga Burton/TheRoot.com Have you ever heard of Margaret “Missy” Allen or Nikki McPhatter? In July of 2008, attorney Margaret “Missy” Allen was killed by a boyfriend who was a former client. Calvin McKelton was found guilty of strangling Allen and then dumping her body in Cincinnati’s East End. He was also found guilty in […]
00http://www.blackloveandmarriage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/logo.png2011-10-03 07:37:052019-01-18 15:07:35Are Black Women Invisible? Domestic Violence In The Black Community…It’s Real As A Heart Attack
By Cindi McMenamin Do you know what it’s like to sit in church, week after week, and feel lonely? For years, Debe longed to have Randy worshiping alongside her. She was tired of sitting in church alone, singing songs of praise alone, taking notes on the pastor’s sermon alone. Her heart ached for her husband […]
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By Shani Collins ABC News reports that teens who have several dinners each week are less likely to engage in risky behavior. The study was conducted by Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. The center reports: “Compared to teens who ate with their families five to seven times a week, teenagers who […]
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By Team BLAM We are soooo excited! We had the awesome opportunity of interviewing Thomasina Johnson, author of the inspiring book “Mama, When Will I Be Popular”. Thomasina is not just an author, but a wife and mother of 7 beautiful children which she homeschools. She currently attends college in her “spare time” to receive a […]
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As my husband and I sat on the couch glued to the television this evening watching every report we could find on the status of Troy Davis’s execution; I could feel my children’s eyes on us wondering what was going on. Our oldest son then asked “Mom, who is Troy Davis?” As I looked into […]
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By Team BLAM Ever had a dream? Hopefully, you still do. We all (should) have dreams that inspire, excite, and empower us. 17 year old high school senior Taylor Fikes has a dream. She is an accomplished ballerina who has just been invited to attend The Bolshoi Academy of Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Bolshoi is […]
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*UPDATE* Georgia’s State Board Of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency to Troy Davis on Sept 20,2011 despite a lot of high-profile support for his claim and a last ditch plea effort on Sept 19th 2011 stressing that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. Troy is scheduled to die on […]
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By Victoria Ellison Black family month is celebrated in July by having family reunions or promoting healthy lifestyles for African Americans. However, there is an organization doing something different not just in July but every day to help preserve and develop healthy Black families. Black Family Preservation Group, a faith based advocacy organization which has […]
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First Lady Michelle Obama Wants You & Your Kids To Help Her Break World Record For Jumping Jacks!
/in Black Family/byBy Team BLAM An essential part of building healthy relationships, families, and communities is through BUILDING OUR HEALTH. We love how First Lady Michelle Obama has committed herself to raising the nation’s awareness of health and wellness through exercise and eating right. She hopes to break the title for the most people doing jumping jacks […]
In The Spirit Of Black Love…Can We Ever “Bury” The N-Word?
/in Becoming One, Black Family, Love & Marriage/byBy Ayize Ma’at During my matriculation at Bowie State University, I was an outspoken opponent against the use of the n-word. I participated in several spoken word events where I firmly expressed my disapproval and disdain for a word which I believed had outlived it’s historical necessity. Initially, embracing the word nigger may have been […]
Are Black Women Invisible? Domestic Violence In The Black Community…It’s Real As A Heart Attack
/in Black Family, Love & Marriage/byBy Nsenga Burton/TheRoot.com Have you ever heard of Margaret “Missy” Allen or Nikki McPhatter? In July of 2008, attorney Margaret “Missy” Allen was killed by a boyfriend who was a former client. Calvin McKelton was found guilty of strangling Allen and then dumping her body in Cincinnati’s East End. He was also found guilty in […]
Marriage 101: What To Do When You’re Weary Of Going To Church Alone…
/in Black Family, Love & Marriage, Quality Time/byBy Cindi McMenamin Do you know what it’s like to sit in church, week after week, and feel lonely? For years, Debe longed to have Randy worshiping alongside her. She was tired of sitting in church alone, singing songs of praise alone, taking notes on the pastor’s sermon alone. Her heart ached for her husband […]
New Report Says Teens Who Have Family Dinners Together Less Likely To Engage In Risky Behavior
/in Black Family, Parenting/byBy Shani Collins ABC News reports that teens who have several dinners each week are less likely to engage in risky behavior. The study was conducted by Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. The center reports: “Compared to teens who ate with their families five to seven times a week, teenagers who […]
Give Away! Win Self Esteem Boosting Book & Tee From Mom Author: “Mama When Will I Be Popular?”
/in Black Family, motherhood, Parenting/byBy Team BLAM We are soooo excited! We had the awesome opportunity of interviewing Thomasina Johnson, author of the inspiring book “Mama, When Will I Be Popular”. Thomasina is not just an author, but a wife and mother of 7 beautiful children which she homeschools. She currently attends college in her “spare time” to receive a […]
What The Troy Davis Case Can Teach Our Youth
/in Black Family, Hot Topics/byAs my husband and I sat on the couch glued to the television this evening watching every report we could find on the status of Troy Davis’s execution; I could feel my children’s eyes on us wondering what was going on. Our oldest son then asked “Mom, who is Troy Davis?” As I looked into […]
Taylor Fikes Is Making Her Dream Of Becoming A Professional Ballet Dancer A Reality
/in B Intentional NEWS, Black Family/byBy Team BLAM Ever had a dream? Hopefully, you still do. We all (should) have dreams that inspire, excite, and empower us. 17 year old high school senior Taylor Fikes has a dream. She is an accomplished ballerina who has just been invited to attend The Bolshoi Academy of Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Bolshoi is […]
There’s No Time For Fancy Words. They Are Going To Kill Troy Davis
/in Black Family/by*UPDATE* Georgia’s State Board Of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency to Troy Davis on Sept 20,2011 despite a lot of high-profile support for his claim and a last ditch plea effort on Sept 19th 2011 stressing that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. Troy is scheduled to die on […]
Woman Starts Group That Seeks To Preserve Black Families
/in Black Family/byBy Victoria Ellison Black family month is celebrated in July by having family reunions or promoting healthy lifestyles for African Americans. However, there is an organization doing something different not just in July but every day to help preserve and develop healthy Black families. Black Family Preservation Group, a faith based advocacy organization which has […]