July 2020

Make a yellow cake using a cake mix or a simple yellow cake recipe. Use vanilla and almond extract in equal amounts. Take 3 large peaches peeled and cut into small chunks or large dice and 3 large handfuls of blueberries rinsed and picked over, stems removed and shake them with a little flour. This…

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Tips to cope with stress during COVID-191 PAUSE. Breathe. Notice how you feel TAKE BREAKS from COVID-19 content MAKE time to sleep and exercise REACH OUT and stay connected SEEK HELP if overwhelmed or unsafe For more information, click HERE. For resources in SC, click HERE.

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Diabetes: The Truth About Food Serving Sizes Confused about how much you can eat when you have diabetes? First, you need to know how much food is in a serving. It may be different from what you expect. Bread, Cereal, Rice, Starchy Vegetables, and Pasta: 1 Serving 1 slice of bread1/2 English muffin, bun, small bagel,…

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Hamilton: 7 Great Things We Got From The Movie That The Soundtrack Couldn’t Show Us SARAH EL-MAHMOUD July 9, 2020 The hot ticket over 4th of July weekend was (you guessed it) a Disney+ account, as lots and lots of folks tuned into the film version of the most talked-about Broadway show in recent memory, Hamilton. There are…

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Growing up in Houston, Texas listening to genres as diverse as gospel, R&B, and classical, Kendrick Scott’s odyssey began at the age of eight when his parents gifted him a drum kit. 

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A native of Marietta, Georgia, Tivon Pennicott began playing tenor sax in high school, and by his early 20s had worked with legendary jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell and performed at famous venues like San Francisco’s Yoshi’s Jazz Club.

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Garden and Gun? Me? Yes! I never thought I’d subscribe to a magazine called “Garden and Gun” but I do. I grew up with guns and don’t have an issue with them for self-defense and hunting, but I don’t approve of unrestricted availability or military-style weapons in the hands of civilians. I first came across…

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Have you ever had trouble finding a “nude” shade that matches your skin tone? I have, in nail polish, foundation, lipstick, and lingerie. I have a delicious Hershey brown skin, and most “nudes” are made for my lighter colored sisters, i.e. pinky beige, ivory, olive, tan, fair, etc. Now that I have time on my…

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Who Is Princess Pamela? A Southern Cooking Legend Returns Who is Princess Pamela? The author of my favorite cookbook. The original one, not this new, white folks version. The book, written in 1969, is a collection of recipes from The Little Kitchen, Pamela Strobel’s twelve-seat soul food restaurant, which she opened in Manhattan’s East Village…

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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert The Secret Women by Sheila Williams Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany D. Cross Read more HERE More Author Suggestions Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine The Swap by Robyn Harding Read…

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