Healthy Soul Food! An Oxymoron?

Lindsey Williams has penned a new cook book with a healthier take on Soul Food entitled “Neo Soul.” Williams outta know since he is the grandson of Sylvia Woods, Harlem Soul Food Queen . After weighing almost 400 pounds in 1997, he’s down to 180 now and owns his own catering business and [...]

"Black Girls Birthed The Earth:" PBS Looks at Anthropology and The DNA of African Americans

Dr. Henry Louis Gates appeared on Charlie Rose last night to discuss his upcoming documentary, “African American Lives.” The documentary examines the DNA roots of African Americans. During the inteview, Gates, who submitted to DNA testing, said he was shock to learn that 1/2 of his ancestors in the past 200 years were white. [...]

Quote of the Day: Alan Watts

“Faith is a state of openness or trust. To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, [...]