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By Mary Riddell With $80 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So how does he spend his money? What makes his life worthwhile? And is his a happy marriage? Mary Riddell spends three months with the Microsoft billionaire to find the answers. Microbes fascinate Bill Gates. On

LOVE is supposed to make you BLOOM not WITHER and DIE.

It is virtually impossible to achieve and/or maintain weight loss without setting both long- and short-term goals. Above all, these goals must be realistic. If someone has a goal of losing 100 pounds

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation with a colleague of mine who was born and bred in Greece. It all started when I mentioned how the "Mediterranean Diet" seemed to be the next hot topic i

It takes a really good man to stand up and be the change his wife, children, and brothers need. Will you be one of them? Kristina Hammer Living with mental illness is never easy for anyone. I

The #BankBlack revolution has already began. Thousands of African Americans across the country are transferring their money to Black-owned banks that invest in urban communities and businesses. Initia

"On July 7, 2016 at 12:13 AM my wife was dying. She just had an emergency C-section and went into shock. I stood by her head while she was bleeding out and remembered every fight we ever had and the t

Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit Joyful Joyful St. Francis Choir (Ft. Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby, Devin Kamin, Ron Johnson & Whoopi Goldberg As Choir Director) A studio version of this song and many o

America's fan favorites from Married At First Sight in Atlanta are back on the market! David Norton and Vanessa Nelson are ready once again to find the loves of their lives. Married At First Sight: SECOND CHANCES will you give YOU the opportunity to have face time with David or Vanessa to see if t

Ruth Reader In a bid to develop a pool of more diverse job candidates, Google is cutting out the pipeline and going right to the source. Tomorrow, Black Girls Code will celebrate the opening of

By John Lincoln Co-founder and CEO, Ignite Visibility„J@johnelincoln On Monday, social media giant LinkedIn announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. The deal,

Today is the first day Of the rest of my life. I wake as a child To see the world begin. On monarch wings And birthday wonderings. Want to put on faces. Walk in the wet and cold. And look fo

By Helen Branswell @HelenBranswell and Rick Berke @rickberke June 17, 2016 Bill Gates became one of the richest men in history after cofounding Microsoft. His impact on the wor

by Alan Marnett When we started BenchFly five years ago, in 2009, our mission was to make research a better career for current and future generations of scientists. Today we continue to work toward

Dean Baker Co-director, CEPR; author, ¡¥The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive¡¦ Sorry folks, this isn¡¦t Trump University, I don¡¦t have the plan for you to get rich quick. B

By Leo Babauta Being a dad is messy … not just the many spills and broken dishes and dirty kitchens and finger-painted walls you have to clean up, but messy because nothing ever goes as planned. It’s messy because you start out with the best of intentions, hoping to be super dad and loving and

How special it is to be a girl, a lady, a female, a Empress. Goapele....a great gal!

The College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University was awarded an $815,000 Maternal and Child Health Pipeline Training Program (MCHPTP) grant to aid and assist children and mothers healthcare,

HBCUConnect.com founder Will Moss announced a new partnership between Merck, a global biopharmaceutical company known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and HBCUConnect.com, the largest social network and career site targeting the students, faculty, and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The partnership is designed to introduce graduating seniors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Merck’s Leadership Development Program.

Many people who are legitimately overweight and/or obese have a tendency to misconstrue the term "big-boned" in order to justify their size. However, there are certain people who naturally have larger

Are you frequently exposed to stress due to work or school, conflicts with family or friends, or even while sitting impatiently in a traffic jam? Although such situations may seem harmless, with prolo

A high intake of salt can drive the progression of a number of chronic diseases including heart disease, hypertension, and kidney disease. Still, a large majority of folks continue to use it religious

Time and time again I’ve seen fitness gurus and weight loss enthusiasts proudly posting images depicting tons of unhealthy foods on various social media platforms during their so-called "cheat days".

Virginia State University President Dr. Makola Abdullah takes his message to the TEDxRVA stage. Dr. Abdullah was invited to give a talk on "STEM and The Arts" at the Carpenter Theatre in downtown Richmond where over 18OO people joined him. What a talk! He even had the crowd singing along to the infamous Motown hit song "My Girl" which garnished him rave reviews.