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Dr. Christine Horner is a board-certified plastic surgeon, author, speaker and advocate for women’s health. Horner is particularly interested in breast cancer prevention and encourages women to be more knowledgeable about alternative and natural health treatments as well as managing stress. Horner helped in the national effort to force insurers to pay for breast reconstruction […]

Mother’s Day is about moms, but it’s also about all the women who played roles in our lives. If you’re Black, especially, chances are your grandmother, your godmother, your aunties…your mama’s special friend…or someone else …had a hand in bringing you up. For me,  it was my Aunt Nettie. I wrote about her and my […]

Parents, co-sign if you can relate. If I cook a large portion of, let’s say macaroni and cheese, my kids will eat one serving, and I’m left dishing leftovers into plastic containers. But, if I make just enough for the three of us, they want seconds. It’s as though they have some sort of radar […]

Bruce Shepard, the president of Western Washington University, walks across the college campus every day and he doesn’t like what he sees: Too many white students. Shepard, who is white, is taking on race by circulating a bold questionnaire to all students enrolled at the college: “How do we make sure that in future years […]

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Whether it was the “Harlem Shake” phenomena, the crooning Filipino boy, or an epic proposal; 2013 was jam-packed with viral videos that had everyone watching because they were funny, controversial, or clever! Check out some of our favorite below. Kmart had everyone “Shipping” their pants with laughter Singing for Supper never sounded so good! Could […]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but for BlackAmericaWeb readers, photos are worth millions of clicks! Check out the top 10 most clicked photo galleries of 2013. Which is your favorite? Celebrities React to the Zimmerman Verdict Via Twitter The world, including many well-known celebrities took to social media to voice their […]