
McDonald’s USA announces Coach Beverly “Bev” Kearney will join the judging panel for the company’s first Happy Meal Chefs, a contest seeking top inspiring stories from parent-and-child teams who enjoy cooking with wholesome ingredients at family mealtime. The contest, which is part of McDonald’s renewed emphasis on children’s wellbeing, will award 10 kids a trip to the London 2012 Olympic Games as... Read More

We were excited to serve as a sponsor for the Curly Girl Collective in New York CIty! Check out our video of all the action:Curly Girl Collective :: Collective Expressions Event from CurlyGirlCollective on Vimeo. Have you recently made the transition from relaxed to natural hair? We’d like to hear about it. In 300 words or less tell us about your experience from how the process made you feel to the practices and products that helped you along the way, and include a before... Read More

A wise man once said: It is not that you are what you eat; you are what you don’t poop out. A little crude, but true. Step away from the laxatives. Heart & Soul contributor Jocelyn Gordon’s video, Digestive Health: Hooping for Pooping, shows how a targeted and fun hula-hoop “flow,” or workout, supports healthy digestion, no yogurt or fiber required. Just grab your hula-hoop and follow her 5-minute video.Pin It Read More

The good news is we are more likely than other ethnic groups to use condoms. The bad news is that using condoms still isn’t enough to drop the rate of AIDS infection among black folks. According to the Indiana University National Sex Study, not only are we most likely to wrap it up, but we are also most likely to be tested for HIV. A whopping 92 percent of black male teens and 100 percent of black female teens say they used condoms the last time they had sex. So what’s the... Read More

Boxed macaroni and cheese. Toaster pastries. Canned fruit packed in syrup. Sugary sodas and dry instant drink mix. Salt-laden crackers, canned vegetables and soups. Clear all of it out of your pantry and take it to a food bank. It’ll be appreciated in flood-soaked areas along the Mississippi River and tornado-stricken parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, and as hurricane season approaches. You can rest assured the food won’t go to waste.... Read More

Stock a Posher Pantry Go beyond the basics when stocking up your kitchen and you’ll never ask “what’s for dinner?” again. Article By: Leslie Fink for Weight Watchers A well-stocked kitchen is crucial to preparing fabulous, healthy meals. Here are some basic fridge, freezer and pantry ingredients to get you started as well as tips [...]

Congratulations to the 2011 Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women! Allstate Insurance Company American Express Company Technologies JPMorgan Chase & Co. KPMG LLP CA Macy’s Inc Chubb & Son Cisco* Citi Macy s Inc. McDonald’s Corporation New York Life Insurance Company PepsiCo Colgate-Palmolive Company Deloitte* Mills* PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Procter & Gamble Company* General Sode [...]

I’m grateful and humble that my daughters enjoy reading. However, there are times when I fear the computer and other technology might be hampering their interest in reading. Since I’m a teacher and since it’s summer I’m really concerned about the amount of time they spend reading. Weak reading skills can result in a lack [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to take a product called “Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills” because they contain a suspected cancer-causing agent. The pills, advertised as promoting weight loss, are distributed by a company called Xiushentang and sold on popular web sites including Amazon.com, said the FDA. [...]