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Uruguay

A secret destination, Uruguay has a World Heritage site, a plethora of beaches, thermal spas, working guest ranches, friendly people and a tranquil ambiance that is hard to find in today’s frantic w

BY Sandra Scott

Got Jazz

By all accounts, jazz is America’s preeminent indigenous musical art form. Just saying the word “jazz” brings to mind soulful jam sessions with intricate melodies and breathtaking improvisatio

BY Tyrha M. Lindsey

Hypertension in African-Americans

Results of a pioneering study may provide new clues to treating and preventing hypertension in African-Americans. Hypertension, or chronic high blood pressure, underlies an array of life-threatening

BY Nafisa Rachid

Soweto Weekend

Southern African home cooking sounds comforting: samp, a chunky corn concoction; pap, a filling porridge; mogodu, boiled tripe. OK, the last sounded better before the translation. But my husband and e

BY Donna Bryson

Alzheimer’s Disease

A diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol could lead to similar changes in substances in the brain that are also seen in the development of Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. Mice that were fed

BY Sarah Hills

Ailey at 50

Who would have thought that a Black man born in Rogers, Texas, in 1931, not only had the vision to create a world-renowned modern dance company, but also gave life to that vision? The Alvin Ailey Amer

BY Tyrha M. Lindsey

Lessons of Women Gone

It looks lively for a class that started with dead women. It’s 6 p.m. on a Tuesday, the end of a workday for most people. But more than 50 women trickling into the gymnasium at Weeping Willow AME Zi

BY Kathleen Purvis

Weight Loss Tips

Throw away your scale. Too many of us get caught up in the ritual of daily weighing, fretting over the gain or loss of a pound or two. Your bodyweight can fluctuate several pounds throughout a single

BY Joe Weider

Labor Day Weekend in Brooklyn

Every year, for five days at the beginning of September, Brooklyn, N.Y., becomes the scene of one of the state’s biggest, most electrifying cultural extravaganzas as Caribbean-Americans literally ta

BY Inés Bebea

Cruising with Smooth Jazz

It’s one thing to bump into your favorite music artists as they slip backstage for a concert or sprint from their limos. But a chance meeting in a hot tub? Or at the breakfast buffet? Or on a horseb

BY Robert S. Anthony

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