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In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included differentContinue Reading

By Lucius Gantt – I’ve been writing editorials, and opinion columns for most of my life. I’m not ashamed of my maturity but my first column appeared in the Georgia State University “Signal”, the campus newspaper in the late 1960s. I wasn’t writing about campus clowns or playing bid whiskContinue Reading

by Niara Savage (Minneapolis Spokesman) The promise of 40 acres and a mule An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800 Black residents of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota with $50,000 grants over the next eight years to support economic justice and financial well-being for descendants of enslaved Africans during theContinue Reading

On a recent flight from Phoenix to London, Gerri Hether found herself seated next to an overweight passenger — so overweight that he couldn’t fit into his seat.  “His fat rolls flowed over the armrest into my seat and onto me,” says Hether, a retired nurse from Mesa, Ariz. “IContinue Reading

Former NBA player Magic Johnson is at it again with his annual celeb couples trip. This year, like many others, the couples traveled throughout Europe. Johnson and his longtime wife Cookie have been sightseeing with Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson; judge Greg Mathis and his wife Linda Mathis;Continue Reading

by Vernon Williams This may sound clichéd, but it is factual, absolute truth. No matter what the enemy tries, no matter what is said to denigrate or dismiss, no matter if suffering is inflicted or injustices suffered, no matter if provisions of life are denied, no matter what weaponry usedContinue Reading

Photo caption: REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. (seated at microphone) is pictured with Bishop Tavis Grant on Saturday, July 8, 2023 as he announces he will be stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in a few weeks. He said there will be a new president. (Photo by ChintaContinue Reading

Emanuel Missionary Baptist church, 2407 Rev S.L. Badger, Jr. Circle will install  Rev. Darriel D. Brown, Jr.  as the pastor of the 131 year old institution. A native of Bartow, Florida, Rev. brown is a graduate of Florida A & M University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He has lived inContinue Reading

Quench The Violence nonprofit has been serving the Jacksonville community for over 20 years under the leadership of Disciples of Christ Pastor Robert LeCount. The annual bike ride was kicked off by Sheriff TK Waters on Saturday morning and ended at the Shoppes of Sherwood. The community and family funContinue Reading