On Monday, April 4, 2016 the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball team held their official 2016 Opening Day festivities, along with the first tailgate of the season and a game against the San Francisco Giants. The team hosted a raffle to support local nonprofit organizations, and got to show-off their 2016 roster that included 15 new team members this season. The highlight of the game … [Read more...] about Play Ball! The Milwaukee Brewers home opener features local baseball legend
Lifestyles
Are these foods making you sluggish?
By Carmen Cameron for BlackDoctor.com Do you feel tired all of the time even though you’re getting enough sleep? While there are other possible contributors to that “sluggish” feeling, a likely culprit is your diet. It is widely known in the world of health and science that three types of foods cause fatigue or “sluggishness”. If you eat a fair amount of fatty foods, sugary … [Read more...] about Are these foods making you sluggish?
Five flu facts to keep you healthy
With December upon us, it’s more than a nip in the air that you might notice. People clearing their scratchy throats or turning away with a hacking cough: the telltale signs the holiday flu season are here. The flu, or influenza is that seemingly unavoidable winter illness that makes our noses, throats and lungs miserable. But there are steps you can take to stay well. The … [Read more...] about Five flu facts to keep you healthy
Black History
Thursday December10: American singer, songwriter and talent scout, Otis Redding, died in 1967 in a plane crash in Lake Monona near Madison. He and all but one other member on the plane were killed. They were due to perform at the Factory nightclub, near the University of Wisconsin. The following month his most popular cross-over hit “(Sittin on) the Dock of Bay,” was released. … [Read more...] about Black History
Rosa Parks wasn’t meek, passive, or naive — and 7 other things you probably didn’t learn in school
Much of what students are taught, and much of what most Americans think they know about Parks’s activism, is wrong Sixty years ago, on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Her courageous action galvanized a yearlong community boycott and helped usher in a new chapter of the Black freedom struggle. Its is now one of the … [Read more...] about Rosa Parks wasn’t meek, passive, or naive — and 7 other things you probably didn’t learn in school
Beware of these asthma and allergy triggers this holiday season
There are a number of steps people with allergies and asthma can take to deal with the challenges they may face over the holidays, an expert says. “Two-thirds of allergy sufferers have symptoms year-round, so it’s not just a matter of the first freeze hitting and your symptoms disappearing,” Dr. Bryan Martin, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology … [Read more...] about Beware of these asthma and allergy triggers this holiday season
THIS WEEK IN Black History
Thursday, November 19 After nine years of exile in Cuba, Algeria and France, Eldridge Cleaver returned to California in 1977, to face charges of attempted murder following a 1968 shootout with Oakland police. He returned to the United States and surrendered to the F.B.I. under a deal with the government by which he pleaded guilty to the assault charge stemming from the … [Read more...] about THIS WEEK IN Black History
The eight people you need on your diabetes care team
By Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RD, CDE,CDN Because diabetes is a disease that affects so many parts of your body (your eyes, your pancreas, your kidneys, your feet) and demands attention in so many aspects of your daily life (your diet, your fitness routine, your medication schedule), one single doctor—even a great one—may not be able to provide you with the level of … [Read more...] about The eight people you need on your diabetes care team
Love is…helping Black men speak up about prostate health
By Gwendolyn Harris For BlackDoctor.org In my circle of friends, it’s not uncommon to get a text from one of my girls asking about a recommendation for a good OB/GYN or a therapist. We can mix these bigger health talks into our every day conversation like it’s nothing. For men, on the other hand, these conversations are a little bit harder to have and that’s if they … [Read more...] about Love is…helping Black men speak up about prostate health
This Week in Black History
Thursday November 12: The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., was founded by seven young educators who sought to raise the standards of school teachers in 1922, at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. These individuals included Mary Lou Allison Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dublin Redford, Bessie M. Downey and Cubene … [Read more...] about This Week in Black History