Health & Nutrition

"Basketball gave me a life; Parkinson's taught me how to live it." --Brian Grant After 12 years of playing basketball at the highest professional level, Brian Grant could have been forgiven for thinking that the hardest part of his life was behind him,...

In Paula Deen's The Deen Family Cookbook, Paula and the Deens, Hiers, Groovers, and Orts share their recipes and memories. "Many of the bonds my family has were forged over the dinner table and through the sharing of recipes. Cooking is the way we...

Unique in its audience and its hands-on approach, The Black Woman's Guide to Menopause is a smart, step-by-step guide filled with specific advice written from the viewpoint of a black woman. Because of cultural and physical reasons, women of color have...

"Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook was the first cookbook to be published in the BEST OF THE BEST STATE COOKBOOK SERIES (1985). This completely new edition contains over 400 down-home favorite recipes (see sample at right) collected from ninety...

Everyone loves chili, soup, and stew, and most folks make their own. It's a food that just tastes better-and is still more affordable, especially for a crowd-when you make it yourself. Across the South and throughout the nation, there are are loads of...

Fire up your multicooker or Instant Pot(R) and discover why Southern cuisine "takes to the appliance like butter on a biscuit" (The Washington Post). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - The Washington Post -...

No matter what style you choose, you can take care of your hair so that it: --heals from any damage caused by heat or chemicals --grows to its maximum length and thickness --is soft and manageable --is controlled by you, not the other way around! Lisa...

Easy recipes for chefs of all levels and fans of the true star of the fall season: the sweet potato! Sweet potatoes have always been part of our country's history. While they quickly became a beloved part of the diet of United States Southerners, they...

Church and community cookbooks are a great southern tradition. The venerable collections of recipes gathered and shared grow into treasured possessions handed down through families, the go-to for instructions on how to make favorite dishes for every...

This is low and slow Texas BBQ done right: a family affair in smoke and soul, told through 75 recipes and stories from the founder of famous Los Angeles-based Bludso's BBQ.Kevin Bludso was born and raised in Compton, California, by a Black...

A bold exposé of the controversial secret that has potentially dire consequences in many African American communities. Delivering the first frank and thorough investigation of life "on the down low" (the DL), J. L. King exposes a closeted culture of sex...