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Of the many challenges for America’s rural communities, near the top of the list is access to health care. Rural clinics and hospitals are closing across the nation. When they close, it’s hard for younger families, and older residents, to stay in town—and harder to attract new businesses, or attract …

Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary on Saturday (April 4). And of course, Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles took time to show them some love. The 66-year-old paid tribute to the Carters on Sunday (April 5), sharing a sweet photo from their wedding ceremony, showing Beyoncé celebrating right after …

Image: Facebook Filmmaker and entertainment mogul Tyler Perry surprised an unsuspecting group with another charitable act to help those impacted by COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus. Earlier this week, Perry gave out generous tips at a Atlanta restaurant. Yesterday, the 50-year-old movie mogul purchased the groceries for elderly shoppers at 44 …

One of the most heartwarming viral stories in the past few years has, sadly, begun a heartbreaking chapter. The husband of Wanda Dench—the grandmother who gained nationwide attention after texting and inviting a teen she believed to be her grandson to Thanksgiving—has died of coronavirus complications. Lonnie Dench passed …

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Adrienne Banfield Norris, Jada Pinkett Smith’s mother, has been open about her struggles with addiction. On an upcoming episode of Red Table Talk, she recently revealed how the coronavirus pandemic helped her reconnect with her former sobriety groups. The 67-year-old opened up about her decades of sobriety, “I celebrated 29 …

COVID-19 has changed life as many people know it. Nevertheless, life goes on. While large social gatherings have been prohibited across the nation, people are finding unique ways to celebrate special moments like anniversary’s, tying the knot, baby showers, and birthdays. Yet for some, funding celebratory moments can be a …

Will Smith and Tyra Banks had fans feeling the nostalgia during a virtual reunion. On Friday (April 3), Smith launched his new Snapchat series Will From Home and during the latest episode, he had a virtual link up with supermodel Tyra Banks. While chatting, Smith played a clip from Banks’ …

Dr. Joynicole Martinez is an internationally esteemed epidemiologist and the founder and CEO of the Alchemist Agency. Through her work, she studies chronic and infectious diseases to understand how they spread and how to control them. “I also work to identify societal characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and …

Photo: Shutterstock I’m sure you, like me, are tired of reading about all the doom and despair associated with the current pandemic. So let’s switch gears and talk about cops being trash. NBC News reports that a lawsuit filed by Ihsan Malkawi, a Muslim woman in New York, alleges that …