Saturday, April 16, 2022

Darian McDaniel and Dr. Karleena Tuggle-McDaniel Launches Vitamin and Supplement Brand

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BLACK DOCTOR-OWNED VITAMIN & WELLNESS COMPANY, 50% OF PROFITS GO TO ERADICATING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN BLACK COMMUNITIES


 Co-Founders Darian McDaniel and Dr. Karleena Tuggle-McDaniel started Problk Health Vitamins for two main reasons - first, to act as a vehicle spotlighting health awareness by encouraging and increasing health consciousness in the Black community where it is often not prioritized. And secondly, to work toward eradicating health disparities in Black communities by donating 50% of net profits to support existing non-profits whose goals are to improve health and wellness in majority Black communities.

Dr. Karleena has been a physician for over 16 years in predominantly minority communities, and a weight loss surgeon for the past 11 years. Constantly seeing patients who have health issues that are often preventable or controllable with improved lifestyle modifications, She wanted to do something that most people had access to, could afford, and would be able to do on an almost daily basis that positively contributed to their overall health.

Co-Founder Darian, with 20 years of marketing experience, suggested vitamin supplements since at least 92% of Black people have some level of vitamin deficiency and medical research has shown that these deficiencies can contribute to health issues. He comments, "We combined that idea with a pitch on Shark Tank where a company donates a portion of profits to benefit marine life. We thought, if they could do that for fish, we could definitely do something similar for Black people. Voila... Problk Health Vitamins was born."

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Black Music Industry Icon Teddy Astin Reveals How He Helped Prince, Quincy Jones, and Others

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BLACK MUSIC INDUSTRY ICON REVEALS HOW HE HELPED THE CAREERS OF PRINCE, QUINCY JONES, AND MANY OTHERS


In his new memoir entitled A Golden Past -And- A Platinum Future, author Teddy Astin reveals his monumental journey from being a 6-year-old paperboy to the warehouse of Warner Brothers Records. Eventually, he became a supervisor of the mailroom in Atlanta and then later was hired in the company’s boardroom in Burbank, California as an award-winning record promotion executive.

With an impressive work ethic and a creative approach to the music industry, he enhanced the record sales of some of the world’s most popular artists across multiple genres. In fact, he has worked with the likes of Prince, Morris Day & The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E, Zapp featuring Roger to Madonna, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Tevin Campbell, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Bob Marley, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Donna Summer, Sylvester, Chaka Khan, Ashford & Simpson, George Clinton, The Funkadelics, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Rod Stewart, Ice-T, Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Michael McDonald, Al B. Sure!, Karyn White, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Bob James, Foreplay (featuring Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East & Harvey Mason), Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, The Isley Brothers, Joe Sample, Rose Royce, Frankie Beverly, Jennifer Holiday, Keith Washington, Atlantic Starr, Jasmine Guy, The Force M. D. S, Club Nouveau, Tom Tom Club, and many others.

Teddy has received over 50 Gold & Platinum albums in recognition of his contributions to their career success. (Gold [sales over 500,000], Platinum [sales over 1,000,000], Multi-Platinum [1,000,000+] Records & Dimond Sales 10,000,000+). Additionally, each artist has received nominations and awards from the NAACP Image Awards, BET, MTV, Soul Train Awards, American Music Awards, Tony Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Grammys Awards. Some have even been inducted into the esteemed Rhythm and Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.


Book Series to Inspire Black Boys

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MEET THE SCHOOL TEACHER WHOSE NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK SERIES INSPIRES BLACK BOYS TO ENJOY READING

Dr. Kimberlie Harris, a veteran elementary school teacher from Macon, Georgia, who has specialized in literacy in schools with high poverty rates, has written I Love a Good Book. Designed to help parents and teachers fight back against the troubling negative reading trends for young Black boys, it is the first book in her Boys Unboxed series.

According to Scholastic’s 2016 Kids and Family Reading Report, 27% of boys (versus 37% of girls) said they read books for fun at least 5 days a week. Forty-five percent of boys (versus only 36% of girls) said they often have trouble finding books they like.

When asked why she wrote the series, Dr. Harris replied, “I wrote this series for all the boys I’ve taught over the past 16 years who hated reading. I wrote it to do something to put an end to all of the book conferences that lead to tears because ‘I don’t like to read or I’m not a good reader.’ I wrote this book for my son and for other young boys, especially African American boys so that they will know that they don’t have to stay inside the sports box. I want them to know that they are free to explore and be so many other things.”

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Learn Why Will Smith’s Slap Has Brainy Implications and Lessons for All Society

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Will Smith’s Reptilian Brain Response, The Slap, Implications and Lessons for All Human Beings Living on Planet Earth 2022, and Beyond?
Photo Credit | Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022, in Hollywood, California: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images.  Melanie Mcfarland, Mediaproxy, Salon News, March 28, 2022

By HBCU ECSU Author, Clinical and Wellness Consultant, Dr. Charles L. Singleton

Violence in any form is not acceptable.  Unfortunately, this behavior of violent tendency is a biological option of human life and behaviors connected to genetics.  

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars after joke at wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense | ABC7. See here: https://youtu.be/5d7VvQcWscY

Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock, Really Shameful and Emotionally Painful to Watch: Actor Will Smith Slapped comedian Chris Rock at 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Sunday,
March 27, 2022.  When I saw Oscar nominee Will Smith walking toward Chris Rock, I thought it was a part of the Academy Awards ceremony, produced by Will Packer and Shayla Cowan, and directed by Glenn Weiss.

Unfortunately, this emotionally aggressive egregious-nauseating act was absolutely reptilian!  As previously written, from birth, you have the innate or natural ability to control your emotions, especially anger.  “There Is Nothing New Under the Sun” - Ecclesiastes 1:4-11.

Recently, on Friday July 23, 2021, I wrote the following about a local South Carolina United Methodist Church (UMC) Retired Pastor, Reverend Nathaniel A. 'Drip' Evans, Jr.  Pastor Evans enumerated that, "There is nothing new under the sun. Ever since the beginning of time and throughout the millenniums and the world in which we live, human behavior is simply repeated over and over again.

Really, the only thing that has changed is the inventions of more deadly weapons (worldwide). Yes, our human tongues, and the thoughtless words we say are the deadliest weapons of verbal mass destruction, since the beginning of earthly times." Therefore, my friends, You Decide!  Please remember, "If this is to be, then it is up to me!" --- Public Domain

Indeed, it is certainly without doubt, the intellectual human mind (organ) also has the primal frontal cortex (modern brain) and basal ganglia (reptilian brain), which helps us to control innate behavioral patterns of impulsivity: instinctiveness, involuntary movements, and survival. Examples: a reptilian response includes behavioral characteristics of snakes, lizards, and crocodiles’ behaviors (cold-blooded attacks and violence with no apologies). A better primal thought would be not to act like a carnivorous crocodile by thoughtlessly slapping another person; savagely attacking and recklessly shooting a human being or intentionally killing someone because you have the right to exercise your freedom within your self-space (as far as you can reach, 360 degrees, and as loud as you can whisper).

Also, Something To Think About!  Therefore, I am suggesting that everyone read and learn about human emotional intelligence. If civil rights protestors in Selma, Alabama, 57 years ago (1965), while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge, slapped the Alabama state troopers who brutally attacked them, what would have been the consequences of our U. S. A. society today?  Facing a plethora of citizens' harassments, and being beaten by law officials’ nightsticks, and tear-gassed repeatedly, these brave citizens were nonviolent in their responsive behavior.

Thanks, Chris Rock for using restraint and his primal frontal cortex (modern brain) and basal ganglia: "Fight-or-Flight," An Alarm Reaction, Chris Rock decided to use emotional intelligence after being slapped unexpectedly by Will Smith.

Learn Why Prominent Billboard Gospel Recording Artist Titus Showers Supports National Library Month

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Billboard Award-Winning Gospel Singer
Titus Showers Celebrates
National Library Month

"The Celebrated Artist Encourages Millennials to Read, Visit Their Local Library and Connect With Each Other!"

Billboard award-winning gospel artist Titus Showers connects with young people!

Whenever the Hammond, Louisiana singer returns home, he serves as chief operating officer for one of his family’s enterprises: O&M Family Care, a community-based mental health care agency in which his brother Timothy is chief executive officer.

The family's mental health care agency support teens and young adults with evidence-based solutions for mental health challenges. Titus celebrates National Library Month and salutes libraries and their role in the community.


See How Award Winning Actress Regina Taylor Shines In Her Role As Michelle Obama's Mother

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THE FIRST LADY Will Feature Multiple Emmy-Nominated Actress Regina Taylor as
Marian Shields Robinson Michelle Obama's Mother

 Actress from I’ll Fly Away, The Unit and Lovecraft Country to Portray Source of FLOTUS's Strength in
The SHOWTIME® Anthology Drama Series
 
Regina Taylor, is a two-time NAACP Image Award winning actress, playwright and activist.  She will play the role of Marian Shields Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother in the SHOWTIME anthology series THE FIRST LADY which premieres on Sunday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME

THE FIRST LADY is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. In the government’s East Wing, many of history’s most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic First Ladies.

The series will peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three unique, enigmatic women and their families, tracing their journeys to Washington, dipping into their pasts and following them beyond the White House into their greatest moments. Through interweaving storylines so intimate it’s as if the White House walls are talking, season one focuses on the enlightening lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt. 

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Black News Scoop Founder Kamau Austin Pens Letter To Help Jody Watley Receive Her Honorary Doctorate

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Congrats Dr. Jody Watley I'm Honored To Have A Small Part To Play In Advocating For Your Honorary Doctorate Degree
By Kamau Austin, Publisher Black News Scoop

I am honored to have been one of the 4 business persons to write a Letter of Recommendation, for iconic music legend Dr. Jody Watley. She recently received her honorary doctorate in business and I'm glad I had a small part to play in her receiving her new degree.

Some of her classic songs are:

Looking For A New Love
Don't You Want Me
Some Kind Of Lover
and Still A Thrill

Congrats Dr. Jody Watley.  My letter of Recommendation follows below...

Wellness Specialist Denecia Jones Launches Program to Reduce Stress

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BLACK ENTREPRENEUR TURNED WELLNESS SPECIALIST LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO HELP INDIVIDUALS REDUCE STRESS

Certified Executive Trainer Denecia Jones is helping entrepreneurs and professionals achieve the ideal work-life balance through her life-changing Balance Within Coaching four-tier coaching program that allows participants to identify root causes of stressors and create healthy solutions. Through the four steps of Self Discovery, Confidence and Communication, Propel North, and Dream Warrior, individuals will undertake a holistic journey of self-discovery, ultimately creating healthy habits that will benefit both their personal and professional lives.

The 90-day program consists of practical, easy-to-understand modules coupled with once-a-month Facebook live classes. The program is comprehensive and primarily focuses on harnessing the power of energies and spirituality to attain inner peace, better stress management, and fix relationships. Participants will have the added benefit of having one-year access to the program’s resources after completing their ninety days.

The Boss Network Makes Available $350K in Funding For 35 Black Women Entrepreneurs

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BOSS NETWORK FOUNDER CAMEKA SMITH INVESTS $350K IN FUNDING AND MENTORSHIP FOR 35 BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Cameka Smith, the award-winning entrepreneur and founder of The Boss Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women, has announced the 35 awardees of the 2022 Sage Invest in Progress grants to support Black women entrepreneurs in their first five years of business. Each of them will receive $10K in funding and a year-long mentorship.

The Sage Invest in Progress grant is a three-year, $1.5 million commitment by Sage (via the Sage Foundation) to support the newly announced BOSS Impact Fund, which is focused on investing in Black women-led businesses and preparing entrepreneurs to build scalable, growth aggressive companies. The goal of the BOSS Impact Fund is to raise investment funding for 500+ black women entrepreneurs over the next three years.

Initially scoped to award 25 grants, the overwhelming response of more than 12,500 applicants nationwide encouraged Sage and The BOSS Network to expand the program with 10 additional grants in the Sage Invest in Progress program. These 35 awardees represent entrepreneurs from around the country and in various industries, including Beauty & Self-Care, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Healthcare/Wellness, and Food and Beverage.