Get The Scoop On ZOCHI Dropping Her "Beside Me" Single & Video

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 ZOCHI

Drops

“BESIDE ME”

"Music and God Chose me.
and...
Now, I choose Love"

Toronto, On - ZOCHI, Coined by media as Canada’s Queen of Afropop (and a real-life Nigerian princess) releases her fearless and emotionally charged new single and video “Beside Me” with CEAMA House, The Canadian Emerging Artists Music Awards- Artist In Residence Program.

The single is raw and emotional. A blend of R&B soulfulness, Hip-Hop edge and Afrobeat rhythm.

“Beside Me” is an anthem for belonging, vulnerability, and queer faith. A single, ripped from the heart of the artist, inspired by her journey as a Black queer woman living her truth.

“Beside Me” was recorded and engineered with longtime collaborator Walter Jeworski, produced by Hip-Hop DJ Dexty (Daniel Rolàk). “Beside Me” follows ZOCHI’s internationally successful hit single ‘Alone (Whole Again)’ featured on CBC’s Marvin’s Room, Billboard Magazine, Tinnitist, Cashbox, and Rudy Blair Entertainment Media.  All agree ZOCHI is one of Canada’s most exciting rising artists. 

Get The Scoop About Why Healing Wounds Is So Important in Our Black and Local Communities

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Why Healing Wounds Is So
Important in Our
Black and Local Communities

By Shanika Small, RN

The truth about the prevalence and cost of wounds in our communities. I have been a Home Health Nurse and have performed wound care for 10 years.

Wounds are a silent epidemic that adversely affects patients’ quality of life. The elderly and people with Type 2 Diabetes are at increased risk. 

The stats are sobering:

●Diabetic wound complications cost more than 5 of the most deadly cancers.

●The estimated expenditures by Medicare for acute and chronic wound care is between 28-97 Billion!

●70% of people that get amputations from foot wounds die within 5 years.

●In some parts of the country, African Americans are 8 times more likely to get amputations than other racial groups. 

Wounds are an epidemic and the health burden of wounds are only projected to get worse. What can we do? Below are some tips on how to lower your risk and bad outcomes with wounds...

Get The Scoop On How to Read Nutrition Labels: A Simple Guide for Families By Afi S. Okon, MPA

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How to Read
Nutrition Labels:
A Simple Guide for Families

By Afi S. Okon, MPA, Founder American Obesity Foundation

Want to eat healthier but confused by nutrition facts?  Knowing how to read nutrition labels can help you and your family make smarter food choices – especially if you are trying to eat healthier, manage weight, or reduce sugar and salt. This easy guide breaks down how to read nutrition labels in minutes—even for busy parents or beginners!

📌 Why Learn to Read Nutrition Labels?

Understanding what's really in your food can:

• Lead you to cut back on sugar, salt, unhealthy fats and additives

• Make grocery shopping faster and smarter

• Manage or prevent chronic diseases - support healthy weight, heart health, and energy

• Control portion sizes

• Help you stay informed and empowered

If you’re a parent, label reading also helps you make better choices for your kids—whether you’re packing school lunches or buying cereal.

Black Cancer Survivor Releases Her 4th Novel for Young Adults

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Black Cancer Survivor Releases Her 4th Novel for Young Adults

At a time when all seemed lost, swept into a dismal world of doctors and chemo while the outside world seemed out of her grasp, cancer patient and author Debbie Copeland thought she would never write again. Yet, through it all, her resilience and determination to write again never faltered.

After a dueling year of chemo treatments, she emerged triumphant and cancer-free in June 2023 and finished her YA novel The Kids at Latimer High 2: Spring Fever.

CEO Mom Jasmine Carter Opens Up About Building a Luxury Jewelry Brand While Raising 2 Newborn Babies

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Building Balacia: Becoming a Multi-Million Dollar Jewelry Icon as a New Mother Navigating Post Partum

From postpartum fog to millions in sales, Balacia CEO Jasmine Carter opens up about building a faith-driven luxury brand through diamonds, prayers, and passion.

Jasmine Carter is known to many as “The Engagement Ring Queen,” but behind that crown is a woman of vision, vulnerability, and Christian values. When you meet her, you see a thriving CEO whose jewelry brand, Balacia, has quietly carved out a reputation for excellence, worn by icons, celebrated at award shows, and loved by everyday clients who trust her with life’s biggest moments.

What you don’t see at first glance is the valley she walked through to get here.

This isn’t a story of overnight success—it’s one of obedience. A mother. A maker. A woman who chose to trust God’s promises while building an empire from scratch.

In the following interview, she reveals what it really looked like to build an iconic brand while navigating postpartum with two newborns in two years, and how faith became the thread holding it all together.