Healthy Black Families

January 1, 2012

“The hand that stirs the pot, is the hand that manages the health.” We underestimate the role of health in keeping families strong. A sick relative can often devastate and offset the equilibrium of an entire family. Keeping a healthy family requires that somebody take the reigns and demand fresh food, doctor appointments and mental health checkups.

As soon as someone says faith and family, you think of a conservative been thinking of faith, family and health in 2012.  The hand moving efforts to celebrating the primitive concept of family! Family is underestimated and often living in a big city, we take for granted how good it feels to have a supportive community.

When I decided to move East of the River, I was really enchanted with the family feel and support. From cook outs to house parties, I felt rooted in a sense of community. Not without our dysfunctions, people EOTR  definitely make an effort to support you even if we’ve only met briefly.  Family doesn’t always fall into the nuclear 2 parent household with a dog and kid.  Family doesn’t limit itself to blood or kin. I realized that the household i


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