BEAUTY WITHIN ~ TEEN ESTEEM ™

With the number of African-American men entering medical school on a steady decline, one organization is hoping to inspire more of our youth to pursue careers in medicine. Founder of the summit, Dr. Dale Okorodudu , wants to inspire African-American youth beginning in childhood.

Selena Gomez: ‘Social Media Has Been Really Terrible For My Generation’ : Selena Gomez took a moment at the Cannes Film Festival to lament a culture where everyone lives on their phones. Your Internet Persona Stays With You Forever The Internet has a very hard time forgetting and is far more like a “permanent tattoo” then you may realize. Today, and even more so in the future, college recruiters look up information about prospective applicants. Fast forward to the day when you graduate. Hiring managers and recruiters will look at your online reputations before deciding whether to hire. So be wise – Internet mistakes stay around.  It is just as important for parents to act as a ‘role model’ online as it is offline. Talk to your children about the advantages and the hazards of communicating online. Parents should help and support teenagers to keep their social media profiles clean. Encouraging them to start building a digital CV as early as possible, is very beneficial to their...

"It's very nostalgic but also very raw." Often, teenagers have been spared or delayed the trouble of the full-blown consequences for their inappropriate decisions; sometimes by well-intending parents. So, as a result, adolescents are not always convinced of the need for change in their lives. However, the parent is convinced of the need for intervention, because their girl is obviously headed for lifelong trouble if such actions persist. Hopefully helping make a change in troubled adolescents’ lives before they become an adult habitually demonstrating a dysfunctional lifestyle. It’s a tough task. How well do you know your child? How well do you know the situations your child is getting into? What makes it all seem so impossible is that you need to allow your child to get hurt because if you don't, your child won’t be resilient and will definitely be an ass. When I was a teenager, I basically had no idea who I was. I followed the rules. I didn’t experience a lot of...

This Is Why We Love Michelle Obama Forget the sold-out arena tour, the best-selling hardcover of 2018 and the celebrity endorsements: The moment when Michelle Obama crossed over from being a famous first lady to just plain famous ha…

"Recent reports indicate these calls are using the '222' country code from the West African nation of Mauritania," the FCC said in a news release. "News reports have indicated widespread overnight calling in New York State and Arizona." FCC Warns of 'One Ring' Robocall Scam 

In November, the NRA mocked the medical community for speaking out against gun violence, telling health care providers to "stay in their lane." Of course, that tweet spectacularly backfired, inspiring thousands of medical professionals to speak up and advocate for commonsense gun violence prevention policies. Yesterday, as part of its seventh annual luncheon, they shared   this video   that highlights the fact that gun violence is everybody's lane. Take a look. (click on above) The luncheon featured two incredible speakers:  Dr. Joseph Sakran , founder of the @ThisIsOurLane Twitter account, and  Fred Guttenberg , father of Jaime Guttenberg, who was one of the 17 murdered in Parkland last year. Please watch and share their deeply personal stories. More than 1,000 gun violence prevention advocates showed up to support the lifesaving work  that is  planned for this year and beyond.  If you were unable to join in person, I'm asking you to be a p...