African Medicine

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause - intentionally - and encounter the Divine. Soul care director Barbara Peacock illustrates a journey of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective. She reflects on how these disciplines are woven into the African American culture and lived out in the rich heritage of its faith community.

For African Americans in the southern United States, the social determinants of health are influenced by a unique history that encompasses hundreds of years of slavery, injustices during the Jim Crow era, the Great Migration, the civil rights era, and contemporary experiences like the Black Lives Matter movement. Black activists, physicians, and communities continue to battle inequities and structural problems that include poverty, inadequate access to health care, incarceration, a lack of transportation, and food insecurity.

Ross Donaldson is one the few who have ventured into dark territory of a country ravaged by war to study one of the world's most deadly diseases. As an untried medical student studying the intersection of global health and communicable disease, Donaldson soon found himself in dangerous Sierra Leone, on the border of war-struck Liberia, where he struggled to control the spread of Lassa Fever. The words, "you know Lassa can kill you, don't you?" haunted him each day. He'ss forced to make life-and-death decisions alone as a never-ending onslaught of contagious patients flood the hospital.

Mama Might Be Better Off Dead immerses listeners in the lives of four generations of a poor, African-American family in the neighborhood, who are beset with the devastating illnesses that are all too common in America's inner-cities. Headed by Jackie Banes, who oversees the care of a diabetic grandmother, a husband on kidney dialysis, an ailing father, and three children, the Banes family contends with countless medical crises.

Africa is well known for its rich minerals and vast mining operations. Over the years countries and speculators have become rich on Africa's natural wealth. People may think of gold, silver, diamonds, or oil, but the 21st-century extraction from Africa will be cannabis. Leading cannabis companies are flocking to Africa every day. After enjoying The African Marijuana Goldmine, you will have an idea why Africa is a hot spot for building wealth once again.

Do you want to feel explicitly happy, empowered, confident, and ready to make your mark in the world? Well, 101 Inspirational Affirmations for Black Women is one tool you can use to achieve this and more. Many BIPOC experience racism and sexism. The aim of 101 Inspirational Affirmations for Black Women is to provide a resource to overcome spiritual and emotional hurt caused by oppression and discrimination while promoting a positive mindset and enhanced well-being.

Manifest Love contains 250 affirmations to help radically transform your most important relationships, which are addressed in five parts: self, family, friends, dating, and partner. Each affirmation was carefully crafted to evoke the wisdom of an ancestral proverb, with subtle references to icons and hallmarks of Black culture throughout, along with acknowledgment of the generational traumas that so many of us carry.