High-heat cooking harms health. Grilling, frying and broiling produce harmful compounds like AGEs and mutagens, linked to diabetes, cancer, and accelerated aging. Steaming, boiling, slow cooking, and sous-vide reduce AGE formation by up to 80%. Marinating meats in acidic solutions (e.g., citrus) also lowers risks. Bacon, deli meats, and ultra-processed snacks contain additives and undergo Read More…
Author: Mahogany Revue
Kenyan woman finds success in snail farming despite being called a ‘witch’ for rearing the animal
Despite dealing with stigma and accusations related to witchcraft, Waweru pressed on, motivated by her conviction in the potential of snails as both a food source and pets. Photo credit: Kenya News Agency Wangui Waweru has struck gold with snails. After accidentally eating snail meat in 2017, her newfound fascination with the shelled creatures led Read More…
Mother reportedly dies after undertaking BBL surgery in Miami
A 28-year-old mother named Ahmonique Miller reportedly died only a day after undergoing a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgery in Miami. On March 5, Miller travelled to Miami from Nevada with her sister who also got cosmetic work. According to reports, the surgical procedure went well, and the sisters were discharged to a recovery home Read More…
Urban League of Greater Miami: Where are they now?
T. Willard Fair, the Urban League of Greater Miami’s president and CEO, has worked with the organization for more than 60 years. He had a prominent voice in the community, both experiencing and contributing to integration and other forms of progress within the city, and sharing his bold points of view with The Miami Times. Read More…
Entrepreneur Creates 40th Birthday Trip to Egypt as “A Love Letter to Black Women
In what she dreamed to be a “love letter to Black women”, Krystal Hardy Allen personally planned and curated an unforgettable journey to Africa for her and six of her closest friends as a way to honor and spend time with them as Black women who have walked beside her through varying decades of her Read More…
Steve Jones, Jr: Black Man Was Fired From The CIA Over a Rap Song
Steve Gary Jones Jr. is a former African American employee from Maryland who worked for the CIA for more than a decade, but was allegedly fired over a rap song. Now, he is making waves with his explosive new tell-all memoir, Closed Letter: Racism in the CIA, which details his controversial firing from the Central Intelligence Read More…