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“Fix Your Feet ®” focusing on the surgical correction of painful and embarrassing forefoot deformities, including bunions and hammertoes, using the Tiara-Toe™ technique is the brainchild of Dr. Yolanda Ragland. Her mantra, "Providing medically necessary surgery with a cosmetic result®”, is synonymous with her surgical practice and its final outcome in keeping with her patients’ concerns. While most Podiatric and Orthopedic surgeons often substitute remedial foot surgical procedures for aesthetic obligations, Dr. Ragland integrates these two domains and furnishes her patients with both functionality and relief. The revolutionary Tiara-Toe™ technique is a Pedi-Plastic™ approach that yields the best enhancement results consistent with an aesthetic outcome. In addition to her many services, Dr. Ragland offers comprehensive evaluations aimed at educating her patients on the best surgical procedure relative to their specific condition(s). It is her conviction that patients should be more informed and involved in order to make the necessary decisions with regards to obtaining the best recommendations while in pursuit of corrective foot surgery for bunions, hammertoes, cosmetic foot surgery, and other forefoot disorders. In fact, her tagline says it all, “I know what it's like to walk in your shoes”.

Dr. Ragland is a qualified, topnotch PODIATRIST and FOOT surgeon with the following certifications, awards, and appraisals:

• First and only female Podiatrist with practices dedicated solely to bunion & hammertoe correction
• Best forefoot reconstructive surgeon in the northeast
• CEO & Founder of Fix Your Feet®️, Inc.
• Nearly 20 years of medical experience
• Practices on Park Ave in Manhattan NY and the Washington Metropolitan area in Downtown Bowie, MD
• Creator of the Tiara Toe™ Technique
• Coined the term Inter-Digital approach for hammertoe procedure
• Surgical Certificate of training from an Academic Affiliate of Weil Medical College of Cornell University
• Graduate of New York College of Podiatric Medicine
• Graduated of the University of Maryland, College Park
• Five-year Dermatology Fellow at the National Institutes of Health
• Member of the American Society of Foot and Ankle Dermatology
• Member of the Manhattan Central Medical Society
• Attending Surgeon at Gramercy Surgery Center New York, NY
• Attending Surgeon at Midtown Surgery Center, New York, NY
• Honored by The Network Journal Among its Top 25 Influential Black Women in Business
• Sponsor University of Maryland Scholarship

As a graduate of the University of Maryland and the New York College of Podiatry Medicine, Dr. Ragland has preferred to situate her practice in Bowie, MD and New York City, where she also resides. Her patients travel to NYC during the weekday, or to Washington, DC where she sees patients one Saturday each month, and performs surgeries on the following Mondays. To see Dr. Ragland’s before and after results, https://fixyourfeet.com/

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Death Saved My Life

The new Lifetime movie Death Saved My Life is bringing attention to domestic violence and the importance of having a strong support system. The film stars Meagan Good, her sister La'Myia Good, and British actor Chiké Okonkwo as a family caught in a web of abuse and mental health issues Interview Hosted By Mad Flavor TV'S Own https://www.instagram.com/persianblackqueen/ Sponsored By https://www.instagram.com/huneds100/ and https://www.instagram.com/eyecandycreationsllc/

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Executive Director Alan Jennings, 62, has been a part of the nonprofit since December 1980, which he joined after graduating from Dickinson College, and has served as its executive director for 30 of those years. He has taken it from a $500,000 budget and a few employees to a $30 million organization that owns $9 million in real estate.

“Together, we have built an extraordinary Community Action Agency, arguably one of the best in the nation, one in which we can all take pride. It’s time for me to get out of the way. I’m not as good as I once was. I get frustrated too easily. And I worry that my health will quickly diminish my ability to enjoy at least a little bit of retirement,” Jennings wrote in a note in the group’s annual report.

He urged the agency and its supporters to keep an eye on the government, at every level, and what it is doing with tax dollars.

“The power of democracy is the ability of regular people to call the shots. Don’t leave anyone behind. Remember, patience is not a virtue; it is the luxury of the powerful, the comfortable, and the fortunate. Lose your patience; acquire some urgency. And fight like hell,” Jennings wrote.

Jennings has shaped CACLV and the nonprofits and programming under its umbrella that serve low-income and underserved communities in the Lehigh Valley.

His work ranges from creating the Lehigh Valley Food Bank in 1982 -- it’s now Second Harvest Food Bank and serves 60,000 people each month -- to growing the Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, to starting Generation Next to help first-generation college students.

But Jennings said the Lehigh Valley can do better: from raising the minimum wage and growing affordable housing, to improving mental health services and consolidating and modernizing municipal services.

“You want to make America great again? Every one of us can do more to ensure that we leave no one behind. That’s what a civilized society does. Each of us has to give a little, some of us even more, but we must collectively acknowledge that we are all in this together. Only then, my friends, can we truly call ourselves a great nation again. Thanks for all of your support these many years,” Jennings said.

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Keisha Christian founded Keisha’s Gemz, LLC, in 2014. Presently known as Dropping Gemz®, the multi-faceted, healing product line includes personal care products, internationally award-winning books, online school Dropping Gemz® Academy, and a nationally televised show of the same name Dropping Gemz® airing on Comcast Cable in addition to various streaming platforms.

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A dedicated problem-solver, she seized a persistent health problem which she faced as an opportunity to educate others on holistic healing. In 2007, Keisha’s health began to deteriorate, but her doctors were unable to diagnose the cause. Figuring she had nothing to lose, she met with a Natural Health Practitioner who suggested changes to her diet and exercise regimen. When her health and overall well-being improved dramatically, she began to explore how the simple choices we make every day determine how we feel.

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Keisha developed a unique, refined, and subtle to how she perceived the world. She discovered that we are permeable; that we absorb and ingest our environment, from food and air to energy and emotion. With such thinking, Keisha was ready to heal and also educate people about their bodies and even their environment. Consequently, she formalized her knowledge with several Master Herbalists to learn how plants can help the body heal itself. Alongside numerous Holistic Practitioners, Keisha explored how our thoughts and spiritual well-being are reflected in our physical selves. She became attuned to energy medicine and is now a Reiki Master.

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Besides teaching healing practices and mentoring, Keisha is also a renowned non-fiction author. She has earned several awards and nominations including, B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree for her Nonfiction Books Healthy Gemz and Holistic Gemz the IAN award in Nonfiction: Outstanding Education/Reference for Holistic Gemz. She is also a finalist for The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award for Nonfiction Book Holistic Gemz, Indie Diamond Book Award for Nonfiction Book Holistic Gemz, Next Generation Indie Book Award for Nonfiction Book, Holistic Gemz, and ACHI Magazine Awards Nominee for Health & Wellness, Author of the Year, and Educator of the Year.

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Drawing on two decades of being an educator, Keisha empowers her clients and students with knowledge. She emphasizes that even the smallest steps work synergistically to bloom into vibrant health—all you need to do is begin. She remains dedicated to exploring more effective ways to render holistic healing.

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