Make Mental Health Resolutions for the New Year

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to begin new goals and habits, according to Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Those goals and habits can have a positive impact on mental health. “Those well intended resolutions can also lead to feelings of stress and…

Seven Kwanzaa Principles for the New Year

As holiday celebrating continues in the New Year, Kwanzaa, a very young holiday celebration, culminates on Jan 1. Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from Dec 26 to Jan 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. The celebration also offers seven principles that can be useful throughout the year.