Hope & Wellness 's Podcast

Guest Yasmine Arrington, Jack Kent Cook Foundation scholar, Howard divinity student and the founder and executive director of ScholarChips, embraced a healthy lifestyle with open arms and is now 60 pounds lighter. Performing in a African dance troupe while in Ghana , Yasmine began a health journey that continues today with a focus on fitness and eating in moderation. She joins us to speak also on her motivation for founding ScholarChips-an nonprofit that mentors and awards college scholarships to the children of incarcerated parents in the DMV area . Guest Princess Best , aka HipHopMomma, is a musician, MC and health educator. Using music and art as her medium, Princess Best speaks to African American girls and women in schools and community settings about domestic violence, heart disease , and violence towards women.Her video, Vegan Butter, poetically addresses the importance of diet and lifestyle in the prevention of heart disease and other chronic health conditions.