National
Like the rest of the country, I couldn’t help but notice the occurrence of Black teen ‘”flash mobs” around the country. For those who haven’t been made hip to the game, flash mobs are random groups of people who get together and do “stuff.” The acts committed by flash mobs can be naïve and cute, […]
Every successful financial plan needs to have clean credit and a high FICO score. If we are to see more home and business ownership having good credit is the first step towards accomplishing this goal. Too many times I have personally seen many opportunities missed because we have not taken the time to “clean” our […]
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as its president.King founded the civil rights organization in 1957. The Rev. Howard Creecy, who had been president of the SCLC, died last month. SCLC officials also announced that Bernard LaFayette Jr., co-founder of the Student […]
Incorporating high production quality, music, graphics, effects and the newest Facebook social features while telling the story of a very important historical figure, Hexify has developed a new game, Journey of Moses, to meet a void in the market for a biblically based game. To play the game, visit: apps.facebook.com/journeyofmoses/?ref=bpr_aao. “Weaving throughout ancient Egypt and […]
Graduate school at a predominantly white institution was a complete culture shock after four years of attending a historically black college and university. Since the age of 10 I knew I would attend and graduate from an HBCU. Both my mother and my aunt were products of HBCUs, and I understood early in adolescence what […]
Graduate school at a predominantly white institution was a complete culture shock after four years of attending a historically black college and university. Since the…
The smiles and laughter of many of the youth inside the first level of a building at the Richardson Dwellings Housing Development on 54th Street in Ward 7 seem to belie the area’s rough surroundings and data about the Ward, that at first blush would not indicate an abundance of promise and opportunity for those […]
Check out this video of four-year-old internet sensation Kanon Tipton as he takes to the pulpit at his family’s Mississippi church when he was nearly 2 years old.
Every so often you hear of pregnancies gone awry. TLC has an entire program dedicated to undiagnosed pregnancies. What if you were told the baby died and found out otherwise? One woman is facing such a dilemma. A British woman was told that she had suffered a miscarriage only to find that her baby was […]
Many HBCUs are struggling to keep its print and online newspapers afloat as journalism continues to change. Editors and advisers attribute these challenges to lack of interest and participation from students. The Meter at Tennessee State University was once an award-winning weekly paper and a website updated frequently with breaking news. The paper is now […]
Many HBCUs are struggling to keep its print and online newspapers afloat as journalism continues to change. Editors and advisers attribute these challenges to lack…
Detroit Public Schools Manager Roy Roberts told MSNBC Sunday that the city will aim to put 90 percent of its funding into student education. “We’re going to make sure it’s aimed at the principal, the teacher and that student,” Roberts said. “Not spent in the administration and other places.” The statement came amidst criticism towards […]