Fifty years ago, baseball was the sport that had the hearts of African-American children across the country. Before Major League Baseball integrated, African-Americans created the…
With the recent 3,000 hit milestone reached this past weekend by New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, we decided to compile a list of the…
Veteran New York Times journalist Sheila Rule found the man of her dreams in one of the most unlikely places– a prison. Rule began communicating with her husband, the then convict, through a church pen-pal program in 2003. They married in 2005. Rule said she was so inspired by the many men and women she […]
While public contempt for America’s social welfare programs has been fueled by the image of the “Welfare Queen,” collecting food stamps to feed her fatherless children, a new Cornell University paper sheds light on the realities of government assistance. According to the findings, half of America’s social program recipients believe they have never received government […]
Nationally, organizations like Growing Power are working towards providing sustainable agriculture and food security in under-served communities both urban and rural. While urban farms offer viable and healthy solutions for communities at feasible prices, many of these farms aren’t seeing profit like the local corner stores and bodegas. Black farmers are a rarity. New York […]
A dermatologist is warning Black people to cover-up in the sun after she noticed that many of her darker-skinned patients were unaware of skin cancer risks. Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd specializes in the cosmetic concerns of multi-hued skin tones. She says that there is a common mis-perception that darker-skinned African-Americans don’t need SPF protection. Within the […]
Affirmation For Today: I Deserve To Feel Good An affirmation is a great way to start training your mind toward a positive way of thinking. Coupled with other positive thinking exercises, a positive affirmation will help you overcome any obstacle that is put in front of you. The object of these positive thinking exercises is […]
Two of the top Republican presidential contenders have backtracked from signing a pledge against gay marriage that also suggested Black families were stronger under slavery. First Leader, an Iowa Christian conservative group, released a pledge called “The Marriage Vow” which equates homosexuality with polygamy and adultery, and calls for the banning of all porn. The […]
(Washington, DC) — President Obama is expected to give an update this morning on the ongoing debt and spending talks in Congress. The news conference is set for 11 a.m. Eastern time. A White House meeting between the President and key lawmakers lasted just 75 minutes yesterday. Obama is slated to meet with congressional leaders again today […]
