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There are many stories on days like this one, some sad and some happy. This is one of the happy ones that might also bring tears to your eyes. Derrick Jenkins of Legacy Middle School was playing in a basketball game when the school worked with his mother to give him the surprise of his […]
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These are the kinds of things you don’t want to hear about on Martin Luther King Day. They are also not the sorts of events that you want to define the future of the African American community. Tragedy struck this week in Cleveland when a 5-year old girl was shot and killed in the city […]
 According to the Chicago Urban League, the unemployment situation for African American teens has gotten to the point of hopelessness. The study, released and reported by MyFoxChicago, says that a stunning 92% of all teens in the city of Chicago are currently unemployed. The study cites the steep decline in the number of available jobs […]
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 By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III “…and I come here tonight and plead with you…nobody else can do this for us; no document can do this for us; no lincolnian emancipation proclamation can do this for us; no kennesonian or johnsonian civil rights bill can do this for us; if the negro is to be […]
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 By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses A few days ago, I posted a Facebook status about the trend that I am seeing with the latest shows on television that feature Black women as…
 Since Martin Luther King Jr.’s passing, the mainstream media has whitewashed him as a sort of banal messiah-like figure. Instead of being viewed as a man who directly challenged systemic racism, poverty, and imperialism, his legacy has been spread so thin that he’s become all things to all people. Right wingers attempt to own him […]
January 20, 2014
By Adrean Turner Will Smith is quoted as saying, “Make a choice and decide what you are going to be, how you’re going to be, and how you’re going to do it”. To achieve what you want in your career requires that kind of mindset. It’s literally impossible to attain success without mental fortitude. Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and licensed … Read More »
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by Richard Sherman What a night, and what a finish. Near midnight I still had about 70 unread text messages from friends and family, most of which read, “Best interview ever!” Many of my Twitter…
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Richard Sherman has now earned the title of trash talker of the year. His rant after the big win for the Seattle Seahawks has put him on the tips of tongues around the world. People…
 By: Krystle Crossman “Orange is the New Black” star Michelle Hurst was in a very serious car accident over the holidays which left her in a medically induced coma due…
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins Luke Visconti, founder and CEO of Diversity Inc. Magazine, has a column called “Ask the White Guy.” This appears to be a scenario where Visconti gives the white male perspective on…
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A new report is showing that the wealth gap between the rich and poor is staggering out of control. According to a report released by the charity Oxfam, the hoarding has gotten even worse…
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The life of the corporate captain has been getting better over the last 40 years, at least for people at the top. The gap between executive pay and the average American worker gets bigger every…
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You might laugh, you might not. But here is a video from “The Cleveland Show” with Rallo, the youngest boy on the show, rapping about fiscal responsibility. He’s rapping in front of an audience…
 Posted on January 20, 2014 By The (Ree)lationship Guide Dating Daily, Top 5’s
by Ree, “The (Ree)lationship Guide” If you rounded up several couples in a room and asked them whether or not they want to be cheated on by their significant other, I’d imagine that most of them would say no. If you take that same group of couples and asked them whether or not infidelity is a […]
 Posted on January 19, 2014 By The (Ree)lationship Guide Dating Daily, Top 5’s
by Ree, “The (Ree)lationship Guide” Ladies, what happens when you’re ready for marriage and your man is dragging his feet? Do you stick around and wait? Or do you end the relationship and start anew in hopes of finding someone who shares the same desire of marriage and family that you have? This question solely […]
 By April Taylor The New York Daily News is reporting that federal prosecutors are attempting to use music found in a defendants cell phone to bolster murder charges…
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 BY: John “Hennry” Harris Evander Holyfield made waves when he built his mega-mansion in Georgia. Built in 1994, designed by Atlanta architects PFVS, the European inspired mega mansion…
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