Condom dispensers have been placed in Philly schools with high rates of sexually transmitted infections. Is this a good idea?WIll it curb STD infenction rates amongst students?
Megan Piphus, an upperclassman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She’s using music, ventriloquism, and puppetry, to inspire youth to dream big and in color!
TLC is set to premiere The Sisterhood, a reality show centered on the “First Ladies” of several Atlanta-area churches. Will you tune in? Will the religious background of the show’s stars ensure a more positive portrayal of black women?
While I’m excited about the fact that a network created particularly for Black America is taking a stance and focusing on analyzing and potentially solving Black issues, I’m bothered because I feel the network is afraid to bring this program in with full-force.
Before I return to my usual schtick of hating on celebrities I’ll never meet, I’d like to say a brief word about last week’s presidential election. I know. I should leave well enough alone. It is, in fact, all over. After all, most of us are recovering–or experiencing withdrawal–from a presidential campaign high that lasted […]
Yesterday, we told you about students at the University of Mississippi who decided to burned Obama/Biden signs and spewing racial epithets in response to Obama’s reelection. Well, yesterday an even larger group of Ole Miss students got together for a unity march. Amazing.
We can jump on Chief Keef for what he does, but it’s unfair to attack who he is, because who is is a reflection of the world he inherited from us. That fact is something that very few of us ever even think of, let alone accept.
Waverly High School in upstate New York is under fire after reports that a group of white students donned blackface and reenacted Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna.
Black life, just like any other life, is always full of action. We begin many relationships that require us to “deal with people”. These other people deal with us too—our ways of sparking reactions from others brings them to us. In order to have friends, lovers, even families, we make people outside ourselves pay attention […]
I’m in desperate need of a civics lesson. I live in a blue state. Deep blue. Even our stop signs are blue. I haven’t seen red since I left Indiana. Since I only lived in Ohio very briefly during a non-election year, I have no idea what it means to live in a battleground state, […]
According to new report, the effort a parent puts in at home – checking homework, encouraging strong academic performances from their children, etc. – is ultimately more important than the quality of their child’s school.
16-year-old Jordan Coleman writes and directs films that explore issues affecting his generation. His latest effort, Paying the Price, addresses dating violence. If you or someone you know is using art make a positive impact, let us know!!!!
