18 Year-Old Eesha Khare grew tired of her cell phone losing power so quickly. So this brilliant young lady invented a device that charges cell phones in 20-30 seconds max!
I cannot count the number of times I have heard comments equating majority poor black neighborhoods (“ghettos”) with exponential violence this week. Most, however, do not understand the clear problems with these statements. While the majority of these comments are from my classmates at the University of Chicago- a school that actively others the surrounding […]
A proposed law moving through the N. Carolina legislature requires teens to get notarized parental consent to access testing and treatment for STDs, pregnancy, mental health, and substance abuse.
According to a new analysis, black voters surpassed white voter turnout for the first time ever. In spite of Republican attempts to suppress minority turnout, black voters actually voted at a higher rate than other groups, including whites.
The state of Tennessee is considering a bill that would tie welfare support to a child’s progress in school. The legislation would allow a family to lose up to 30% of its assistance if their child(ren) are not performing well in school.
Often when I tell people I am from Detroit (particularly white people), I am often met with a look of either bewilderment or amazement. This shock is often magnified when I tell people that I attended Detroit Public Schools all my life. I suppose people begin to short circuit when I tell them my birthplace […]
The NRA has launched a campaign that specifically targets the Black Community; asserting that African Americans should own guns for protection against the government.
Three University of Maryland students are dead after a murder-suicide on campus. So very tragic. Our thoughts are with the families who have suffered this great loss.
Breezy allegedly punched someone after getting in an altercation over a parking space in front of a recording studio. Frank Ocean later tweeted “got jumped by chris and couple of guys.” We can’t even shake our heads at Breezy anymore. Just…*sigh*
According to a recent study, black youth are almost twice as likely as their white peers to consume high calorie, sugary drinks like Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Experts say these results highlight the racial disparities present within America’s obesity epidemic.
Nailla Robinson, a 5-year-old Philadelphia girl who was abducted from her elementary school has been found alive. But the ease with which she was abducted from her school raises serious concerns about school policy regarding pick-up and drop-off of students. What should be done?
Mr. Obama will be using two Bibles–one belonging to Abraham Lincoln, the other to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.–when he is sworn in for the second time. Is this empty symbolism, or does it suggest that he’ll concern himself with racial equality and the concerns of black Americans in his second term?
