As bad as the last recession has been for Blacks in America, recovery might be worse. In the absence of federal policy interventions and without an effective "trickle-up" stimulus plan, Blacks will not only have lost ground during this recession, they will also continue to lose ground during and aft... Read more...
Just recently, I stop to look at my life and the people who are in it. I noticed that we’ve come a long way from children living in North Philadelphia. I see friends bonding in a marriage, I see friends settling down and starting a family with their lover and child, friends enjoying life, frien... Read more...
Chinese actress Shao Xiaoshan, 31, says the Chinese government has forced her to date the children of western diplomats to gather intelligence for them since she was 17. According to NTD Television, Xiaoshan's claims appeared on Sina Weibo and Tincent Weibo -- two Chinese, Twitter-like sites. ... Read more...
Our research into the impact of corporal punishment on learning clearly indicates punitive discipline is no way to teach children "Spare the rod and spoil the child" still has strong resonance even in countries where corporal punishment has been abolished, such as the UK and Canada. In the US... Read more...
Pennsylvania is one step closer to finding out just how much teacher cheating occurred on its 2009 standardized tests as cities nationwide try to make sense of the phenomenon. On Monday, the state reported that it had received 83 percent of districts' internal probes into schools suspected of cheat... Read more...
Below is a letter from Principal Baye Kemit of Egun Omode Shule: Peace and blessings, As Principal of The Garvey School/Egun Omode Shule, a small, private African-centered school in Trenton, NJ, I am writing to ask for your assistance in these times of need. Hurricane Irene made i... Read more...
A melee broke out Tuesday afternoon at Playland Amusement Park when Muslim visitors became angry that the park was enforcing its ban on headgear by prohibiting the women from wearing their traditional head coverings on some rides. Police from at least nine agencies converged on the park begin... Read more...
DOWNLOAD TRACK: http://bit.ly/o96urw On Tuesday, the Bob Marley estate, Simon Fuller, and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell globally released a new video for Bob Marley & The Wailers' 1973 song "High Tide Or Low Tide." The video documents the East Africa Crisis that is affecting more th... Read more...
TRIBUTE TO THE MILLION FATHER MARCH By Useni Eugene Perkins We march, we march, we march As men of faith, courage and resolve As men of different hues, religions and creeds To be the fathers we should be We are Fathers, Grand Fathers, Foster Fathers, Step Fathers, God Fathers and Com... Read more...