The city that I reside in rarely sees the fall season, we normally go directly into winter. Lucky for us most of this years fall trends fit directly in with this winters. The first trend up is COLOR. We are use to seeing drab/dark colors during the fall and winter months but this year designers are ... Read more...
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch... 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...
Dave Chappelle-For What It’s Worth finds the Comedy Central superstar in performance at San Francisco’s legendary Winterland, where he’s welcomed with a huge ovation. Easing into his set, Chappelle shares a few observations about the city itself, noting there’s nothing tender about the T... Read more...
Migration will form a virtual mega-city stretching through Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland and ending in the capital Washington D.C. In 1910 72% of Americans lived in rural areas Vast swathes of the U.S. countryside are emptying and communities becomi... Read more...
Knight Foundation and Open Society Foundations' Campaign for Black Male Achievement launch campaigns in Detroit and Philadelphia to amplify black men's and boys' positive community impact A new campaign launching today will highlight the stories of black men and boys - celebrating and... Read more...
Private-Public Partnership Will Invest More than $120 Million in Educational, Employment, and Mentoring Initiatives across the Five Boroughs Building on its long commitment to reverse systemic injustices in the United States, the Open Society Foundations today announced that it is joining a new i... Read more...
Americans have watched in astonishment, along with the rest of the world, at the violence that's erupted in England as young, disaffected Britons take to the streets to vent their rage. But could it happen in the United States as it grapples with a 25 per cent youth unemployment rate an... Read more...
The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, south of the Niger bend near the city of Bandiagara in the Mopti region. The population numbers between 400,000 and 800,000 The Dogon are best known for their mythology, their mask dances, wooden sculpture and their archite... Read more...