25% of Blacks Predicted to Lose their Homes to Foreclosure Foreclosure rates among African- American homeowners are pretty much the same across all income groups, unlike those for whites whose foreclosure ratesdecline as income rises, according to a study published in November by the Center for Re... Read more...
Girls are growing up in a "moral abyss" where being dressed in "mini-me" sexy clothing and wearing make-up is acceptable, a schools leader has said. Parents who dress children in such clothes have themselves been let down, Girls' School Association president Dr Helen Wright argued. Such parents ha... Read more...
It was both a walk down memory lane and a call to action when singer, actor, civil rights activist and international humanitarian Harry Belafonte spoke at St. Sabina Church. Part of a Black History Month program that also brought Princeton Professor Cornel West to the South Side church on... Read more...
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14/02/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in ::Drop Zone::,
Blair History Month,
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In 1981 in L.A., Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They're 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school, with Monica's edge and Quincy's top-dog attitude separating them, except when Quincy's parents argue and he climbs thro... Read more...
Two teenagers were refused entry to the United States after a series of tweets were taken somewhat out of context. Another reminder to think before you tweet. Amid the funny wigs and the undue pomp in the traditional British courtroom, it seems that our distant American cousins fail to share our ... Read more...
My name is Lana Adams and I am the co-founder of Mic Check 1-Two!, an organization designed to create community-level opportunities to encourage people to become vessels of change. Mic Check 1-Two! is hosting a Prom Dress Drive in mid-March to benefit underprivileged young ladies who ca... Read more...
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Director: Boaz Yakin Writer: Gregory Allen Howard Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton and Wood Harris Read more...
' Rosa Our Rosa by Mumia Abu-Jamal For Mumia Abu-Jamal, I am Goldie, his daughter. For Mumia Abu-Jamal, I am Frances Goldin. We gather today over 140 years after the birthday of Rosa Luxemburg – The brilliant thinker, writer, activist and ... Read more...
Most of Generation Y have come in contact with cyberbullying. We often blame the problem on teenagers alone - but is this actually the case? The prospect of cyberbullying is becoming an ingrained part of the Generation Y online experience. Anyone can be targeted — whether the high school stu... Read more...