As far back as I can remember, the overarching message of the American social atmosphere has been one of idolization. Oh to one day join the ranks of the “professional class”; that 5% to 10% of our culture which enjoys unparalleled respect and an assumed position of knowledge, so much so t... Read more...
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Free live streaming by Ustream Arts, Beats & Eats is a monthly networking mixer in the city of Philadelphia that contributes to the well being of society, through health initiatives and community service efforts. Shaheed Rucker, Gianni Lee and Curran J have been implementing t... Read more...
Phony marijuana targeted by recent state legislation sounds worse than the real thing, if you believe Georgia’s governor. Chase’s Law strengthens a ban on "synthetic marijuana," ground-up plant material laced with chemicals that mimic marijuana. Chase Burnett, the bill’s namesake, was f... Read more...
009 file photo thousands of people fill Norlin Quad during the annual "420" event at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. The University of Colorado is closing its campus to outsiders on Friday, April 20, 2012 and closing the Norlin Quad to prevent a 420 gathering. For years, the term "4... Read more...
Don Buckley lost his job driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus almost two years ago and has been looking for work ever since, even as other municipal bus drivers around the country are being laid off. At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement of ... Read more...
Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation in the United States, where they say a prison population of up to 2 million - mostly Black and Hispanic - are working for various industries for a pittance. F... Read more...
When it's 17-year-old Eric Gant's turn to testify today at an Oakland legislative hearing on the health and welfare of California's minority men and boys, he will ask for a safe way to get to school. "Students deserve a safe path to school, like an adult wants a safe path to work," Gant, wh... Read more...
Gwendolyn Samuel, 46, at laptop, founder of Connecticut Parents Union, works with student volunteers at her Meriden, Conn., home, in preparation for an education rally on March 14. —Christopher Capozziello for Education Week Whether they’re organizing events, buttonholing legislators, or si... Read more...
This MUST stop... #NoMoreMarching Oscar Carrillo's 911 call was clear: Two young men just robbed him of his computer and backpack. At least one of them had a gun and it was pointed in Carrillo's face. Moments later, police caught up with two teens they believed were the thieves in a Pas... Read more...
