I was thinking to myself; wow, this is his mother, Emma Bigglesworth? She’s a beautiful Black woman, curvy, mocha toned brown skin, looks soft, smooth, dark brown eyes, accompanied by long eye lashes, long sandy brown hair, high cheek bones, full lips, and she’s like an angel. She looks as if ... Read more...
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's announcement on Thursday, August 4 launching the Young Men's Initiative was the culmination of a comprehensive 18-month study led by David C. Banks, Eagle Academy Foundation President and CEO, and Ana Oliveira, New York Women's Foundation President. Banks was n... Read more...
By: Marc Sims I believe the low-income neighborhood culture, or "the Hood" culture is impeding most African-American children from succeeding in school. This idea hit me when I was giving a career day presentation at a Chicago high school on the Southside. I told the students when my children were... Read more...
Michael Kors and Co. has just scored themselves quite a chunk of change. The fashion label has sold a minority stake in the brand to a group of investors for no less than $2.5 billion, reports to the New York Post. (If a minority stake is worth that much, what about the whole company? The mind re... Read more...
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...
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...
They're more likely than whites to develop a number of chronic and deadly diseases Though minorities in the United States face an array of challenges, chief among them may be personal health and well-being. African Americans, Hispanic Americans and other minority groups are more likely than whit... 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...
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...