I am delighted to bring you some of the highlights from Vanessa Williams being honored with one of the the 2010 Muse Awards, from New York Women In Film And Television, which took place on December 8th at the New York Hilton. The gala luncheon is the highlight of the holiday season in the entertainment […]
From Correntewire and Davey D’s Hip-Hop Blog Georgia — On Thursday morning, December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners refused to work, stopped all other activities and locked down in their cells in a peaceful protest for their human rights. The December 9 Strike became the biggest prisoner protest in the history of the United […]
Los Angeles — In an effort to prevent the kind of intelligence leaks that are making headlines lately, the U.S. military is banning the use of removable disks among its personnel.
South Carolina — The NAACP will be protesting the 150th anniversary secession ball in Charleston, South Carolina. State reports: NAACP members and supporters plan to hold a peaceful march in downtown Charleston the day of the ball, on Dec. 20, followed by a meeting and question-and-answer session focusing on slavery. Participants will watch segments of […]
Treatments for eczema in babies can be a long road if you don’t get it under control early, which is pretty tough to bear if your little one is a sufferer.
Over the weekend, the who’s who of gospel music came out for the 11th annual “Celebration of Gospel” hosted by Steve Harvey. A host of gospel greats such as Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Kim Burrell, Smokie Norful and the incomparable Dr. Bobby Jones were in attendance.
Well Elev8-ers, I spent some time now providing you with fitness information/workouts, now it’s time to get serious again and talk health and wellness. There’s no better way to start things off than with a little controversy, so here it goes. I found a four part interview with one of the world’s most highly respected […]
JONESBORO, Ga. – A white man who was sentenced to six months in a Georgia jail for beating a black Army Reservist in front of her daughter and yelling racial slurs has been released early.
(INDIANA)-Fox 59 A business owner in Nobesville, Inidana has been selling soap with racist slogans. Residents of his town have come to support him after he was criticized for the racist soap. Fox 59 Reports: The controversy over soap with racist labels being sold at a Noblesville store continues. In addition to those who are […]
(CAMBRIDGE-Scientific Computing) Years after slavery and Jim Crow laws, people of African and European heritage still consider themselves to be Black, according to a recent study. The centuries-old “one-drop rule” assigning minority status to mixed-race individuals appears to live on in our modern-day perception and categorization of people like Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, and Halle […]