America, as a nearly 20-year professional journalist, it is with the utmost sadness that I offer to you a heartfelt and sincere apology for my industry’s creation and spectacle of the individual we all know — some love and others despise — as Donald John Trump Sr. For the last two decades, my beloved media […]
These 5 tips are to help people embrace Mother’s Day by nurturing the memory of their mother’s spirit, even though they no longer have her physical presence. My Mom transitioned to the spiritual realm twelve years ago and each year I seek solutions to coping with the emotions of Mother’s day. This year it […]
Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images Radio Facts has named our very own Cathy Hughes as the second TOP BLACK WOMAN IN MEDIA. Oprah won the top spot. What a wonderful honor. CONGRATULATIONS MS. HUGHES! There were some other familiar voices on this list as well including Sybil Wilkes of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, former […]
As the Black unemployment rate continues to be the highest of any ethnic group, an article on The Grio discusses the ways in which Black children are negatively affected by the financial woes of their parents. The Grio reports: In a study of 7,000 households, data showed that Black middle-class children of single mothers who […]
ATLANTA – Many African Americans are out of a job and keep asking themselves: “When will it get better and the unemployment rate dip?” The Black unemployment rate is once again at more than 16 percent, the largest increase in six months and nearly matching that of the highest rate recorded for blacks during President […]
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Willie Mays,baseball legend,was born in Westfield,AL,on May 6,1931.Mays,third on the all- time homerun list with 660 homeruns,was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.He was also the National League MVP in 1954 and 1965. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willie Mays was the model of a multi-talented baseball hero during his 22-season major league career. A […]
FLORIDA – The NAACP has joined forces with Latino and human rights groups to oppose bills in the Florida senate that would require law enforcement agencies to racially profile. Politic365 reports: These bills “would require law enforcement officials in Florida to engage in racial profiling – an insidious practice all too familiar to racial and […]
As we head to barbecuing and picnic season, we must keep safety in mind. You can reduce your risk of becoming infected with foodborne illness. Do not eat raw or undercooked meat, including hamburgers, poultry, and seafood, and do not drink raw milk or eat products made from raw milk. Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables […]
Clutch Magazine, a leading online destination for black women, has posed an interesting question. Hyper-intellectual news site Salon.com has published a story in which linguists try to explain away the mix-ups of Obama and Osama that have peppered the mainstream press as a simple, human mistake. Clutch asks us if we are buying it. No, […]
