About Isha Thorpe

The day was August 28, 1963. Countless numbers of people, ranging from all different skin shades from all over the world were headed to Washington, D.C. for one of the most momentous events since America’s founding. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march in the nation’s capitol to deliver a strong message to […]

On February 26, 2012, a 17-year-old boy was gunned down in cold blood in a gated community in Florida. His body was left lifeless in the grass and the pouring rain; a single bullet piercing his heart from neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman’s gun. Zimmerman wasn’t arrested until 46 days after this shooting and even after […]

This is something you don’t hear about every day. The parents of a 3-month-old Indian baby were given a scare after their son experienced spontaneous combustion – a medical phenomenon that is still debated among scientists. But this wasn’t the first time the baby burst into flames – the parents have taken the infant to a […]

If you don’t believe in the power of education, you might want Elijah Miles to school you! In a very passionate speech that he delivered to the incoming teachers of the institution, Miles, an intern of the Teach For America program, spoke on the many cons of the education system that are present today. However, […]

What’s up doc? Dr. Phil caused quite an outrage when he posted a question on Twitter asking people’s opinions on being drunk and raping someone. This specific question angered many people who saw it, believing it was downright insensitive. And because of this chaos, the tweet has since been deleted. [HuffPost] Present day politicians aren’t […]

A heartbreaking 911 call made by a witness after Chris Lane was shot shows that the college athlete was still breathing after he was shot, and just minutes before the ambulance finally showed up. “He was standing in the roadway and he fell over and as I come by he just fell over in a […]

  Snoop Lion in partnership with The League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF) has created a “No Guns Allowed” campaign in order to bring awareness on gun violence and also urge people to behave more responsibly with them. This Google Hangout featuring Ron Conway, Jim Pitkow as well as other leaders in the technology […]

A school bus carrying 32 children rolled over in Bonner Springs, Kansas around 1PM today. The bus rolled over on its side on the southbound ramp from Highway 7. KMBC reports: At least 30 injuries were reported. Emergency crews set up a triage scene. The bus belonged to Durham School Services, according to KMBC’s Johnny Rowlands. KMBC […]

Heroes don’t always wear capes, some are everyday people, just like us. When 20-year-old Michael Brandon Hill entered Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Atlanta, George, with an AK-47, it was the school’s secretary, Antoinette Tuff, who talked him out of going on a shooting spree throughout the school. Tuff stated that Michael felt he had […]

Well this wouldn’t be the first time Law & Order: SVU portrayed a real life case. Actress Cybill Shepard is playing a George Zimmerman-like character on the TV show in an episode that is set to air soon. Earlier today, Shepard was seen filming at the Supreme Court in New York City alongside Arrested Development […]

Chris Lane, a college athlete from Australia in the US on a baseball scholarship, was recently gunned down “just for the fun of it,” and the situation has become a catalyst for many Australians to boycott touring the United States. “It is another example of murder mayhem on Main Street,” former Australian deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer […]

UPDATE: 3:53 PM EST 8/21/13 DMX’s publicist has released the following statement: “DMX was driving in the passenger seat when the vehicle he was in was pulled over last night. Although officers pulled them over for a minor traffic violation, DMX was asked to step outside so they can search the vehicle. Officers then claimed […]