Unless a horrific tragedy happens, as consumers and producers of media, we sometimes forget that the world beyond America’s borders is inhabited by human beings who have less than us. We also forget that there are people with enterprising spirits and hearts who are interested in alleviating the suffering of the less fortunate. Hollywood actress […]
John Legend with the assistance of ?uestlove played ‘Ordinary People’, ‘Save Room’, and ‘Use to Love U’ on a low and lonely piano hiding from view. He was huddled in the cave-like stage of The Slate in NYC, sitting lower than the crowd. His stark black attire and brown piano were offset by the warm […]
Don’t give to Africa, give us room. Everything Africa needs to stand is within the continent itself. Years of aid have served to cripple resource rich nations. Aid is like a cancer treatment that benefits one end while killing the host. So, how do we get involved and practice our responsibilities as Global Citizens without […]
The poverty rate rose to 14.3 percent during 2009 from 13.2 percent the previous year as household income stayed flat and the number of people without health insurance reached its highest level since such data has been collected, the government announced Thursday. The first year of Barack Obama’s presidency started with 700,000 people losing their […]
<p><span style="font-family: ‘Trebuchet MS’, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">On March 25, I attended the State of the Planet conference held by The Earth Institute at Columbia University. The forum was a global event, using an HD webcast to connect panel speakers from New York, New Delhi, Beijing, Nairobi, Monaco, London, and […]
So America’s number #1 paper chaser, Bill Gates, just got bumped off The Forbes World’s Billionaires list. As is turns out he didn’t make as much paper as he thought he did. His boy, Warren Buffet, also got knocked down a couple spots. So who took the top spot? Well luckily we have the top […]
WARNING: THESE VIDEOS MIGHT MAKE YOU GET UP AND DO SOMETHING The crisis of poverty in the Black community has sparked the Poor People’s Campaign, the Gathering of Hearts Organization and the Nation of Islam’s Southhaven Study Group to mobilize an upcoming public hearing and march in the Delta of Mississippi on June 19-20. “Someone […]
Will our Historically Black Colleges and Universities begin to ROAR (Reclaim Our Academia’s Republican Roots) now with President Obama’s desire to cut funding? Americans supporting President Obama have constantly compared his moxy, poise, and organization favorably to President Bush. They have called him a champion of the people while calling Bush, among other things, a […]
