Photo Credit: UN Photo/Logan Abassi United Nations Development Programme (originally posted to Flickr as Haiti Earthquake) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons I’m sorry. I just don’t have it in me to write about this. Here’s some in depth coverage from Democracy Now! Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human. But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can celebrate whatever you want. An excuse to get together with friends and family is a good thing, I guess depending on your friends and family. If you chose not to celebrate or fast in protest that’s also fine. If you think everyone else is having a great time with lost of food today […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ibrahim blends his passion for a green economy, his love and understanding of faith, and a deep commitment to justice in this book.â€â€¨â€”Van Jones, founder, Green for All Just in time to perhaps be included in the debate around Islam, Black folks, terrorism and America, African American Muslim Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has written Green Deen: What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Transparencies Of Color” by Gigi Bio According to the Department of Health and Human Services, depression is the second leading cause of death for Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women between 15 and 24, who consistently have the highest suicide rates among women in that age group. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
The priority is to return the community back to the people that live here.” -Che “Rhymefest” Smith Some will say blame Wyclef, but Grammy award winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith seems to be running a far more realistic campaign for Alderman in Chicago’s 20th Ward. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Internet celebrity Antoine Dodson is now pitching a “sex offender tracker from â€BeenVerified.com”. According to their site “Sex Offender Tracker App is a new mobile app that provides users with access to the location of registered sex offenders through the lens of augmented reality.” It claims to also Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
Photo Credits: All photos from denneryvibe.net [P]eople are currently living in difficult conditions with the absence of piped water, lack of electricity within homes and the inability to prepare meals due to the loss of kitchen equipment and other utensils”. ~IFRC flood report In the past 2 weeks, St Lucia has been experiencing heavy rainfall, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My hair is part of me, an awesome part of me I really love my hair! Daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith has just released the video for her new song “Whip My Hair” and the same time childrens programming stand-by Sesame Street broadcasted a song telling little Black girls to love their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“America” dance scene in West Side Story, the movie Firstly I can’t stand the pluralized versions of Hispanics, Whites and Blacks. Now that that’s out the way, here’s what researchers found out about Latinos in the US are living longer than Black and White folks. US government researchers and other experts say: Be Sociable, Share! […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
