Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), reportedly walked out of Nelson Mandela’s memorial service to protest Cuban President Raul Castro‘s speech, reports ABC News. RELATED: Republicans Show Respect For Mandela: Should They Be Trusted? His self-serving actions were in sharp contrast to President Barack Obama, who caused quite the international stir when he diplomatically shook Castro’s hand. Cruz, who is […]
ATLANTA — Jacquelyn and Kenneth Johnson say they have sat on the street corner of the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta every day for months. They sit silently holding signs that ask passersby “Please Help Us Find Out Who Murdered Our Child.” On Wednesday at a rally on the front steps of the Georgia capitol Building, […]
Harlem just took another major step toward becoming the next Silicon Valley. After the opening of Harlem Garage, a hotspot for techies in the community, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that the neighborhood will be getting the largest free public Wi-Fi network in the country. SEE ALSO: Homeless N.Y.C. Man Releases First Mobile App The […]
No matter what is going on in my life, the holiday seasons always get me excited. Remembering my mother’s homemade apple pies, burning baking chocolate…
Pregnancy rates among Black teenagers is on a steady decline, according to a recent study by the National Center For Health Statistics, which is a part of the Centers For Disease Control. SEE ALSO: First Class Travel: Best Getaways For A Quick Escape [VIDEO] Between 1990 and 2009, pregnancy rates fell by 51 percent for […]
Wednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) presented new numbers, regarding the selection of plans by way of the Health Insurance Marketplace. Nearly 365,000 people chose plans through both state and federal marketplaces, adding positive numbers to the Affordable Care Act as it continues to smooth out the kinks of its […]
Further breaking down the ridiculousness of people criticizing President Barack Obama for shaking the hand of Raul Castro, Roland Martin parodied the moment by playing a clip of Allen Iverson‘s widely popular video clip of him responding to reporters’ questions over why he missed a practice. Listen to the parody below: Take a look at […]
In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a huge movement for companies to disinvest from South Africa in order to protest apartheid. Caroline Hunter, who was a chemist for Polaroid in the ’70s, helped to establish the Polaroid Workers Revolutionary Movement to give more insight into the company’s work with apartheid. Polaroid made passbooks, or […]
Leo Grand (pictured), a homeless man living in New York City, has just released his first official app, according to the Gothamist. SEE ALSO: How Fox News’ Juan Williams Ended Up As Mandela’s Letter-Writer Trees For Cars, a carpooling app that tells users how much CO2 they save per ride, has entered the market. Grand, who […]
The death of Nelson Mandela leads many to remember a man whose life was a shining example of how to be extraordinary by staying true to your principles and learning to forgive. A little over a month ago, I had a chance to stand outside of the prison cell that housed Nelson Mandela for most […]
Most men just don’t like to go to the doctor. Though this habit, all by itself, is hurting black men, there’s an even more dangerous…
Oxytocin has long been deemed “the love hormone,” after its important role in social bonding has been documented. But now, researchers have performed a new…
