The month of March is officially recognized as Women’s History Month.
PHILLIPINES — In an effort to combat climate change and increasing deforestation, environmentalists in the Philippines planted 64,096 trees last week, breaking the Guinness Book World Record. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Medgar Evers Huffington Post reports: The Independent reports that almost 7,000 people helped to plant saplings in the Philippines province of Camrines Sur. The […]
A controversial arrangement made by Facebook will give third-party developers and external websites access to users’ home addresses and cellphone numbers.
A report from the United Nations indicates that 67 million kids around the world are not attending school. A big portion of that number is the 28 million children that are prevented as a result of armed conflicts.
George Desdunes, a 19-year-old Cornell University sophomore, was found dead in a fraternity house on Friday morning. An immediate cause of death was unclear, but the police are allegedly ruling out the possibility of suicide. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Ralph Ellison The Cornell Daily Sun reports: Desdunes was found unresponsive in the SAE house at […]
LONDON, England — A British eatery pushes the boundaries of dessert with a specialty ice cream made from human breast milk. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Madame C.J. Walker Huffington Post reports: The restaurant, located in Covent Garden in London, will be serving the home-brewed dessert under the name “Baby Gaga.” It’s created by mixing the […]
A recent report from the New York City Health Department cites central Harlem as having the highest death rate of any community in the city. East Harlem also ranked first in the city for drug related deaths as well as for liver disease and cirrhosis. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. NYD.com reports: […]
BENGHAZI, Libya — In a message to Libyan state broadcasters, Moammar Qaddafi charges that Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda are behind the massive uprisings. ALSO READ: Top All-White Sitcoms Loved By Black People Huffington Post reports: Qaddafi made the comments in a phone call to Libyan state TV Thursday, expressing condolences for deaths in […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a move meant to prepare for drastic budget cuts, officials in Rhode Island have issued pink slips to the city’s public school teachers. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Toni Morrison Though the slips are currently just a precautionary measure, the Providence school district faces a $40 million deficit, leaving teacher’s futures in […]
NEW YORK CITY — At a Community Board meeting last week in East Harlem, police told residents 10 out of 13 public housing developments are being used as hangouts for local gang members. ALSO READ: 25 Reasons We Love Boyz N Da Hood The news comes after a recent tip from a resident that led […]
Diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi’s son paid Mariah Carey $1 million for a performance in St. Barts. RELATED: WBW Honors: Berry Gordy The cables also note that another of Qaddafi’s sons held a similarly lavish New Year’s party in 2010, paying singers Beyonce and Usher an undisclosed amount for […]
ILLINOIS — Preliminary results from the Chicago mayor’s race show Rahm Emanuel with a decisive lead over his opponents, but the results are not certain until votes are fully counted. Chicago polling stations closed at seven this evening. RELATED: WBW Honors Cornel West Fox News reports: With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel had more […]