Each day in this country we think about obesity. It has become an epidemic. Childhood obesity is even more shocking. Take a look at these two facts: Approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese. Since 1980, obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has almost tripled. Keep reading to […]
According to financial documents obtained by the Associated Press, the builders of the new Martin Luther King Jr., memorial in Washington D.C., had to pay $761,160 for the right to use King’s words and images to the family. So this begs the question: “Did the King family commit extortion?” The money went to Intellectual Properties […]
Rain or shine, thousands will be converging on Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, for festivities and marches marking the dedication of the first memorial on our National Mall to an African-American: Martin Luther King, Jr. Click or print the map below for details! Check out more of our MLK Memorial coverage here: Top 5 MLK […]
Martin Luther King isn’t the first African American to be immortalized with his own monument. There are several memorials across the country paying tribute to African American leaders, artists, and academics. Check out our list of the Top 10 monuments to African Americans. We positioned them in the order we think Is there anyone you […]
Open your eyes: this is the revolution. Yesterday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives spent an entire legislative session debating a hollow abortion bill.
The latest NBC/WSJ poll is reporting that former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain is the top choice for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. According to the poll, Cain leads the field with 27 percent support of the those polled. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney came in second with 23 percent of the vote. While Texas governor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maya Angelou is the latest prominent Black figure to voice reservations with the newly erected Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C. Angelou, who consulted on the project, has an issue with a quote on the wall by the Tidal Basin of the memorial that reads: “I was a drum major for […]
From the perspective of black yogis, I wanted to focus on the complimentary benefits of Yoga’s spirituality to those with firm religious view points. Some people have experienced conflict with their religious beliefs and the inaccurate perception of Yoga in modern society. Yoga allows the body to relax and be of greater clarity to be […]
In Detroit, where a large number of the city’s unemployed are either on probation or on parole, the city recently held an “Offenders Only” Job Fair in an effort to put its ex-convicts back to work. Organized by Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh, the job fair featured hundreds of job openings available only to […]
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the Republican presidential campaign earlier this week, taking shots at GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. Limbaugh lambasted the former Massachusetts governor telling his radio audience, “Romney is not a conservative. He’s not, folks.” He continued his assault attacking Romney’s gubernatorial record and his positions on healthcare and the […]
WASHINGTON-Jamaican born, Maurice Ashley, who is the first African American to earn the title of “Grandmaster” in chess has been playing with people under his skill level. Ashley simultaneously played 3o students from the U.S. Chess Center in Washington D.C. 12-Year-Old Chess Whiz Could Become Youngest Grandmaster The Washington Post reports: “It’s great to see […]
The House returned Thursday to an abortion issue that nearly sank President Obama’s health care law last year with legislation that bars an insurance plan regulated under the new law from covering abortion if any of its customers receive federal subsidies. Providers that offer abortion coverage would have to set up identical plans without abortion coverage […]
