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Writer Sharon Pendana pays tribute to 3 friends who died on September 11th, 2001. With the 10 year anniversary approaching, Pendana took the time to highlight the lives of these individuals, and reflect on the personal times they had together. Here’s an excerpt from the post: On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, in Columbia, […]
We all have had moments in which we wish we could do something. The simple things in the world are the moments in which we connect to people on the most basic of levels. Book Review: What Are You Doing With Your 86400 Seconds? The moments in which we do something kind for someone else.It […]
New York Magazine recently came out with a list detailing the September 11th terrorist attacks “by the numbers” when it came to deaths, destruction, charity, and war to name a few. Check out a few of the numbers they’ve compiled: Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819 Number of firefighters and paramedics […]
It’s been a decade since the September 11th terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Center. Over the last few years, celebrities have banded together to sing songs, both uplifting and straightforward, that pay tribute to the victims and families of the tragedy. Here, we picked our top 5 musical tributes to 9/11. 5. […]
From the southside of Chicago to halls where he is the main speaker, the story of Farrah Gray is nothing short of inspirational. Gray, who grew up in an impoverished household where the fridge being empty was normal, became an entrepreneur at the young age of 6 until the age of 14 when he moved […]
From the southside of Chicago to halls where he is the main speaker, the story of Farrah Gray is nothing short of inspirational. Gray, who…
South Carolina representative Tim Scott is emerging as a GOP power broker after he brought presidential candidate Rick Perry to his coastal South Carolina town. Perry saw firsthand the love that Scott’s supporters have for the house freshman. Read an excerpt here: That Mr. Scott is emerging as a power broker in the South Carolina […]
A Chicago man is claiming that he was the victim of a hate crime when he was cut with a knife across his face at an Indiana convenience store. That man, 50-year-old Mark Neal, was arrested and charged with the vicious attack on Elree Jones. “He just slashed my face. I still had my phone […]
American doll and apparel line, American Girl, has recently released their second African American doll in 25 years of business. The first Black doll, known as Addy Walker, was the single African-American character in the company’s Historic Collection, and a former slave. Their latest character, Cécile Rey, “a bold, confident girl from a well-to-do African-American family,” tells […]