National

Another scandal has struck the South African girls school founded by daytime talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The body of a newborn baby was found in a bag belonging to a teenage student. A 17-year-old student at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls gave birth to a child this week and disposed of the […]

Black History Month

The fight for civil rights could go down as one of the most thoroughly archived periods in American history, because participants kept memorabilia that would later tell their stories.  Read More:

Black History Month

The fight for civil rights could go down as one of the most thoroughly archived periods in American history, because participants kept memorabilia that would later tell their stories.  Read More:

National

Washington– Blacks are significantly more optimistic about what the future holds for them and the economy, according to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University poll conducted Jan. 27 – Feb.9. There was also a significant divide in how whites and blacks rated President Obama’s economic policies, with whites taking a far dimmer view than blacks.

Elev8 Health

WOMEN’S HEALTH: Grocery shopping just got a whole lot easier! A team of nutritionists tested aisles’ worth of items for an annual roundup of the healthiest, tastiest, and most convenient supermarket finds that won’t break the bank. Haagen-Dazs Fat-Free Cranberry Blueberry Sorbet A refreshing new fat-free treat made with antioxidant-loaded cranberry and blueberry purees. Promotes […]

National

NEW YORK-Afrika Owes, a 17-year-old Harlem girl, who attended the elite Deerfield Academy in Connecticut was arrested in New York on gang and gun charges. After visiting Harvard and Yale, Owes is now at Riker’s Island along with 13 other young people arrested in an NYPD gang crackdown on the 137h St. Crew in Harlem. […]

History

Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous […]