With action movies and television dramas fictionalizing “real life” events accelerating incidents of crime, especially on college campuses, is it safe to go to college these days? And if so, where is the majority of college crime? Who is affected the most? Lockdowns on college campuses are becoming an unfortunate norm in light of the […]

With a major election year upon us and daily newscasts showcasing the high and low polls of an ever changing list of Republicans vying for their shot to run against President Barack Obama, we should take a look at another component of the election – the voting process. More important – who, in fact, has […]

Despite the many bleak forecasts that college graduates have been reading, there are still signs of hope and career opportunities. The jobs for recent college graduates may not be in the same industries that were once in abundance, but new career fields have opened up with the rise in technology and the growth of the […]

Have you ever received a call advising you that there was a problem with your credit card and you gave your information to “fix” it? Did you receive a “prize winning” letter telling you about a free vacation and all you had to do was pay nominal fees for more and more add-ons? Has someone […]

Too often celebrities and media personalities are ill prepared for interviews and are often caught changing their story, thus minimizing their credibility. The need for crisis communication management has grown significantly with the rise in social media tools and communications vehicles that provide even more opportunities for being “caught in the act.” According to Mike […]

There are some discussions in Washington D.C. that seem to have equal support from “both sides of the aisle,” which is rare. While most people continue to hope for bipartisanship regarding economic recovery programs, there are many in the African American community who are banking on those politicians who have put their differences aside to […]

Celebrities are most often attached to hit projects or fashionable products, however, a new trend that is taking center stage is the focus on diseases and making people aware of the dangers and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Autism, which is reportedly the fastest growing serious developmental disability in the world, has gained […]

Gone are the days when tea parties involved little girls playing “make believe” and camping out happened in the woods with flashlights. In today’s turbulent times Tea Parties are a movement and there are more protesters with bull horns who have occupied Wall Street than bullish trading. Added to this mix is a hypothetical discussion […]

Whether they are experiencing a real condition or are used as material for a situation comedy, empty nesters represent a wide array of the population who face the joys, sadness and grief associated with the last of the brood moving on – they hope! Wikipedia defines empty nest syndrome as a general feeling of loneliness […]

While the life expectancy of African Americans continues to remain below that of the general population, the need for care giving strategies for long term support is needed now more than ever. African American life expectancy is approximately 70 years, compared to an average of approximately 76 years for all population groups according to the […]