Most would say that men have it easy when it comes to hair care and prefer more natural easy going styles. With the current rage highlighting that bald = sexy, it is even easier for the brothers to just shave it, shine it and show it. Now for Black women with natural hair, they face […]

Many preparations are underway to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. There is no signature statement to mark that date similar to the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued regarding the Pearl Harbor Attack on Dec. 7, 1941 when he claimed that was a “day that will live […]

Most of us with degrees on the wall have experienced-or are still experiencing-the pain associated with the “payment for the privilege”- the student loan process. Others, for a variety of reasons have gained their degrees and are not pained by the experience mainly because they have not defaulted on their student loans. The current economic […]

As more people are experiencing lay-offs, others are taking this time as a ripe opportunity to take off for vacation destinations outside of the United States, or at least to locations close by. Affordable travel is taking center stage as couples and families are using the “great escape” to take their minds off of their […]

Janks Morton had a story to tell or he had a story that he needed to correct regarding African Americans and education. In his piece, “Hoodwinked,” Morton wanted to set the record straight regarding ongoing statistics that paint negative pictures about African Americans and education, especially African American males. He addressed the distortions in statistics […]

With all of the buzz surrounding the launch of the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), programming for current television shows has become paramount. Competition for viewership to justify advertising expenditures has driven networks in traditional and cable formats to expand their horizons. One programming genre seems to have captured the viewing public and has taken center […]

How often do we take for granted that our daily use of gadgets and appliances is a direct result of someone getting a math and science education? Mathematics alone is important as the cornerstone of most scientific theories that have led to great scientific breakthroughs and trendsetting consumer products. According to mathandscience-online.com, “The importance of […]

Now that the royal couple – William and Kate – has put the Seychelles, which is located off the coast of Africa, in the spotlight as a vacation location, we wanted to provide you with our own royal vacation review of popular vacation spots that do not cost a king’s ransom. When you are looking […]

Famous columnist Abigail Van Buren once wrote, “If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.” The role of parents has taken many twists and turns and while many families are following non traditional models, they are still looking to the sayings of our parents to help […]

With the 216,000 jobs created by the U.S. economy in March and the unemployment rate less than nine percent according to the U.S. Department of Labor, there is a feeling that jobs for recent college graduates will not be as difficult to find this year as in 2010. The results from a survey by the […]