In an effort to combat low academic performance among black male teens in New Orleans, two men joined forces to create a unique mentoring project. Dr. Andre Perry, Associate Director for Educational Initiatives at Loyola University, and Wilbert “Chill” Wilson, …
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. – Martin Luther
Check out Virginia artist and friend, Jon Bibbs who released his latest album, “Ode to Old Flames” yesterday. The album features his current single “Follow My Heart” featuring Alison Carney. “A song about following your heart to and through uncomfortable …
Whoever wrote the wedding vows got it all wrong. It should be love, honor, and eye roll. If you’ve been married more than a month, you know what I’m talking about. It’s those little moments when he actually thinks he’s …
A man should never neglect his family for business. – Walt Disney
Go ahead and throw on a tie. Feel the difference? It’s a small thing, but small things are the point. When you’re sporting a tie, you can pretty much stroll in anywhere you want; it’s like an Admirals Club card …
These classic lace-up oxford flat shoes, or “Platers,” come updated by Christian Louboutin in a glamorously understated black python crystal leather. The pair is kept tastefully clean with matching black laces, subtle metal eyelets and sleek black outer soles. Signature …
The TopBrewer is an automatic coffee making machine. It can be controlled with an iPhone & iPad. Check out the video. Via LikeCool
Fashion design and the black woman’s role in cloth making goes as far back as early civilization. Still today many female designers of African descent draw on inspiration from Africa in their designs, there is a longstanding and unbreakable connection …
Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything. – Muhammad Ali
Leap Motion has created a new device, called the Leap. It is an 8 cubic feet space in front of your computer, once connected to your computer via USB, it creates a four-cubic-foot virtual workspace. It claims is 200 times more accurate than …
According to Yale history professor David Blight, African Americans in Charleston, S.C., launched the first Memorial Day celebration in 1865, three years before the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic called on Union veterans’ organizations to decorate the …
Hand crafted by Jeff Skierka, the Mixtape table is a 12:1 scale replica of the real thing. The original prototype pictured here has been in the works for over five years and is made from reclaimed maple and walnut wood with …
Regardless of culture, anyone who’s ever had a cold, a fever, a pain, etc., has been subjected to the rigors of their mother’s natural remedies, such as tea, honey, lemon, pepper, garlic, liquor, etc. However, there are also a few …
“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” – The Wonder Years
I met Hal Jackson and was interviewed by him early in my career. Not only a staple in black music but his Hal Jackson Pageant helped develop thousands of young African American women. Plus he did what he loved ’til …
“Many of us look at life as work. We approach it and try to handle it like a job. We complain about it. We blame others when it is not working. We hold someone else responsible when it does not …
Happy 68th Birthday to Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards aka Patti Labelle
The greatest success You don’t have to be famous to be important. You don’t have to be a celebrity to be successful. You don’t have to live in opulent luxury to be rich. You don’t have to be irresponsible to …
By MARIE HARTWELL-WALKER, ED.D The items in the chart below are the characteristics most often identified in studies of happy long term couples. Although not all couples show all of these attributes all of the time, having strengths in a …
