Remember when words of wisdom to young people were “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.”  Today it’s “pull your pants up!” Literally!  That’s what Senator Eric Adams of Brooklyn NY is asking young people to do in his new campaign “Stop the Sag” in which he hopes will encourage them to pull up their [...]

Dr. Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor Emerita of the New York State Board of Regents, along with several community activist, leaders and politicians, throughout the tri-state area, held a rally in front of the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx and then met with the Deputy Inspector to discuss the brutal assault of her son David Sanford, [...]


Walking along 116th street, also known as “Little Africa”, I stopped in front of a store that had a sporting event showing on its flat panel television. Several African men had gathered around the front of the television. There were two large men in loin cloths walking around a large stadium pouring liquids on their [...]

After months of debate , health care reform is now a reality.

Congress makes history in passing Health Care Bill 220-215.

Its been upset city for followers of the NCAA. Many brackets have been seen tornup and crumpled in offices, schhols and homes across the country. The expected giants like Kansas and Georgetown have fallen this year to the underdogs. Lokk how it has gone:
Northern Iowa upsets Kansas
No. 3 New Mexico beats 11th seed Washington.
No. 12 [...]

The NBA’s Board of Governors  unanimously approved Michael Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson,the first black majority owner of a major pro sports team.
Jordan has his work cut out for him. The Bobcats have been losing money every years since Johnson paid $300 million for the franchise [...]

A program designed to get students reading in areas where there are a shortage of books is going on in Ghana.
Worldreader.org uses Kindles to give developing countries access to books. The cost of providing and replacing paper books are far more expensive than the cost of ebooks- about one-third of the price of a printed [...]

African Burial Ground Uncovered in Harlem

Hiram Monserrate lost his bid to regain his seat after being expelled from the NY State Senate for his conviction of assault against his girlfriend. In an overwhelmingly vote, Monserrate was defeated by José R. Peralta in a special election in Queens with Peralta’s 66% to Monserrate 27%. Robert Beltrani, the Republican candidate, [...]