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• The Costs of Gun Violence is Visually Explored By Morehouse School of Medicine
• Using an Infographic the School Examines the Financial & Societal Tolls in the United States.

In a ground-breaking infographic presentation, Morehouse School of Medicine(MSM) explores the financial and societal tolls of gun violence in the United States, as well as the Atlanta area. 

"I see the physical effects every day in the operating room," says Omar Danner, M.D., FACS, associate professor and director of trauma, cri

                        From The Ramparts

                       Junious Ricardo Stanton

       The American Empire, A Pathocracy In Action

            "Pathocracy from Greek pathos, 'feeling, pain, suffering'; and kratos, 'rule'

A totalitarian form of government in which absolute political power is held by a psychopathic elite, and their effect on the people is such that the entire society is ruled and motivated by purely pathological values. A pathocracy can take many forms

APC unveils Gov. Wike’s fresh plots to tarnish the image of Amaechi 

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has uncovered an ongoing plot by Gov. Nyesom Wike to tarnish the image of his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi through manifest falsehood soon to be placed in the media.

According to a press statement made available to journalists by Rivers State APC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Finebone noted that “the plot involves extens

A new study suggests widely held perceptions about low-income and African-American fathers as not being involved in the lives of their children can be largely unfounded. Data collected over 15 years in Syracuse, New York, reveal that even in cases of incarceration or living under the federal poverty line, most low-income fathers stay connected to their children.

Robert Keefe, PhD, an associate professor in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, and his colleagues analyzed data from five

It has been a loooong time since I have been to a well-organized, well attended, vendor driven event where customer service was prioritized and the products and services were so diverse. The Black Owned Small Business Expo was incredible! 

For a basic introduction to a proactive approach to personal finance, I highly recommend 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money by Shay Olivarria.

Stuntin’ on social media is not what’s hot. Real rap. My vernacular may be dated, so

 
I received a request to sponsor an unboxing video on my YouTube Channel from the creator of the Zaa Box, Terence Strong. Zaa Box is a monthly subscription luxury spa-in-a-box service. I was elated to receive a Zaa Box and begin to spoil myself rotten!  each Zaa Box features 5 all-natural full-size products from Black artisans and creators. This is the perfect self-indulgence gift full of pampering products that do not disappoint.

My Zaa Box included a Surata Skincare Cooling Bar of soap, a 100%

Law Enforcement Should Not Be Able to Bypass the Fourth Amendment to Search Your Devices

Sending your computer to Best Buy for repairs shouldn’t require you to surrender your Fourth Amendment rights. But that’s apparently what’s been happening when customers send their computers to a Geek Squad repair facility in Kentucky.

We think the FBI’s use of Best Buy Geek Squad employees to search people’s computers without a warrant threatens to circumvent people’s constitutional rights. That’s why we fi

Project Managers Thompson International Professionals and Zubatkin & Associates to Engage the Switzer Group, Inc., and Constructomics MBE Design & Construction Firms for 'Phase I' Build-Out for February 2018 Opening

Hip Hop Television Channel is proud to announce that the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum to the World has won its bid to acquire a major Harlem building and development site in this historical Arts and Cultural corridor of the World in New York City. Cleveland is home to the R

The first-ever mobile travel guide to S.C. African American cultural sites, the Green Book of South Carolina, has been launched by the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, offering residents and visitors from around the world a user-friendly guide to discovering and celebrating enriching cultural experiences across the state at http://www.GreenBookofSC.com.

Research indicates that a majority of African Americans in the United States have ancestral connections to South Carolina, a

With Memorial Day Weekend and the traditional opening of summer swimming season approaching, the USA Swimming Foundation today announced a 5-10 percent improvement in overall swimming ability from its previous findings in 2010, according to a new study regarding swimming ability amongst America's youth conducted by the University of Memphis and University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

However, there is still much work to be done as nearly 64 percent of African-American children, 45 percent of Hispanic chi

Dr. Maulana Karenga ~

 In this month of heightened homage and increased attention to the life and legacy of Min. Malcolm X, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, it is important to do so placing rightful and repeated emphasis on his commitment to the liberation of our people and all the downtrodden and oppressed peoples of the world, especially the dark peoples of the world with whom he felt a special kinship of shared humanity and interrelated struggles. Haji Malcolm’s liberation project is above all an eth

Check out the Hot Calaloo website for the latest on crucial issues that affect the Caribbean at
http://www.hotcalaloo.com/
In the May 2017 update find out about:

• Puerto Rico to close 184 public schools amid crisis
• Alabama congressman seeks to tax remittances to the Caribbean
• T&T bond rating downgraded by Moody’s
• Jamaica superhighway racks up unpayable debt
• Calypso Rose wins World Music Award in France
• Opposition wins Bahamas general elections
• Debts from Caribbean govts. sinking UWI
• IDB condemns Jamaica’