Taxi Cab Confession: What’s Wrong with America?

“You know what’s wrong with America?,” The cab driver asked me. I wasn’t too sure on how to respond. As I know there is plenty wrong with America. I could have started with immigrants and the issues with the US Border Patrol. I could have gone as far as telling him about the outdated education [...]

How Do You Measure Your Manhood?

How Do You Measure Your Manhood? Some men measure their manhood by a ruler. Others may measure it by characteristics within one’s personality, like my brother. I asked my brother, how do you measure manhood? He stated characteristics that are fitting of any human; Integrity, respect, spirituality, just to name a few. But he is [...]

Weed It & Weep! Granny’s Busted

BY CHRISENA COLEMAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER She is 71 years old, a great-grandmother – hardly the type of person you would expect to see in Bronx Criminal Court to answer charges of buying two dime bags of pot. Yet at the appointed time today, Barbara Jackson will make her way to the courthouse, a [...]

It Was All Your Fault

“You decided to spill my blood” are the words that echo in my head. Since when is it my fault that you want to shoot me dead? At what point is it my fault that you are so hurt inside of your heart and head that you have to kill other people? Sure, people didn’t [...]

Mayor Bloomberg Pays Parents To Care for Their Kids

It isn’t enough to have children and want to see them make a difference in the world, keep your family name going or push them to do better than you’ve done in life, out of love of self and love for your child. No, it isn’t that simple anymore (was it ever?). Mayor Bloomberg has [...]

Mayor to Pay Poor Parents And Children to Get Out of Poverty

March 30, 2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a novel $50-million initiative yesterday that will pay poor New York families cash for taking steps to lift themselves out of poverty by keeping their children in school, staying healthy and earning more. Under the two-year pilot program, 2,500 families will earn rewards ranging from $50 to $300 [...]

Swimming in The Inner City

BY RAMONA SHELBURNE For 15-year-old Kristian Keith and her mother, it’s all about pride. And like teenagers in the movie “Pride,” starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac, Kristian is in the vanguard of young black swimmers dispelling another racial stereotype. The movie, which opens today, follows swim coach Jim Ellis and his predominantly African-American swim [...]

Mayor Bloomberg MIA: NYC Pissed Off

While a Bronx blaze took the lives of nine people, eight of which were children, Mayor Bloomberg found himself in the warm climate of Miami. Did this sit well with New Yorkers who find it hard to believe that its own Mayor wouldn’t be on site lending his support, grief, and sympathy for the lives [...]

Angelina has another one!

POPSUGAR reports Angelina Jolie’s newest family addition. Angelina, one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, has adopted Pax Thien Jolie of Vietnam. I’m not sure what Angelina’s motivation is when it comes down to adopting all these kids but I have to commend her. She even inspired Madonna to the same. The difference between Madonna [...]

Eight children from Mali die in New York City fire

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine immigrants from Mali, including eight children, died in a house fire after flames raced up the stairs, trapping people on the second floor, officials said on Thursday. Twenty-two people from the West African nation lived in a wooden house that had been split into two apartments in the Bronx section [...]

Bobby Brown Arrested, Again

One thing Bobby Brown should know by now: Stay away from cheering competitions. The last time Bobby got arrested in Boston it was at a cheerleader competition. Why should this time be any different? Mr. Brown, former R&B star, has been put behind bars after the lack of child support payments. As if this is [...]

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