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Allergan Kicks Off #EyePic Social Media Campaign To Help Raise Awareness Of Preventable Blindness In the U.S

About 1.3 million people in America are legally blind, as surprising as that may sound. Yesterday (7/11), Allergan, a global leader in eye care for nearly 70 years, launched an exciting new ...

July 12, 2017

9-Year-Old Jelani Jones Starts Her Own Bath Products Line

At 9 years old most of us were watching our favorite cartoon and eating popsicles all summer. In this day and age children are killing the entrepreneurial game and putting all of us adults to ...

July 7, 2017

Did You Know? / Politics

Los Angeles Street Will Be Renamed “Obama Blvd.”

Last week, LA City Council President, Councilman Herb Wesson of the 10th District, put in a motion to rename the road between Jefferson Blvd and Exposition Blvd after the one and only, Barack ...

July 7, 2017

Did You Know? / Medical

Monica Opens Up About Having Endometriosis Surgery

Over the weekend, singer Monica opened up for the firs time about having endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus, 1 in ...

June 28, 2017

Did You Know? / Inspiration

Former New Orleans Saints Player Tyrone Legett Puts 300+ Families Into Homes & Opens Black Owned Grocery Store

Former NFL player, Tyrone Legett is now making power moves off of the field with his passion for rejuvenating broken communities in Louisiana. After Legett’s NFL career ended with the New ...

June 23, 2017

Did You Know? / Politics

Kalief Browder’s Brother, Akeem Browder Is Running For Mayor Of NYC

Akeem Browder has lost his brother and his mother all to a faulty and unfair justice system. Browder plans to carry on their legacy by fighting for change and running for mayor of New York City. ...

June 20, 2017

Did You Know? / Trend

Mattel Releases A New Diverse Line Of Ken Dolls

Over the past year, Mattel has done a great job of bringing diversity to their Barbie dolls. We began to see a diverse line of dolls with different hair textures, body shapes, skin tones, and ...

June 20, 2017

Did You Know? / Family / Inspiration / Just For Fun / Relationships

How To Handle Your Haters In The Most Non-Petty Way Possible

In the legendary words of 3LW: “Playas, they gonna play and haters, they gonna hate. That’s the way it is, that’s jus how it’s been”. We have all experienced being ...

June 12, 2017

Arts / Did You Know? / Education / Giving Back

Chance The Rapper’s Non-Profit Organization SocialWorks Teams Up With Landr For Audio Mastering Youth Summer Program

Chance The Rapper and his team continue to do positive things for the kids. The Chicago-based charitable organize, SocialWorks and the Montreal-based audio production company Landr team up to ...

June 6, 2017

Did You Know? / Education

Carmen Ambar Becomes The First African-American President Of Oberlin College

The #blackgirlmagic continues to sprinkle upon us. Oberlin College was the first college in the United States to begin admitting students of color in 1833 and this week they elected their first ...

June 1, 2017

Did You Know? / Inspiration / Odd News

Riders Throw A Graduation Ceremony For A Graduate Who Stuck On A Delayed Subway

New York subways always have something interesting going on. This past Tuesday (May 30) the subway action was a bit different when Jerich Marco Alcantara missed his commencement ceremony from ...

June 1, 2017

Did You Know? / Giving Back / Sports

Richard Sherman Follows Through On Promise To Fund Student’s College Tuition

Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman promised a Virginia high school junior that if she made the honor roll, the NFL star would personally fund her college tuition. This year, Hershai ...

May 31, 2017