We’ll bet you didn’t know that the USDA, mostly known to consumers as the part of the government that inspects our food supply, is also…
I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they…
When it comes to funk, as illustrated in the new VH1 documentary Finding the Funk airing again on VH1 in March, there are several groups…
A new generation of young, Black scholars is working diligently to infuse the Ivy League with fresh perspectives and intersectional analyses, but, for some, getting…
Piyush Jindal (pictured) has the sort of story many immigrants (and minorities in general, for that matter) find inspirational. As the son of two Indian…
Getting a solid education for any child is difficult wherever you go. So when a child lives in a housing project the odds turn steeply…
For iPad/iPhone users: I want to challenge you this morning to open your minds and to think differently. I want you, regardless of how bad…
First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by BET’s 106 & Park today, Friday, Nov. 19, to discuss education and youth empowerment. Mrs. Obama is making the…
Have a question for the doctor? Text it to “646464″ (OHOHOH). Even though children sometimes seem to resist it and test the boundaries, they crave…
UPDATE: 7:00 P.M. EST, 11/18/13 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan apologized for his “White, suburban mom” comment on CNN. “My wording, my phrasing, was a…
The long departed but much beloved Showtime series “Soul Food” that took up where the movie left off with a new cast ran for five…
Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with Shreveport Times reporter, Matt Vines and The Gramblinite’s David Lankster about the financial fall out at Grambling…
