Milwaukee Elementary School Holds Cross Dressing Day

Milwaukee Elementary School Holds Cross Dressing Day

It was part of a week of school spirit festivities in Milwaukee that included theme days such as Crazy Hair Day and events were routine for students and parents until the schedule hit “Gender-Bender” Day. Then parents reacted. Negatively. “I do not want to send my son...
Natural Hair Care Act Passes in Oregon

Natural Hair Care Act Passes in Oregon

In a win for fairness and common sense, the state of Oregon will no longer subject people who practice African-style hair braiding (and other forms of natural hair care) to a bizarrely burdensome licensing process that’s more lengthy than what’s required for someone...
Brazil cancels nearly $900 Million of African debt

Brazil cancels nearly $900 Million of African debt

ENCA – Addis Ababa – Brazil has announced its plans to cancel $900 million (R9 billion) worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent. Presidential spokesman Thomas Traumann said: “The idea of...
Teens Build a Car That Runs on ‘Social Fuel’

Teens Build a Car That Runs on ‘Social Fuel’

Yahoo Auto – Converting old gas-powered cars to run on electricity has become easy enough that Minddrive, a Kansas City non-profit, has made such conversions part of an after-school education program for inner-city teen-agers. For this year’s project,...