by Candace | Mar 21, 2017 | Positivity
We often assume that most kids’ only job is to go to school and get good grades, that’s not hard right? If your only job is to go to school and get good grades then you should be success. What some of us don’t realize is some children live in poverty. Some kids go to...
by Candace | Mar 21, 2017 | Positivity
Those of us with siblings know they can be a bit annoying sometimes. Although our siblings can be get on our last nerve, we still love them. Well 8 year-old Nia Mya Reese’s little brother was so annoying she decided to write and publish a book about it. Nia Mya’s book...
by Candace | Mar 21, 2017 | Modern History
Most people are not thinking about making history when they are pursuing their dreams, especially in 2017. It is hard to believe that we are still making as the first to achieve certain goals. Well we can add another first to list. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has made history...
by Candace | Mar 8, 2017 | Video
In 2015, Escambia County (FL) Sheriff David Morgan created a YouTube video advising black people on how to behave and letting “blacks” that racism does not exist, because in fact if it did former President Barak Obama would not have been elected twice as President of...
by Candace | Mar 8, 2017 | News
It boggles my mind how insensitive some people can be. Two teens were killed in a car crash and a cop went on Facebook and wrote, “F*ck em, shouldn’t have been driving that fast” on his Facebook page. They were someone’s sons, cousins, and friends...
by Candace | Mar 8, 2017 | Culture
As a black person it’s likely you’ve heard, at some point in your life, “that happened hundreds of years ago” or “you should move past that.” Many non-black people hate for you to mention slavery. Some schools have even been called out for trying to refer to slaves as...
by Candace | Mar 7, 2017 | Money Matters
Wells Fargo is the first mortgage lender to launch a lending commitment program that seeks to increase home ownership in the black community. The $60 billion program focuses on increasing the number of African-American homeowners by at least 250,000 in the next 10...
by Candace | Mar 6, 2017 | Positivity
After leaving a meeting with Governor Rauner, disappointed and frustrated Chicago native Chance the Rapper took matters into his own hands. Today he donated Million of his own money to Chicago Public Schools because Rauner will not relinquish funding but Chance...
by Candace | Mar 3, 2017 | News
Most teachers did not choose the profession hoping to one day become wealthy. Most teachers know they have the ability to change lives and work hard to make a positive impact in their students’ lives. They are the ones who instill moral and ethical values outside of...
by Candace | Mar 3, 2017 | Politics News
After Donald Trump’s inauguration, Rumana Ahmed, a female Muslim National Security Council staffer, made the difficult choice to stay on and advise the new administration. Just eight days later, she says, her status as a Muslim woman in Trump’s White House...
