by Candace | Jun 4, 2016 | Blog
Seven young black male students from Warren Easton Charter High School located in New Orleans, Louisiana graduated twice in two days. After graduating from high school and receiving their diplomas the very next day they graduated from Delgado Community College and...
by Candace | Jun 3, 2016 | Positivity
The First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, delivered a powerful speech to the 2016 graduating class at New York City Colleges. We all know the United States is known as the Land of the free and the home of the brave, and we can all agree that this...
by Candace | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, HBCU Pulse
More Latino students are enrolling in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) like never before. According to recent studies, the enrollment of Latino students in HBCUs increased by 90% from 2000-2010 and has continued to rise steadily ever since,...
by Candace | Jun 1, 2016 | Did You Know
Tera Poole, a native from Ohio rose against all odds to become the first Black Valedictorian at the World’s First School of Dentistry. She was one of the 9 Black Female students who graduated from Maryland School of Dentistry On May 20. Two days later after graduation...
by Candace | May 31, 2016 | Culture
Eighteen year old, Nyree Holmes, an African American Cosumnes Oaks High School student was escorted out by three Sacramento County Sheriffs during his graduation ceremony for wearing a Kente cloth over his robe for his graduation. Holmes explained the importance of...
by Candace | May 27, 2016 | News
Taiylor Ball was banned from attending her senior prom at Homewood Flossmoor High School. Although Ball is a member of the National Honor Society, was accepted to 11 schools, and received over $1 million in scholarships she was denied the opportunity to attend prom...
by Candace | May 27, 2016 | Blog
With the weather warming up again the nail shops will be packed to capacity with women trying to get their nails and feet summer ready. The products used in the salons like nail polishes, nail removers and acrylic dust contain lots of toxic fumes, carcinogenic and...
by Candace | May 26, 2016 | Blog
True Products LLC, the makers of “True Detergent” is a black owned company which created a product that all of us need. This is a company focused on making one of the most effective laundry detergent currently available. It’s a truly safe detergent...
by Candace | May 24, 2016 | News
As a parent, if I send my child to school or on a field trip I expect my child to come back in the same condition as when they left my home. Most importantly, we know that accidents and mistakes happen but when they do I expect to get a phone call explaining in detail...
by Candace | May 23, 2016 | Positivity
A mother’s love is unconditional and this letter from a mother to her son shows us just that. We will do whatever it takes to provide a better life for our children than we had. Sometimes, heck, most of the time they (our children) don’t realize why we do what we do...
