by Freddie Ra | Aug 27, 2015 | Modern History, News, Positivity
“It’s bigger than me,” she said. “Once I found out I would be the first, I kept reminding myself that I’m not doing this just for myself I’m doing this for other little girls who look just like me.” Got to love our young people with a sense of history and willingness...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 26, 2015 | News
They say prayer without works is dead. This is true, but the lesson didn’t fall on deaf ears when it comes to James Humphries who stepped out on faith and his story is going viral around the country and in the community. Mr. Humphries is a young, black man in need of...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 24, 2015 | Modern History
The Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, NY doesn’t receive alot of great press. In fact, it has historically been one of the more dangerous places for young black children to grow up. However, things are changing and opportunity does live in this area thanks to the...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 24, 2015 | Business, Modern History
The black community is constantly discussing the need to spend more of our annual $1.3 trillion dollars in expenditures with black businesses. Currently, we only spend somewhere in the neighborhood of 3%, but the knock has always been there aren’t enough essential...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 24, 2015 | Modern History, News
What were you doing at the age of 25 years old? Probably not joining the legal profession as a judge, but then again, you are probably not Jasmine Twitty. Twitty recently became the youngest person ever sworn in as Judge in Easley, SC, a feat we are sure isn’t being...
by Patrick Irvine | Aug 22, 2015 | Culture
Every now and then it becomes necessary to take a break from social media and the constant beating of the proverbial drum for war, enlightenment, evolution, devolution and all of the many other things that people like to discuss in virtual spaces (seemingly so they...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 21, 2015 | Celebrities
The things people say these days never seem to amaze me. However, when 56 year old, retired tennis legend John McEnroe declared he could beat Serena Williams, all I could do was laugh….LOUD! The current tennis analyst sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on his show to discuss...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 20, 2015 | Modern History
Chess is a wonderful game that teaches children deeper thinking. It encourages planning, anticipation, spacial relationships, and forces the player to analyze their every move…even their opponents response options. There is little doubt chess is great for the...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 20, 2015 | Business
This is an important question I think we need to begin to seriously ask ourselves in the 21st century. We come from a long line of entrepreneurial people who have always had to make a way for themselves in this country has it has proven not to be interested in making...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 20, 2015 | Celebrities, Culture
Pittsburgh Steelers’s outspoken defensive star, James Harrison, is no stranger to making waves, stirring up some controversy or speaking his mind. This week he did all of the above with an Instragram post about participation trophies given to kids. Apparently,...
