A perfect stranger pours her heart out to me over the phone. She complains that her six-year-old son is unable to sit still in the classroom. The school wants to test him for ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder). This sounds familiar, ...
Posted Sunday, June 22nd 2014 at 9:37PM
(more)
New research is debunking the idea that young black men are falling behind in higher education.
Don’t believe the hype!
The Schott Foundation states that half of the black males in high schools will graduate with their class, and only 20 percent ...
Posted Sunday, June 22nd 2014 at 9:13PM
(more)
(Jun 21 2014). SIBARI Italy (Reuters) - Francis on Saturday issued the strongest attack on organised crime groups by a pontiff in two decades, accusing them of practising the "the adoration of evil" and saying mafiosi are excommunicated. It was the ...
Posted Sunday, June 22nd 2014 at 5:12PM
(more)
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again…Lupita Nyong’o is just stunning. It has been a year of firsts for Lupita. After snagging her first Academy Award for her role as Patsy in “12 Years A Slave,” the Kenyan actress landed her first Vogue cover ...
Posted Sunday, June 22nd 2014 at 4:29PM
(more)
HIGHLIGHTS:
JUNE 2014
Events page with humor
Vol. 85
Take reading a voyage to Lake Winnie and find out exactly where's Lake Winnie. You'll discover some thrills and adventure only in the events of A Little Southern News. You may smile som ...
Posted Saturday, June 21st 2014 at 11:46AM
(more)
Denver, CO, and Milford, CT — Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Dark Side of Child Protection Services: “Are You A Victim?” by Eric Hundley. The author’s most recent book to date is a 6 x 9 paperback in the self-help category and is available ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 11:14PM
(more)
June 14, 2014 It is estimated that there are well over 100,000 e-commerce retailers in the U.S. now, but a study completed by Stanford University showed a disturbing fact. Americans are biased against doing business with online black entrepreneurs.
...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 11:01PM
(more)
People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have what’s called sickle cell trait. This means the person won’t have the disease, but will be a trait “carrier” and can pass it on to his or her children.
Who is most affected by sickle c ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 10:47PM
(more)
Nationwide — Rapper JayAre of the group Cali Swag District has died over the weekend from Sickle Cell Anemia. The 25-year old was reportedly admitted into a hospital on Thursday . The 25-year old was reportedly admitted into a hospital on Thursday ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 10:32PM
(more)
Don’t judge us…we’re having a moment. Here we were minding our business and scrolling through our Facebook timeline, when we came across the mugshot of an extremely handsome blue-eyed man that (we’re ashamed to say) had our heads in our pelvic regi ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 8:08PM
(more)
When preemie twins Brielle and Kyrie Jackson were born, doctors weren’t sure they’d make it, until a smart nurse placed the girls together in one incubator.
These iconic twins were born 12 weeks premature in 1995. They’re lying on their bellies, a ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 8:06PM
(more)
Media correspondent and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant was on the red carpet last night for one of New York City's most anticipated events ... the inaugural of the American Black Film Festival also known as ABFF. What a ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 5:34PM
(more)
Blacks In Technology is proud to announce that we are an official community partner for the #yeswecode Hackathon at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.
Join Essence Magazine, Prince, Qeyno Labs and Rebuild the Dream to empower the youth of Amer ...
Posted Friday, June 20th 2014 at 11:02AM
(more)
National Black MBA Association, INC - Empowering Visionaries.
The Art of Leadership: Recalibrate Your Reality - Practical Steps From the NBMBAA
Regional Symposium
Register NOW for the NBMBAA Midwest Regional Symposium!
July 17, 2014 Chicago, Illinois
Join the NBMBAA as we provide practica ...
Posted Thursday, June 19th 2014 at 7:22PM
(more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from Congress, celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday offered to help "drain the swamp" of unscrupulous marketers using his name to peddle so-called miracle pills and cure-alls to millions of Americans desperate to lose w ...
Posted Wednesday, June 18th 2014 at 12:30PM
(more)
