We salute Pearland, TX mother Roni Dean-Burren for taking a stand against the school systems that were incorrectly educating her son. Dean-Burren noticed that her son’s 9th grade social studies textbook failed to acknowledge slavery by replacing the ...
Posted Tuesday, October 6th 2015 at 9:09AM
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“We had worked on this patient for hours and the chaplain came in and kind of stopped everyone from leaving the room, and I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s really bold,’ ” he said. “She said, ‘I’m just going to pray over this patient and then you all can leave. ...
Posted Saturday, October 3rd 2015 at 1:00AM
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Texting while driving is generally a bad idea. Texting while riding a motorcycle, even more so.
But texting while riding a motorcycle while you’re being pursued by police might rank among the most dangerous and ill-advised acts any motorist could ...
Posted Saturday, October 3rd 2015 at 12:36AM
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One woman’s act of kindness to a complete stranger has gone viral after she offered to hold the new mom’s crying baby during a long flight.
It’s a nightmare situation for even the most senior traveller: Everyone’s buckled in, prepared for takeoff, ...
Posted Saturday, October 3rd 2015 at 12:23AM
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The gunman who killed nine people in Oregon was specifically targeting Christians, one of the victims’ fathers tells CNN. In a chilling update on the shooting, it seems that the gunman, whose name we will not print so as not to give him the f ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 11:07PM
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Glamour Magazine produced an all-star panel entitled, “The Power of an Educated Girl” with actress Charlize Theron and Michelle Obama. The ladies shared their tips for empowering young women by stating..
“There is nothing sexier than a smart woma ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 10:57PM
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As a small Oregon community is reeling from the fatal shooting of nine innocents at a school, family members want the world to know what their loved ones meant to them.
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Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 6:53PM
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To get the celebration and education rolling, we've pulled together ADDitude's very best ADHD advocacy resources in this online Guide to ADHD Awareness Month. Start spreading the truth about ADHD right away by taking the actions highlighted belo ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 9:47AM
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Arkell Graves, a Virginia husband gives new meaning to the term “Proud Papa” as shown in a viral video that his wife secretly captured when she creatively told him that she was nearly 5 months pregnant.
Wife Dana Griffin-Graves planted the baby’s ...
Posted Friday, October 2nd 2015 at 9:20AM
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund - S.M.A.R.T. Scholarship For Service Program
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completi ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 6:38PM
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Wrong move, player.
Mike Epps was caught out there in the worst possible way this week, when his wife noticed him creepin' on, of all places, Twitter. Mechelle Epps, our new favorite badass, put Epps and @CeciCitra, the woman whose DMs h ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 3:03PM
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The June 5 incident involving McKinney police Officer Eric Casebolt, who also pulled a gun on other black teens outside a pool party, sparked criticism, protests and eventually Casebolt's resignation.
Casebolt's attorney, Jane Bishkin, said Tuesda ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 2:57PM
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..."For most of human history and in most societies, the goal of marriage was to provide economic security through family alliances and to serve as a context for procreation. To marry for personal happiness (or love) was considered a selfish act that ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 2:43PM
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Grace is God’s unmerited favor. It’s kindness from Him that we don’t deserve. Grace empowers us and strengthens us. No matter what has happened in your past, you can receive God’s grace and start fresh today. You can hold your head up high because ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2015 at 2:11PM
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Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pronounced dead by injection of pentobarbital at 12:21 a.m. at the state prison in Jackson. She was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband after she conspired with her lover, who stabbed Douglas Gi ...
Posted Wednesday, September 30th 2015 at 6:27PM
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