By Terrell Jermaine Starr Article Reprint I never smoked marijuana before, and Maureen Dowd‘s haphazard experience with a weed-laced candy bar in her Denver hotel room certainly isn’t motivating me to book a plane ticket
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National Spelling bee championship ends in a tie
By: Donovan Slack Article Reprint NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The bee world has a pair of new spellebrities. Yes, a pair. New Yorker Sriram Hathwar, 14, and Texan Ansun Sujoe, 13, spelled to a tie
Read moreMom Jailed for Enrolling Kids in School Tells Her Story in New Book, Film
An update on Ohio mom Kelley Williams-Bolar, who was jailed in 2011 for enrolling kids in predominately white school district By Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman Article Submission With Hollywood knocking on her door, Kelley Williams-Bolar will be marking
Read moreYvonne’s Spiritual Healing: “Reflections”
“Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.” —Psalms 31:9 By: Yvonne Freeman Staff Writer As I look in the mirror
Read more98-Year-Old Returns to High School to Receive Her Diploma
98-year-old Tennessee native complete her education goal by Courtney Connley Article Reprint Now here’s proof that it’s never too late to achieve your goals.
Read moreMany Institutions Continue to Struggle With Gender Imbalance
By Pearl Stewart Article Submission “Hey, where are all the college guys?” inquired USA Today in 2001; “Gender imbalance in college applications: Does it lead to a preference for men in the admissions process?” asked
Read moreObama Ticket Prices and the Invisible Ruling Class
Frederick Harris’ very useful book on the “high price” – to Black folks – of the nation’s First Black President has been reissued in paperback. However, Harris gives Obama too much credit as a president
Read moreNFL War Room Stories
By Russ Lande Article Reprint I cannot speak to how every team’s meetings or draft rooms function, but the ones I have been a part (the Rams and Browns) have provided some of the funniest
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