On March 8, we reported that Howard University seniors Laurin Compton and Lauren Cofield decided to sue Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., over human rights violations for not admitting them into the sorority and ignoring their “legacy” status–which means that both of their mothers are members of the AKA sorority. The case took a turn recently [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 15, 2013
Air travel is almost becoming more trouble than its worth. While you’re having all sorts of trouble packing your bag with the right wardrobe for your trip, you have to also make sure you’ve factored in all of the security requirements that qualifies your bags for travel. Now added to those problems, you have to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 5, 2013
Normally when you think of men running around drinking, taking drugs, and carrying guns, you might think of a club in L.A. But the latest video footage didn’t catch any professional athletes or entertainers in the back of the club, it revealed one of the nation’s tax based country clubs…prison. Orleans Parish Prison in New [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 8, 2013
It is unfortunate that fraternities and sororities are attracting more media attention for hazing incidents than their essential purpose… community service. Howard University has the latest pledging “injustice” in the news with two women who desperately want to be members of the AKA sorority. Lauren Cofield and Laurin Compton said that their human rights were violated when [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The properties owned by residents of every city are required to maintain their property. When they do not, neighbors complain because all properties depreciate when the property is not maintained. In most cases, homeowners have a sense of pride about their property and the community it’s in, so most owners take care of their property. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 19, 2012
‘ All hell broke loose in the middle east when the anti-Islamic film that parodied the prophet Muhammad was released onto the Internet last week. Four U.S. officials were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi and the filmmaker has gone into hiding. Not only has the filmmaker–who went by the name Sam [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 7, 2012
The Trayvon Martin case has not gone quietly in the dark, although the reports have slowed. There are so many cases of injustice that revive the case in our mind, we will never forget him though. The latest case out of Maryland is so remarkably unjust that your stomach should turn when this guilty cop [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 19, 2012
There have been all kinds of churches, priests, pastors, and others in religious communities caught up in one scandal or another. But, some have seemed to be immune to any shady goings on….until now. Jehovah’s Witness has to be one of the most diligent church communities in existence. They are almost as dependable as the [...]
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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