There are moments for each of us which define our lives: who we are, what we do, what we stand for, and how we will live. The tricky part is recognizing those moments and living...
As a society, we’ve become used to seeing homeless people on the streets. Asking everyone they can for loose change – or food, or work, or anything else that they can get. Yet only one...
Rebecca Landis Hayes was returning from running errands at the Harris Teeter store in her hometown of Concord, North Carolina. That's when she noticed a note on her car. She had left her car in...
If there is one thing every black male in America can understand, it's how it feels to be pre-judged. No matter how you look or behave, you are automatically labeled and categorized.
Often times people just...
Viral videos can become your claim to fame as a millennial. There is a dark side to social media though, and there are often casualties.
High school senior Suleida Zayas says:
"It's cool to record a fight. It's...
I know my dog loves me, and no doubt your dog loves you, too. But do you suppose your dog would walk 20 blocks in the cold to visit you if you were in the...
The Guardian reports that a voice from past of Donald Trump (R-N.Y.) past has risen up to challenge him once again.
Twenty four years ago, a young couple pitched a business idea to Donald Trump. They met...
Junior Seau wasn't able to be at his own Hall of Fame induction ceremony after he took his own life in 2012, but his daughter carried her father's fighting spirit throughout her speech.
"He is the...
There is much that could be said about our politicians' fascination with guns. As alluded to in this Fusion article, there is a Freudian undertone with the obsession that some GOP politicians have with firearms....
Is it possible to live a life hidden from the world without leaving any footprint or impression?
Thoreau wrote about his experiment living in Walden, and Krakauer published a bestseller "Into the Wild," which described Christopher McCandless two...
Eighteen-year-old Makalaya Zanders, from Cleveland was told by a white teacher that her dress choice was not "prom material" and that it was "tacky," according to US Magazine. The savvy dressing senior decided on a stunning...
Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is dead.
The author was confirmed dead on Friday, February 23, 2016 in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. This was reported by Al.com which stated that multiple sources...
There was a time in US history when a kid involved in the newspaper business couldn't be a journalist. Instead, a child's role was limited to hawking the paper on the streets or delivering it by bicycle every morning.
But...
The days of juvenile court are officially over for Ethan Couch, the "affluenza" teen. Today marked Couch's first adult court appearance since he fled to Mexico, with the help of his mother, to avoid an arrest...
We knew this was coming. North Carolina has this ridiculous, hateful law requiring transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender they had at birth. They may identify with and wear clothes of...
This rare clip of the late, kindhearted Mr. Rogers may just hold the answer to breaking America's cycle of violence - maybe even the world's.
Jon Stewart has done a great thing: He adopted Lily, an emaciated pony who was the victim of over 100 paintballs.
Stewart and his wife, Tracey, own an animal sanctuary in New Jersey.
Lily will be released...
Some days, I can't understand the lingo of today's youth, nor why they use it. However, the phrase, "I can't even" finally made sense to me today when I read the following story. Apparently, the...
Admit it: Just about all of us are seeking to lose weight and get in better shape physically. I know I am. And while I go to the gym to work out from time to...
Der Spiegel magazine has everyone talking about their controversial new cover art this week. The illustration by Edel Rodriguez depicts President Donald Trump triumphantly holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one...
