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[Video] Water Seed and the return of Real Music
Believe it or not, real musicians do still exist, just ask the New Orleans natives that make up the group Water Seed. The all HBCU alumni band is pioneering a futuristic version of the feel good funky soul music of “back in the day.” Watch the video for “New Day” and get the feeling back.
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Tanya Prat, alumna of Spelman and Howard, becomes Indiana’s 1st Black federal judge
“I did not attend college or law school at Ivy League institutions,” she said. “I am a proud product of historically black colleges and universities.”
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Toni Braxton files brankruptcy owing between $10 to $50 million in debts
Braxton, who sold more than 40 million albums in her career, claims she’s only worth somewhere between $1 mil and $10 mil, but she has up to $50 mil in debts. Creditors include: AT&T, Neiman marcus, Direct TV, Orkin Pest Control, Tiffany & Co. etc
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High school cheerleaders protest “skimpy” uniforms
The cheerleading squad at Central High School in Bridgeport says the uniforms show off too much of their midriff and say it hurts their self-esteem.
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Man shoots teen in rear for sagging his pants
Kenneth Bonds is charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault after two teens say he asked them to pull up their pants, they refused, and he started shooting. One of the teens, a 17 year old, was hit once in the rear end.
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16-year-old scholar turns down Ivy League schools for FAMU
Florida A&M University freshman, Ralph Jones Jr., a 16 year old from Atlanta, Ga. turned down prominent Ivy League institutions such as Harvard to become a Rattler.
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What is high fructose corn syrup?
High fructose corn syrup is a common sweetening agent in countless packaged foods.There’s major debate swirling about the allegedly adverse effects that HFCS may having on Americans’ diets. Is it natural and safe or “fake food?”
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“Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America” Book Review
“There have always been class distinctions in the black community,” Robinson says, “but what I believe we’ve seen is an increasing distance between two large groups, which I identify as the Mainstream and the Abandoned.”