August 2011
August 10th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
There is a great need all across America and the globe to convene summits on race relations. Philly, the city of brotherly love is to be congratulated for holding their third annual beer summit, which drew an even larger crowd larger than last year with an even more invigorating conversation.What a great thing if cities all across America would follow suit.Kudos to David Brown who was inspired,...
August 8th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Our Daily Walk with 1 Comment
The incessant car horns, a hot, steamy asphalt maze of streets and sidewalks, air clogging pollution, and the fast-paced life of the city can make even the most patient person skittish and stressed. In fact, the stresses of city life can be harmful to your body. Research conducted on 32 German adults using an FMRI machine, found that city dwellers’ brains react differently in two areas when...
August 5th, 2011
Written by Cindy Ferraino in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
During a time when minority populations struggled to attend educational institutions because of their racial or ethnic backgrounds, one woman broke the proverbial glass ceiling to become a leader in accomplishing a list of “firsts” in her lifetime. The proverbial glass ceiling this individual broke through was adversity either from a racial or ethnic standpoint. This individual did not let the...
August 3rd, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Like all ethnic groups in America, Cuban Americans experience the same problems as any other group, including teen pregnancy, youth incarceration, and substance abuse. With Miami being the most prominent home base for Cubans when they come to America, or where many have settled for years, it is a melting pot that offers both the good and the bad, issues ranging from cultural problems to the...
August 3rd, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 0 Comments
Whether the crisis we just witnessed was real or manufactured, what should be abundantly clear to us as concerned citizens, and empowered voters, is that we have elected members of Congress who are either unwilling or incapable — or both — of doing the right thing for the right reasons.Governing is about making decisions that result in the greatest good for the greatest number. Instead, Congress...