September 2009
September 3rd, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
Mental well-being is a matter of degree.
Mental health professionals will readily tell you that most of us at some point in our lives will experience some level of depression. And, few of us can totally escape stress and anxiety.
But one thing is certain: A sense of connectedness is vital to our overall well being.
Where we fit, how we fit, our relationship with our parents, spouse, sibling,...
September 3rd, 2009
Written by Manny Otiko in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
More than 50 years after the advent of the Civil Rights Movement, some gaps between blacks and whites stubbornly remain. A January 2008 report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve shows that blacks lag behind whites in most of the economic indicators, such as home ownership and savings.
The National Urban League tracks economic parity using several measures such as home ownership,...
September 3rd, 2009
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
Race, while as old as civilization, continues to escape a sustained conversation. For some reason, we feel satisfied with completely ignoring the subject, or only addressing it when a blatant and ugly incident makes it unavoidable, and calls into question our own sense of decency.The mission of USARiseUp is to provide an opportunity to share meaningful information that helps improve our...
September 2nd, 2009
Written by Shellie Warren in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
When actor Jennifer Peña got the call that PBS was holding auditions for its PBS KIDS Preschool Destination, she didn’t think twice about saying yes.
“They started with a nationwide search of 3,000 people, and then narrowed it down to one person – me” she said. “If I’d known that then, it would’ve made me nervous! I’m glad I didn’t know!”
When the third season of PBS KIDS began on May 19, last...