Not long ago, 16-year-old Ginger Howard figured she would be getting ready to watch her idol, Tiger Woods, lead the United States against Europe in the Ryder Cup later this week.
He couldn’t go to medical school in New York, so James McCune Smith went to Scotland for his degree and returned home to treat the city’s poor.
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From TheGrio.com: Happy NBA Free Agency! This morning at 12:01AM, teams could officially start pitching NBA free agents. And by free agents, I mean the free agent — LeBron James. Yes, he has no rings to his credit. In fact he’s never even won a game in the NBA Finals. Sure, he’s failed to get the […]
Celebrity certainly has its perks. Money, fame… always the best parking space at special events… Most celebrities are content to enjoy these advantages and spend their careers making sure they don’t lose them. However, this week, we are reminded of two late giants in the news who used their celebrity to influence the world around […]
From SFGate.com: Fresh from an undisputed victory over her Democratic competitors in the race for California Attorney General, current San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris took the podium at TheDelancey Street Foundation and, flanked by Assistant Attorney General Tony West, his wifeMaya Harris, and their daughter Meena, gave the best speech of her young life in accepting […]
From TheGrio.com: There’s lots of buzz these days about author Wes Moore. His new book, The Other Wes Moore, has reached the top 10 of the New York Times best-seller list. Meanwhile, he’s appeared on Oprah, NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR and beyond. Moore’s true-life tome examines the lives of two boys […]
