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Serial killer murders several black women in Cleveland

Six badly decomposed bodies found at a Cleveland home were all females and all were homicide victims. All are believed to believed to have been killed at the hands of Anthony Sowell a convicted rapist

Jen Fad · Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 · 3,498 views · 1 comments

CNN : Rape of women, girls used as a weapon in the Congo

(CNN) -- Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said in Oc

Jen Fad · Monday, November 2nd 2009 · 1,171 views · 1 comments

Saint Luke Penny Savings, one of the first Black owned Banks opens!

November 2 On this date in 1903, the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank opened it doors. Started by Maggie Walker in Richmond, Virginia, this was one of the first Black owned banks in America. The Saint

Jen Fad · Monday, November 2nd 2009 · 533 views · 1 comments

African Women look within for change

(CNN) -- Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo joined human rights activists to demand courts martial for troops who publicly gang raped women in the streets of the West African country of Guinea last

Jen Fad · Sunday, November 1st 2009 · 517 views · 1 comments

"So In Style" line - a new line of black Barbie dolls with fuller lips, a wider nose & more pronounced cheeks

Stacey McBride-Irby is a designer/intrapreneur at Mattel. Recently, she received rave reviews from the national media for creating their new "So In Style" line - a new line of black Barbie dolls with

Jen Fad · Sunday, November 1st 2009 · 2,580 views · 1 comments

H1N1 Vaccine Development: How was the vaccine manufactured and tested?

With H1N1 vaccine reaching the public early this month, it's good to know how this vaccine was developed and how it will protect people from H1N1 to make an educated decision on whether to get the sho

Jen Fad · Sunday, November 1st 2009 · 617 views · 1 comments

Successful Co-Parenting: Here are some tips to make co-parenting easier for you and your kids.

Don't bad-mouth your ex. Children don't want to hear bad things about either of their parents, and they especially do not want to take sides. No purpose is served in criticizing the other parent to yo

Jen Fad · Sunday, November 1st 2009 · 332 views · 1 comments

Video: Women at Arms, A Combat Role, and Anguish, Too

A record number of women are coming home from war with post-traumatic stress disorder. For Vivienne Pacquette, being a combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder means avoiding phone calls to

Jen Fad · Sunday, November 1st 2009 · 401 views · 1 comments

Welcome to StarFall for Kids

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice is perfect

Jen Fad · Wednesday, October 28th 2009 · 17,306 views · 1 comments

October deadliest month for US in Afghan war

KABUL – Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the U.S. death toll to a record level for the third time in four months as President B

Jen Fad · Tuesday, October 27th 2009 · 545 views · 1 comments

New York City to Start Vaccinations for Swine Flu in Schools

Despite nationwide shortfalls in the supply of swine flu vaccine, New York City’s health commissioner said on Monday that the city was going ahead with the first stage of its plan to vaccinate schoolc

Jen Fad · Tuesday, October 27th 2009 · 464 views · 1 comments

Video: When No One’s Looking: How pimps target runaways , Part 2

ASHLAND, Ore. — She ran away from her group home in Medford, Ore., and spent weeks sleeping in parks and under bridges. Finally, Nicole Clark, 14 years old, grew so desperate that she accepted a young

Jen Fad · Tuesday, October 27th 2009 · 1,235 views · 1 comments

Support for the Public Option Keeps Getting Stronger

It is not surprising that public and Congressional support for the public option, always strong, has surged again, just as the insurance industry has ham-handedly tried to manipulate key decision-make

Jen Fad · Tuesday, October 27th 2009 · 310 views · 1 comments

5 Kinds of Christians

...The United States is described in mainstream media as largely Christian (between 70 and 80 percent, depending on the study, identify themselves as "Christian"), and compared to the rest of the worl

Jen Fad · Tuesday, October 27th 2009 · 341 views · 1 comments