Talented Tween Emily Bear Tickles the Keys with Diversity – Win Tickets to the CD Release Party
Emily Bear has never met a challenging composition she didn’t like. That this 11-year-old can play anything from heavy jazz riffs to classical concertos and everything in between, all from memory, speaks More...
(Video) Rosa Clemente’s Response to Rapper Rick Ross Rape Lyrics
Hip-Hop and human rights activist Rosa Clemente delivers an urgent message to community, in response to rapper Rick Ross’ glorification of the violent and criminal act of rape in a music recording with Atlanta More...
Clarisa James: Brooklyn’s Champion for Girls in Science, Technology, Math
Clarisa James is a champion for Brooklyn Girls, and it is her contribution and sticktoitiveness toward social and economic progress that earns her a spot on BBN’s Very Interesting Person list. Ms. James More...
Prison Pipeline Conversation: Include Black and Latino Girls
Prison Pipeline Conversation: Black females represent the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population. Black (of the Diaspora) females also experienced the most dramatic rise in middle school suspension More...
Portrait of America: Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
Children as young as seven years old are entering the criminal justice system. The New York Times reports, New York City school safety agents and police officers arrested an average of five public school students More...
What Is Lactose Intolerance and What Causes It? Take a Quiz.
Image: Wizard Recipes Are you Lactose Intolerant? Do you know if you are Lactose Intolerant? Are Latinos, Blacks, Native Americans and Asians more prone to Lactose Intolerance? The information can be confusing. More...
Study: Haircare Products Affects the Ability of Black Women to Have Children, Triples the Risk of Fibroids
Image: Shadders.com “In May of 2011, Dr. Mary Beth Terry and others authored a study which found that African-American and African-Caribbean women were more likely to be exposed to hormonally-active chemicals More...