On January 19, 1918 John H Johnson, publisher of “Ebony Magazine” and “Jet” was born. In 1982 he became the first African-American to appear on the Forbes 400.

Author X’ernona Woods of children’s book “Save That Penny For A Sunny Day”, is taking the  Windy city of Chicago by storm! The time is “now”, to invest in educating youth about prosperity. 74% of our youth  are concern  about the economy, and 500,000 of the youth within the state of Illinois are living below […]

Health

Soup has always been the cure to warming you up and soothing your soul.  Regardless of your preference, meaty, vegetable or noodle, soup offers a multitude of variety that can be tantalizing to your tastebuds.

Movies

via:vibemagazine Halle Berry said she will not be playing Aretha Franklin in a biopic, despite the iconic singer’s request. Berry dismissed the rumors while speaking with E! News on the Golden Globes red carpet and cited her inability to sing as too big of an obstacle in undertaking the role. “If I could carry a […]

Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of watching Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson swear-in the newly elected and re-elected Senators. The 2011 Texas Legislative Session has begun. Why was I there? Two reasons. 1.) Senator Jeff Wentworth invited me to be on the

Bizaare

By Joanna Douglas via:shine Forget the Snuggie and Pajama Jeans. A new product called the Forever Lazy allows to you stay cozy around the house without “wrestling with blankets.” Forever Lazy is “the one-piece, lie around, lounge around, full body lazy wear.” Made of fleece and available in four colors, this unitard of warmth comes […]

Everyone always bemoans the fact that they were promised flying cars in the future, ala Jetsons, but that such cars don’t exist. Well, bemoan no longer. First up is Beyond Roads’ Maverick, a modified car with a Subaru 2.5L, 170 hp engine that has a propeller-driven parachute. The flying car has received FAA certification, and […]

From our friends over at Gospel Connoisseur.com! Marvin Sapp and BeBe & CeCe Winans were the big winners Saturday night at the 26th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards held at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The Winans and Sapp collectively won four awards each. Right behind them, James Fortune & FIYA took home three […]

Houston

Check out these photos from the 2011 MLK Grand Parade!

Via http://www.espn.com MINNEAPOLIS — Don’t believe Brett Favre is finally done? Well, the NFL’s all-time leader of almost every major passing mark has at least filled out the forms.Favre has made another move toward leaving the game for good by filing retirement papers with the league, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Monday. This is merely […]