By: Dove --- Carl Mitchell, better known to the entertainment world as the record-setting, chart-topping rapper Twista, pitched in recently with the Chicago Food Bank Producemobile program to serve fresh fruits and vegetables hundreds of people in his Illinois community. The 38-year-old Chicago native volunteers with the Greater Chicago Food Depository mobile unit to help those in need in h...

By: Isha “Ice” Cole --- On September 11, 2001 the world witnessed one of the most vicious terrorist attacks ever made on U.S. soil. That day not only changed the lives of Americans, but also Muslims all around the world. Living in a post 9/11 society has been very rough for Muslims in America. Speaking as a Black woman who is Muslim, I never thought I would see the day when it would seem e...

By: Chris Williams --- The recession of 1975 was an interesting time for many Americans in the flailing job market, and people who lived through those perilous unemployment blues are now witnessing history repeating itself. The unemployment rate has been steadily rising like the ocean's tides, and the ship of America’s future is reaching unchartered territory. For anyone who has a job cur...

By: Chris Williams --- Throughout the history of the United States, the issue of race has been at times our undoing or our unifying factor in helping bring about the process of change in our society. To this day, the motif of race evokes certain emotions in all of us. It often goes unaddressed due to the stances taken from different sides of the conversation. The lack of comfort can be attribu...

By: Dove --- As a passionate author, poet and longtime community activist, Kevin Powell has a deep understanding of the world around him. Known initially to Americans for his appearance on Season 1 of MTV's The Real World in 1992, Powell flipped reality show fame to the backburner for a writing gig at Vibe Magazine. Over the years, he also contributed to the likes of Newsweek, Rolling Stone,...

By: Tennille Patterson --- Home videos use to be just that, for home viewing. However, with the launch of YouTube and similar user-driven video sites, we've seen an influx of parents sharing their children with the world. After viewing several videos over the years, I began to question the parents' motives. Personally, I can justify uploading videos of my child to share special moments with...

By: Adriana Borzellino --- Let me preface by saying, that like so many women in New York and across the globe, I will be flocking to the Sex and the City 2 premiere [on May 27], fashioned like a true Sex and the City groupie, with a gang of my best girlfriends. No, I’m not ashamed to admit this. Sex and the City has consistently served as a forum for solidifying and indulging in your best ...

By: Dove --- I’m what you could easily refer to as a late bloomer… at least with regard to my professional life. From an early age, I cared more about getting out to the hottest clubs and keeping up with the (usually corny) fashion trends of the month than I did about saving money or developing a real career. It wasn’t for lack of ambition… I worked hard at my day jobs, and even when I...