The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an extremely active hurricane season this year.
In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said 2013 would be prolific in …

NAACP leaders from around the United States are honoring the memory of the group’s former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was assassinated outside his Jackson home.
NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous and …

By Christopher Duff

“There is a serious problem that our young people are facing today, and I believe that there is more we can be doing to support them. The problem is peer pressure. I am …

By Christopher Duff

I had an interesting conversation with an older gentleman. He asked me ‘why are young people so lazy?’ I got upset. I asked him ‘have you ever woken up one morning, knowing you …

According to a new report, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are attracting more Asian and Latino students than ever before.
Many of the top HBCUs in the United States have showed a substantial increase in …

Haiti’s government Monday called on the public to act against cholera infections especially in the capital Port-au-Prince where one fourth of all cholera cases have occurred, local media said.
“Even though we do not have new …

A Kenyan researcher, Dr. Simon Barasa-Situma of the Technical University of Kenya, has modified the world’s first recorded HIV “cure” and says it has worked effectively on four of his patients and that another 18 …

Volunter participates in shelter construction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. PHOTO/File
(PRWire) – Port-au-Prince – At the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the Committee on Coordination of External Aid for the Development of Haiti (CAED), Prime …

By Christopher Duff

“There is something I have always been extremely fascinated about. It’s why geese fly in a V-Formation. There was a study done sometime back. This study discovered that birds flying in a V …

Dr Carron Gordon. IMAGE/Television Jamaica
Lead medical researcher Dr. Carron Gordon and her team at at the University of the West Indies have discovered that simple outdoor walking three times per week for 30 minutes can …