Blogs

Just because you’re a parent doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy being productive. Since I’m still the gadget junkie that I was before my little nerd was born, I’ve pulled together five indispensable pieces of technology that can aid any mom or dad with the challenge of getting things done. I’ve learned that it’s a […]

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Babies have the easiest Mother’s Day job of all because all they have to do is show up. Literally, a baby can offer their mom her own shoe and it will be the best gift ever. While dads have the challenge of figuring out what to get or do, young children are off the hook […]

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Before my son even turned a year old, women fascinated him. Around the time he began interacting with people other than my wife, family and I, he’d smile at any woman that looked in his direction. Men, no matter how nice they were to him, would get either a blank stare or ignored altogether. Once, […]

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I’ve always heard from other parents and people that are familiar with young children that kids have a keen sense of the most embarrassing moments to show out. A full-blown meltdown will likely go down at church during prayer or at the grocery store checkout line as a parent fiddles around for coupons. Then there’s […]

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This week’s column may be perceived as controversial or even tasteless to some, but it’s the truth. The fact is, everyone has felt this way about someone else’s kid at one time or another, but no one will call it for what it is unless they’re cloaked by online anonymity or can release their feelings […]

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Babies touch themselves. I had no idea that was even a thing until my son started and when it first happened, I brushed it off as something to easily un-see–a whatever moment. It continued for days after that, then weeks. As most parents do, I immediately went into self-blame mode. Was it a weird cartoon […]

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My one-year-old son Liam and I have rough-housed since he was an infant, so it was no surprise that recently when he got angry with me for thwarting his plan to pour milk into my computer, he hauled off and slapped me across the face. It felt like that episode of Chappelle’s Show when Rick […]

Football, HBCU Sports, NCAA

Bethune-Cookman pounded North Carolina Central into submission with a relentless running game Saturday as the Wildcats posted a 34-20 come-from-behind home victory. The victory keeps the Wildcats (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) in the middle of a logjam with four other teams for the top spot in the conference. South Carolina State, North Carolina A&T, Morgan State […]

Top News

Ex-cop Christopher Dorner is still on the loose in California. Prior to his killings he wrote the manifesto below. (Warning contains graphic content) —————- From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281 I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that […]

National News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour cruised around the Earth at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding bullet. In retirement, it's crawling along at a sluggish 2 mph, a pace that rush-hour commuters can sympathize with. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from […]