Without a college degree, Dr. Dre has built a lucrative career around music and now he’s entering the world of academic philanthropy. Along with his longtime business partner, Jimmy Iovine, they’ve donated $70 million to the University of Southern California towards the creation of a degree that combines business, marketing, product development, design and liberal arts….
Utah Republican Mia Love is a rising star in the Grand Old Party. The first African-American mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah is considered one of the “top 10 Republicans to follow on Twitter” and was also a featured speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention. Love, 37, ran an unsuccessful 2012 campaign for the House…
If you’re in the Los Angeles area and plan on attending LA PRIDE in June, you better start practicing your “1, 2 Step” now. Ciara is the headlining performer at this year’s LA PRIDE celebration. Her “Goodies” will no doubt be on display, along with her amazingly toned body. LA PRIDE is a three day…
A Virginia family arrived home from Walmart and a police officer was waiting for them. The police officer was dispatched to the home by Walmart’s security to question Joseph – a white man choosing not to reveal his surname – about kidnapping three biracial girls. Too bad the children belong to Joseph and his wife,…
George Washington University alum Kerry Washington ushered the newest graduates into post-college life with an inspiring May 19 commencement speech. The “Scandal” starlet shared several comedic anecdotes during her remarks, but one of the most poignant was her recounting of her role as a frog in a school play. Washington was one of the college’s…
Summer Trend: Overalls Overalls get a bad rap. They’re either seen as attire for the farm or relics of the 90s. But before you write off the overall trend, take a second look. Casual in style, overalls can be dressed up with a pair of heels and blouse or dressed down with a crop top…
Times are hard, and college graduates are learning that right about now. After the cap and gown are taken off and the job search begins, not every student can secure a job immediately after graduating, and some are left in the same position before they went to college. Back at home with their parents, this…
Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don’t have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed two groups of 41-year-old men and found those with a history of ADHD were 19 pounds heavier than their non-ADHD counterparts,…
The madness doesn’t seem like it’s stopping. First, the Steubenville Rape and now three Chicago teenagers face sex assault charges after they raped a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint and posted a video of the December attacks on Facebook, prosecutors said. According to the Chicago Tribune: Scandale Fritz, 16, Kenneth Brown, 15, and Justin Applewhite, 16, were all ordered held…
The number of people living in poverty in US suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released yesterday. The change is posing a challenge to some traditional US approaches to fighting poverty, which were aimed primarily at poverty…
