Getting your hair colored can be time consuming and sometimes very expensive. If you want to be sure your color isn’t just running down the drain follow these easy steps! Wash with cool water Exposing your hair to excessive heat can cause your color to lose it’s pop. If you go to a hair stylist, request that she rinses your hair in cool water this will protect the color. It…
May 26, 2014


The desire to live a healthy lifestyle is slowly on the rise in the African American community. According to research, there has been a steady increase of African-Americans joining fitness centers across the country. Losing weight can be difficult, especially if you are embarking on this new journey alone. If you need a bit of inspiration, here are some health and fitness gurus that can help you reach your fitness goals….

Reported by Krystle Crossman Leonard Galmon grew up living a life that would lead many down a very bad path. Instead, he took the little that he had and focused on that as opposed to focusing on what he didn’t have. His drive and determination earned him a scholarship at Yale. Galmon is a visual artist who will have his favorite piece displayed this spring at the Contemporary Arts Center…

Michael Eric Dyson is known for being an academic, author, and radio host. He currently teaches sociology at Georgetown University, and he has written and edited 18 books on a variety of subjects. Dyson was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there. He became an ordained minister at 19 and then did factory work to help support his family before entering Carson-Newman College. He earned his bachelor’s there, graduating…

Steve Harvey is an actor, comedian, television/radio personality and author who currently hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Family Feud. He was born in Welch, West Virginia and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was a coal miner, and prior to being a successful comedian, actor, and radio personality, Harvey worked as a boxer, an insurance salesman, a carpet cleaner, and a mailman. He has been married multiple…

Reported by Liku Zelleke Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney has switched up gears and is making himself more visible. He has been making speeches left and right including his first one on foreign policy. That would have been OK if he had handled it all by himself. Romney’s advisors have been trying to help him out a bit by explaining what he’s trying to say and what his intentions are….