Are you considering or already made the decision to volunteer abroad? The real question is are you ready to get started? Volunteering overseas is incredibly exciting...
While the media seems largely focused on the fact that the Minnesota Vikings finally decided to bench its star running back Adrian Peterson, a more important—and...
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Recently, Christian Rap artist, Lecrae, reached the top of the Billboard 200 in the first week of his album release. Anomaly is the seventh contribution to...
In the past weeks, many of you have heard of the reported incidents involving several NFL players all over the media and the internet sphere. First,...
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I have a rather embarrassing admission to make. From the ages of 18 to 21 my best friend and I used to spend almost every single...
The World Cup is over. Germany won. Life goes on, but for some, life didn’t stop much. When considering those for whom sports offers only a...
A study just released in the United Kingdom, talks about repeat families within the child welfare system. Researchers from Manchester and Brunel Universities discovered, upon reviewing...
The phrase “digital native” has evolved pretty effortlessly into the common lexicon in the last five years, but is it accurate or a misnomer? The most...
With the recent #YesAllWomen and #NotAllMen debate flying around it occurred to me that the internet is an awful place to have a dialog about sensitive...
The popular Netflix series, Orange is the New Black, is based on real-life experiences in Piper Kerman’s memoir about the year she spent in prison for...
In a recent interview with Today.com, Miss Pennsylvania, Valerie Gatto, spoke candidly of her conception from rape. According to Gatto’s biography, her then ninteen-year-old mother was...
ABC’s Black Box premiered on April 24th with Kelly Reilly as the main character. Reilly plays Dr. Catherine Black, a brilliant neurologist, who suffers from bipolar...
On the day of her transition, various social media outlets were flooded with the news that we lost another icon, Dr. Maya Angelou. I don’t use...
The day before its official release, Coldplay celebrated the completion of their sixth album, Ghost Stories, with a live 1 hour performance aired on NBC...
I am always excited to hear about driven individuals who are doing courageous things. However, I am also intrigued by the arts and production. Add to...
In the days of Muhammad Ali and Wilma Rudolph, not only were they professional athletes at the top of their respective sports, they were also social...
Comedian, Rapper, and talk show host, Nick Cannon, has been promoting his new album White People Party Music, and in a brilliant move got people talking...