Heroic news stories always make good days great. And what’s even better is when they take place in your backyard. Kwanelle Parker of Charlotte, NC, has been making headlines since the summer. On July 2, while driving on Interstate 77 near Gilead Road, he stopped and saved 37-year-old Jamie Sicard from her burning car. She…
Month: September 2021
Kenya Bans Domestic Workers from Traveling to Saudi Arabia
The abuse of African domestic workers, particularly in the Middle East, has been highlighted several times throughout this blog. Well, it seems like divine intervention and/or common sense has finally woken up the leadership in Kenya. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has enacted a temporary ban on the recruitment and exportation of Kenyan domestic workers…
The Komodo dragon Faces Extinction
The Indonesian Komodo dragon is endangered and currently under the threat of extinction. According to Mail & Guardian, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) changed the Komodo dragon’s status from vulnerable to endangered due to climate change. The IUCN stated the following: “Rising global temperature and subsequent sea levels are expected to reduce…
Memory Erasure is Currently in Development
For years, Sci-Fi films and speculative fiction novels have centered plots around brain manipulation and memory erasure, so the idea of this coming to fruition isn’t surprising. But would it be ethically ok to practice, and would there be any psychological setbacks? Researchers are still trying to figure that out. According to the National Library…
President Paul Kagame Confirms Alliance With Mozambique
I’ve highlighted Rwandan President Paul Kagame several times throughout this blog. He’s one of the few African leaders with a backbone, set of nuts, and an invested interest in the progression of Africa. His recent visit to Mozambique didn’t disappoint either, as Kagame confirmed the alliance between Rwanda and Mozambique. According to Al Jazeera, an…
Moroccan Archaeologists Discover Bone Tools
The North African country of Morocco is the home of a significant number of archaeological findings, according to Africa News. 150,000-year-old marine snail shells and a 1.3 million-year-old Stone Age hand-axe are just a few items to name. And recently, archaeologists have discovered clothes-making tools made from bones that date back 120,000 years. More than…
Rick Ross to Invest in Africa
During a zoom interview with Tanzanian media personality Omary Tambwe (Lil Ommy), rapper Rick Ross expressed interest in investing $3-5 million in real estate in Tanzania. Ross stated that he loved being around water and people, so Lil Ommy suggested three locations: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, and Zanzibar. Aside from music, Rick Ross’s main business…
Cows Who Are Potty-Trained Could Reduce Pollution?
Did you know that cows could be potty-trained? And by doing so, did you know it could help fight against pollution? According to Science News, researchers in Germany have trained cows to use a small, fenced-in area with artificial flooring as a bathroom stall. This allows farms to capture and treat cow urine, which often…
It’s Not Over Until I Win!
“It’s necessary that you get the losers out of your life if you want to live your dream.” – Les Brown Until Next Time… (Sources) Photo Credit: Avada
Niger Hosts Sahara Camel Race
The West African country of Niger recently hosted its annual Cure Salée (Salt Cure) Festival. Held by the Fulani and Tuareg cattle herders in the Sahara desert, one major event is the Sahara camel race. According to Africa News, twenty-five camels participated in the two-lap, five-kilometer race. This event is a central component of the…
Thousands of Haitian Migrants Set to be Deported from Texas Border
Del Rio, Texas, has declared a state of emergency as thousands of mostly Haitian migrants camp underneath the city’s International Bridge. Throughout the previous week, roughly 15,000 migrants arrived at the border of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, and Del Rio, waiting to seek asylum in the United States. Hundreds have attempted to wade through the Rio…
LABOR
Are you a theater buff or playwright looking for a new story to follow this “post-pandemic” season? Well, The Theater Project is live-streaming a play from the talented playwright Tylie Shider. It’s entitled LABOR. LABOR—part character study, part dark comedy— follows two working Black house painters, John and Ryan, as they paint the home office…
HONEST MEDIA 