Lil Wayne’s Professed Drug Addictions and Hospitalization is a Warning about the Dangers of Codeine
March 16, 2013 19 Comments
One of the greatest marketing tools for drug addiction these days have been hip-hop artists who rap about “popping Mollys,” “sipping sizzurp,” and drinking until they pass out every single night. But these drug addictions can cause serious long-term damage in those who are affected, and should not be taken lightly. The recent hospitalizations of [...]
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan spoke to thousands on the annual “Savior’s Day” in Chicago. The storied leader, who is now 79-years old, talked about the state and direction of black America, and what must be done for the black community to prosper. Much of the conversation [...]
Continue reading …Honor Student Performs for Obama’s Inauguration and is Shot a Few Blocks from Her Home
January 30, 2013 53 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins A 15-year old girl was excited to perform before President Obama at his inauguration last week in Washington DC. But just a few days later, excitement turned into tragedy when she was gunned down in close proximity to the president’s house. Hadiya Pendleton lived on the south side of Chicago, a [...]
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week a judge dismissed a motion by the NCAA to keep men’s basketball and football players from pursuing a cut of the live broadcast revenue being earned with their images. A federal judge made the ruling, which is going to make it more difficult for the NCAA to continue [...]
Continue reading …A Mother/Professor/Lawyer’s Advice: How to Raise Your Kids to Be Academic Champions
December 13, 2012 1 Comment
Dr. Mary Stoddard is second-to-none in how she raised her kids. All five of her children know multiple languages, one has a PhD, the others are simply too young to have their PhDs already. Also, Dr. Stoddard was born picking cotton in a family of sharecroppers, and went on to get a law degree and [...]
Continue reading …Don’t Think the Internet Could Go Down? Here are Four Ways It Could Crash on All of Us Entirely
July 11, 2012 3 Comments
The internet goes down? It could happen. Think it’s bad when Twitter and Instagram go down? Neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author David Eagleman says there is something that’s probably worse. Like the internet going down. Everywhere. Eagleman says there are four possible scenarios that could actually cause such a disaster. 1. Space weather [...]
Continue reading …Company Compiles a List of the Dumbest LinkedIn Passwords Used Before the Big Hack
June 8, 2012 1 Comment
Since the big break-in at LinkedIn last week, the company has been scrambling to protect its users. The problem is that the users aren’t necessarily in a rush to protect themselves. SecurityFirmRapid7 analyzed the list of passwords that were put online, when a hacker decided to hang out the dirty laundry of 6.5 million LinkedIn [...]
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As the father of three kids under the age of 10, I am constantly thinking about how to prepare them for success in the world. My wife and I were fortunate to buy a house in a community with excellent schools, and they are all fully engaged in learning basics such as reading, math, and [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce: With Facebook’s IPO, the Company We Knew Started to Die a Slow Death
June 6, 2012 2 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University The recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Facebook was celebrated around the world. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is “the man.” He represents everything I wish that our black boys would be, where you spend as much time grinding in front of your computer as you spend dribbling [...]
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Grandmother Goes without Medicine so She Can Afford to Call Grandson in Prison
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Martha Wright is 86-years old and loves her grandson. Wright has become unable to afford food and medication while also seeking to pay massive fees that are charged by the Corrections Corporation of America(CCA), whom she believes seeks to extract unfair amounts of money from the families of prison inmates. [...]
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