TRR: Kids Gone Crazy Dameon Daniels Friday, November 13, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle The Black Friday Death Women sentenced after killing her mother…. Rachel Hutson has officially been sentenced after the 2013 killing of her...
Why Working While in College Don’t Always Pay Out… Ms. Bels Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, Lifestyle, The Receipt You enter college with a plan. The plan is to do well in school, but have a job to help with living expenses and other random things. This sounds...
What Students Should Know About Earning a MBA… Ms. Bels Thursday, October 22, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt As undergrads, the thought of leaving college with a great paying job is the primary focus. Not all students inherit money. Not all students are born...
GOOD DEEDS: Pharrell Williams and Taylor Swift Drop 50 for a Great Cause admin Monday, October 5, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Pharrell Williams and Taylor Swift recently put their resources where it mattered. First, Pharrell Williams launched a "Happy" campaign to get...
The Internet: Our Double-Edge Sword Ms. Bels Friday, October 2, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle (via NYPost/MySpace) Photo of Chris Harper-Mercer, the gunman who went on Thursday’s rampage at an Oregon college, idolized the Nazis and the IRA,...
Heroin: The Enemy That’s Sweeping Through Suburban America admin Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Feature, Film & Television, Tune In We often hear of stories about how drugs have destroyed low-income communities. Well, gradually we are now hearing more reports on the affect of...
5 Ways College Students Can Organize Their Life admin Monday, September 14, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern As a college student or graduate, life can be difficult with exams, final papers, or important events....
Being Young and a Voter… admin Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, Lifestyle, The Receipt 4 Ways Young People Can Impact The World By: Jonathan Maher, author and entrepreneurial activist The younger you are as a registered...
Parents! STOP Getting Credit Cards in Your Child’s Name admin Friday, August 7, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You Thought we'd share this article on parents co-signing for credit cards for their kids. Please read it and if you or someone you know is guilty of it,...
4 Things Every College Kid Need Money For admin Monday, July 27, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You By Jim Chilton, CEO, SOFA.org At my fifth and last child’s high school graduation, I settled into a seat next to a gentleman who was the...
Millennials & Leadership: Are They Ready? Ms. Bels Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt The youth of today is a total different breed from when I was growing up. Young men and women have a real since of urgency about life. They want to...
Survey Says Students Are Insecure About Finances admin Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt 1 Comment In April 2015, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, U.S. Bank, surveyed over 1,600 college students. The survey's goal was to find...
Prince “Rally 4 Peace” Concert to Help City of Baltimore admin Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Proceeds from Prince's "Rally 4 Peace" concert will help the youth and the City of Baltimore. via press release... Proceeds from Prince &...
GOOD DEED: Kanye West Donate Concert Proceeds to Arts School admin Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Kanye West used his proceeds from his Fondation Louis Vuitton concert series to give back. In early March, Kanye West performed a series of...
16-Year Old Grad Student is Smarter Than Einstein admin Thursday, May 21, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle WOW! 16-year old Thessalonika Arzu-Embry has an IQ of 199 and will complete her master's degree this summer. Based on her IQ, she's smarter than...
Parents, Teens Care More About Paying for College Than Academics admin Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You A recent online survey hosted by Upromise by Sallie Mae suggests that teens and their parents are more concerned about how college will be paid for....
‘Married to Medicine’ Co-star, Dr. Heavenly, Hosts Quarterly Mentoring Workshop [PHOTOS] admin Monday, May 18, 2015 Events, Feature "Married to Medicine co-star, Dr. Heavenly hosted her quarterly youth seminar this past weekend at the Southwest Branch Library in...
TRR: Teen Kidnaps Toddler & Hollywood’s Hating On Blue Ivy Dameon Daniels Friday, March 13, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle Washington Toddler Short-lived Kidnapping Teen abducts 22-month-old in park… The 15-year-old teen - who kidnapped 22-month-old Owen Wright...
How Long Does It Take To Earn $1 Million? Ms. Bels Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You We all aspire to become millionaires. When we talk about "getting money," we often associate $1 million as the target goal. Why $1 million? Why not...
TRR: Family Members Who Harm Their Kids & Master P Checks Charlamagne Dameon Daniels Friday, January 30, 2015 Feature, Lifestyle, The Vault Mother Charged in Death of 5 year-old Son Kentucky mother charged with manslaughter…. Lacey Spears, age 27, of Scottsville, Kentucky, could...
Gospel Artist Tye Tribbett Grants A ‘Wish’ Over the Holidays [PHOTOS] admin Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Events, Feature, The Studio Over the weekend, Stella Award winning gospel singer/songwriter, Tye Tribbett, made a visit to one of his youngest fans this past weekend. The...
Essay Contest Awards Holiday Party to 2 Florida Schools [PHOTOS] admin Thursday, December 18, 2014 Events, Feature DJ Nasty (@djnasty305) showing love to one of the students. WEDR 99 Jamz's own DJ Nasty did it big for two Florida schools this holiday...
12-13-14: NYC Millions March (By: Kimani Sherrill) admin Monday, December 15, 2014 Events, Feature, Lifestyle, The Vault By: Kimani Sherrill, contributing intern 12.13.14, a day that will forever go down in history - not just because it is the last sequential...
Teens Too Cool for Retailers, Holiday Projections Low admin Friday, December 12, 2014 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway Several mall favorites: American Eagle, Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, and others are projecting dismal profits this holiday season. Major...
4 Ways to Teach Kids the Value of Money This Holiday Season admin Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You By: C. Ernie Nivens (www.nivenswealth.com) For most children in America, the holiday season is a wonderful time, with tasty treats,...
Reginae Carter Stunts Like Her Daddy at Sweet 16 Party [VIDEO] admin Monday, December 1, 2014 Feature, Lifestyle, Music, The Studio Just when we think the rich and famous lives couldn't get much sweeter, their offspring shows us just how sweet it is. Reginae Carter, the 16...
Why College Students Should Invest in a Roth IRA admin Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You By: Jasmine York, contributing writer Although investing at any age is an advantage, it’s not the best idea to wait...
Questlove Joins NYC Officials in Fight for Better Schools (#DontStealPossible) admin Monday, October 6, 2014 Events, Feature, Lifestyle The "Don't Steal Possible" campaign took over New York City's Foley Square last Friday (Oct. 3). Over 21,000 teachers, parents and kids...
5 Things to Know Before Starting A Business While in College Ms. Bels Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt Entrepreneurship does not begin when individuals reach their 30's. Nowadays, more people are starting businesses while still pursuing a...
4 Ways to Refinance Your Student-Loans admin Thursday, September 18, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt, Your Money and You The debt accumulated by student loans is a big deal. In fact, the federal government has even took recent action and implemented new...