The Victoria and Albert Museum, named the world’s greatest museum of art and design, was the first museum in the world that had education as its primary purpose. In the 1800s, the House of Commons stated that training in art and design must be funded by the State if Britain was to successfully compete in …
Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver wrote in “Soul on Ice,” ‘The Twist was a guided missile, launched from the ghetto into the very heart of suburbia.’ Dance is one of the uniting factors between races, cultures, and countries across the globe. Appreciation for talent knows no boundaries of color, race, or religion. Caucasian youth were …
Are manufacturing jobs making a comeback in the U.S? If so, this could mean good news for the economy. Manufacturing represents 67% of private-sector research and development (R&D) spending and 30% of the country’s productivity growth. Every $1 of manufacturing activity returns $1.48 to the economy. For the first time in more than a decade, …
For some young couples today buying a house together is the new engagement ring. According to a recent Coldwell Banker Real Estate survey, nearly 1 in 4 married couples ages 18 to 34 purchased a home together before getting married. That same survey determined that 80 percent of all married couples who bought a home … Continue reading »
Does Paying Off Student Debt Feel Like You are Serving a Jail Sentence? Surpassing credit and automobile debit, student loan debt in the United States has exceeded $1 trillion and it’s still growing. For years, higher education has been considered a personal commodity instead of a public investment. The effects are already occurring in our … Continue reading »
If you are an athlete or an avid exerciser, you probably stretch before you begin your workout routine. Stretching is a critical component of any fitness regime. Stretching increases your flexibility, loosening your muscles to allow for a greater freedom of movement and relaxing your state of mind. When should you incorporate it into your … Continue reading »
The UK model Katie Green, who lost her Wonderbra contract when she refused to lose weight, has started a “Say No to Size Zero” campaign. The goal of the campaign is to put an end to the fashion industry using size zero models or models with an unhealthy BMI (under 18.5) on the catwalk, in … Continue reading »
The city of Chicago is making headlines once again with news of its new sex education curriculum. With 431,000 students, Chicago has the third-largest public school system in the U.S. The Chicago Board of Education has passed legislation that mandates the amount of time sex education is taught in every grade starting in kindergarten. Sex … Continue reading »
Who can answer the 1 million dollar question: When does casual gambling turn into pathological gambling? The National Council on Problem Gambling reports about 1 percent of the U.S. adult population meets the criteria for pathological gambling. While experts who study gambling addiction are unsure why people develop gambling problems, they now know what happens inside … Continue reading »
Background on Violence against Women Act Since its passage in 1994, the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) has improved how our nation addresses crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The number of individuals killed by an intimate partner has decreased by 34 percent for women and 57 percent for men. The … Continue reading »
