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On February 3, 1903, Jack Johnson won The World Colored Heavyweight Championship title. title. In 1904, Johnson challenged Jim Jeffries, the white American who held the world title at the time. Jeffries refused to fight Johnson because he was black. It was not until 1908 that Canadian fighter Tommy Burns agreed to give Johnson a shot at […]
In an effort to make a doll for every girl to identify with, Matel has released three new Barbie body types, curvy, tall and petite. The dolls also now feature seven skin tones, 22 eye colors, 24 hairstyles and lots of trendy fashions and accessories. Barbie has gone through many changes over the years, […]
In an effort to expand his criminal justice reform, President Barack Obama announced a ban on juveniles in federal prison placed in solitary confinement. Barack Obama says the common practice has devastating and psychological effects. The president also outlined further actions that prohibit federal correction officials from punishing prisoners who commit “low-level” infractions with solitary […]
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA last year was the Earth’s warmest year on record, and those records go back 136 years. Scientists started predicting a global temperature record months ago, in part because an El Niño weather pattern, one of the largest in a century, is releasing an immense amount […]
So apparently, 23 year old Whitney Marie Beall, of Florida had one too many drinks when she thought it would be a great idea to document her ride home while drinking under the influence on her social media. Well I’m sure she knows now that its wasn’t that great of an idea because now the young […]
Australian scientists have found that eating pears before consuming alcohol can dramatically reduce the symptoms of hangovers . Also drinking 200ml of pear juice prevents the effects of hangovers, and lower the levels of alcohol in people’s blood. The researchers have so far only tested the Asian or Korean pear, commonly used as a hangover cure in the […]
Apple phone users may have more than an update issue going on. Beijing police has busted a company that made and exported more than 41,000 fake iPhones worth $19.4 million, in this year alone. So far there has only been nine people arrested, including a married couple who was deemed the ringleaders of the entire […]
Ashley Madison, is a popular online dating service for people trying to cheat on their spouses, and they may have got a lot of married people sleeping with one eye open. Yes you read that right! Well, this story has alil boomerang action. Little did those sneaky adulterers know that one day, which happened to […]
There may be a war brewing across the great pound involving transportation drivers. Paris officials announced a ban on UberPop [Europe’s identical rendition of our UberX] after almost 3,000 taxi drivers staged a strike across France in protest of the ride-hailing app. Some taxi drivers vandalized several Uber cars, even flipping some over, and rioting until the […]
A group of 13 and 14-year-old students just developed a “smart” condom that glows in different colors if it detects a sexually transmitted infection. And yes, yes I did say 13 and 14 year olds. The young London creators Muaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali, and Chirag Shah, wanted to “make detecting STI’s safer and without invasive testing” […]
Singer/producer Akon has been busy lately trying to supply electricity to over 600 million people in Africa who lack it with the launch of the Solar Academy. The academy is located in Bamako, Mali, the Solar Academy will help African engineers and entrepreneurs develop skills that will enable them to produce solar power. Experts will […]
I have always asked the question of why are there so many people starving in the world when we have soooo much food that we throw away everyday! Leave it to the other side of the pond to lead by example for a better innovative way to stop world hunger. In an effort to shorten the food waste, which accounts for one-third […]