Lifestyle

If you’ve ever been a Girl Scout, you know how exciting it is when it’s time for the annual cookie sale. You want to get a big number, not just for bragging rights but because the cookies will benefit the Girl Scouts and your troop. But for one New York City based chapter,... Read More.

The days of going to Las Vegas for a shot-gun wedding or running to the court-house for a ceremony may be over with an app dedicated to getting people married virtually. Black News reports that Webwed Mobile had a mission to give marriage and marriage equality to people around the world. Since the launch of their... Read More.

A Florida couple that has dreamt of having children got their wish. Dashoan and Sofia Olds recently adopted seven children, all siblings who had been previously separated among several foster families. It all started when the couple was watching a news story on NewsChannel 7/Local 18 about seen kids who had been dived up between... Read More.

  10-year-old Kheris Rogers knows what its like to feel like an outsider. The Los Angeles fifth grader transferred from her mostly white school to a more racially diverse one to avoid being bullied for her dark skin. But when she got to her new school, she was still taunted by other Black classmates.

A New Jersey family is giving back after winning 429 million Powerball jackpot last year. Pearlie Mae Smith and her seven adult children opted for a lump sum payment of $284 million. They divided the winnings eight ways, and each family member contributed a portion of their share to establish the Smith Family Foundation. The... Read More.