7 Techniques That Afro-American Teachers Can Use To Make A Difference In Black Students.

Of the 3.3 million teachers in American public elementary and secondary schools in 2012, according to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, 82 per cent were white, and just 7 per cent were Black. It’s taken as conventional wisdom in many quarters that one of the reasons so many Black children, especially Black males, suffer in school is because not enough of them are taught by Black teachers.

This Village Has A 3D Zebra Crossing- Future Road Safety For All.

This 3D zebra crossing is the future of road safety. It’s currently being tried out in Ísafjörður, Iceland, and looks amazing and cool. But it’s not just about the safety of the Pedestrians alone, the 3D effect also helps drivers to see the crossing easily, making it possible to slow down for people crossing.

Entrusting Chores to Children Contributes to their Success -Study.

As paradoxical as it may seem, a study has just revealed something that should change parents’ habits. In Côte d’Ivoire, it is forbidden to work children from 0 to 15 years old. We are not talking here about work that could constitute a danger for the life of the minor.

Shelby Jacobs: The Little-known Engineer Who Designed NASA’s 1968 Apollo 6 Camera System.

Growing up as the son of a preacher in the tiny black community of Val Verde, north of Santa Clarita, Shelby Jacobs encountered a lot of social barriers like so many black people during that period. Despite the above challenges, he stood out in many ways during his days in high school as an athlete and senior class president. He subsequently earned a scholarship to the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) to study mechanical engineering after taking an aptitude test that showed a high proficiency for math and science.

5 enslaved Africans who became royals and noble members of Western societies.

In Black history, slavery is by far the most researched, discussed and read the topic. Day in and out, there are more and more stories revealing how enslaved Africans were forcefully taken from their homes and thrown on ships only to be sold into slavery that lasted for well over 400 years.

$10,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Dog Attacker in Indiana.

Ten thousand dollars is for the taking for information leading to the arrest of a dog attacker in the nation’s mid-western region. A horribly abused dog was discovered wandering on a rural road in Indiana back on Nov 2018. An unnamed good Samaritan reported the poor animal to the Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter staff who have since named the dog Justice.

20 Common Healthy Food Myths That You Probably Believed.

It’s a whole new year, and while reading this, you may already have a few New Year’s resolutions in mind, one of which is “eat healthier.” If this is so, you’re in luck, because we decided to shed some light on 20 fairly prevalent food myths on the internet so you don’t have to do all of the painful work of filtering out the false-information yourself.

Mom Calls Cops When Sleepy Teen Refuses to Wake Up and Go to School!

Being a parent is tough work, and being the parent of a sluggish school-aged teen is even tougher. The daily chore of convincing an irritable adolescent to get out of bed and head off to school is a job that tries even the most patient of parental units.

How creating a podcast won parole for a California prisoner.

In California, prison inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counsellors or youth advocates. For Walter (Earlonne) Woods, the path to freedom was podcasting. Woods,47, was recently released from San Quentin State Prison after Gov. Jerry Brown commuted his 31-years-to-life sentence for attempted armed robbery.

An 'evil genius' tricked her dad with a Christmas prank 2 years in the making, and the internet can't stop laughing.

Two years ago, Scottish singer Judy Brown disguised brussels sprouts in golden Ferrero Rocher chocolate wrappers to pull a Christmas prank on her father. Last year, she left all of the chocolates intact to throw him off the scent. But this year, Brown went above and beyond in a prank so elaborate that people on Twitter are calling her an "evil genius.

Once in a Blue Dune! NASA captured images of a 'blue' sand dune on Mars and the photos are mind-blowing.

NASA photographed an exquisite sand dune on Mars over the summer that's out of this world.

They’re both named Snoop 😍! Snoop Dogg Offers To Adopt Pup Abandoned In Viral Video.

Just a few weeks ago, this pup was alone in the world. Dumped on the streets of England with only his dog bed, Snoop the Staffordshire terrier went viral after a surveillance camera captured heartbreaking footage of him desperately chasing his owner’s car while being abandoned.

Cow feeds 4 puppies after their mother dies in accident.

This is an adorable moment when four puppies were seen drinking milk from the udder of a cow in Uttar Pradesh in India.

Woman poses in swaddle for hilarious '336 month' birthday photo shoot.

When does a child actually grow up? For many parents, the answer is never.

Milky Way Is Doomed to Crash Into a Nearby Galaxy Sooner Than Expected.

 

The spiralling Milky Way galaxy, which nestles our solar system in its Orion Spur, counts several large galaxies as its neighbours in the Local Group. This location is neither fixed nor particularly safe.