Society

  • George Robert Carruthers

    By on February 5, 2014

    Info courtesy of Black American History Born 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio.  As a child, space exploration and science always interested him.  He continued this interest into...

  • Death Of An Idea

    By on February 4, 2014

    Onyx Contributor:  Tim Druck (@southendtimd) A few days ago, one of the better actors of our generation was found dead with a needle in his...

  • Nat King Cole

    By on February 4, 2014

    Info courtesy of Wikipedia Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer and...

  • Granville T. Woods

    By on February 3, 2014

    Info courtesy of Wikipedia Granville Tailer Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an African-American inventor who held more than 50 patents.  He...

  • Georg Olden

    By on February 2, 2014

    Info courtesy of Wikipedia Georg Olden (born George Elliott Olden in Birmingham, Alabama on November 13, 1920; died in Los Angeles, California on February 25,...

  • The Modern Day Woman

    By on February 1, 2014

    Older people are always saying ‘times are a changing’ and ‘it wasn’t like this in my day’. My question: Is that considered good or bad?...

  • Isaiah

    By on February 1, 2014

    What’s the goal for today? Keep pushing.  Trying not to repeat yesterday’s mistakes today. Being happy and above all…keep pushing.  How about you, what’s yours?

  • James Edward West

    By on February 1, 2014

    Info courtesy of Wikipedia James Edward Maceo West (born February 10, 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia) is an American inventor and acoustician.  Along with...

  • The Samsāra of Syntax and Symbols

    By on January 31, 2014

    As of 2014, we do not know exactly how language came about, and while some erudite professorial types have taken a stab at the matter,...

  • Fatima

    By on January 28, 2014

    What motivates me in life? Well, that’s easy…my son.  My life changed when I had him.  “You can do anything!” & “Follow your dreams!” stopped...