When you hear the words “personal finance,” you get one of two reactions: either your heart leaps for joy because you’ve found your calling in life, or your heart sinks because the subject is too boring for you to bear. But sooner or later, you’ll come to realize that personal finance focuses on more than […]

Because I have family in law enforcement, I feel obligated to show appreciation for police officers, as their profession is a sacrifice they make for the protection of society. Their own well-being is secondary to that of the public, which is something people have to respect. The world is an unforgiving place. For those who […]

When you look at a black woman’s face, you gaze at a pair of deep-set of brown eyes, a rounded nose, full lips and bronzed mahogany skin. When you look at a black woman’s body, you see a physique with voluptuous curves, full breasts, rounded hips and a derriere to make any man weak at […]

Leave Sia alone! With the recent wave of criticism against Aussie singer-songwriter Sia, I feel like Chris Crocker defending Britney in 2007 every time I go through my Twitter timeline. The artist’s latest music video for “Elastic Heart,” has sparked much controversy in a short time. Less than one week from its release, the video […]

“That’s retarded.” So, you’re telling me that whatever inanimate object you’re calling “retarded” lacks intellectual understanding due to limited mental development? Last I checked, that word only applied to humans. And when we do apply it to humans, it doesn’t become any nicer of a word. We often forget the seriousness of what we’re saying […]

It’s all over the news and all over social media. Two men entered the office of Parisian publication “Charlie Hebdo” and murdered 12 journalists in response to several Islamophobic cartoons the satire magazine published. This heinous act of terror was a vicious attempt to strip journalists and cartoonists away from their right to freely express their opinions: a right that […]

The Muscovy duck, a ubiquitous water fowl in South Florida and a common sight throughout South Florida neighborhoods, is not a Florida native. While they have been in the area for over 100 years, they were originally imported from South America for their breast meat, which is more abundant than that of wild or other […]

Food companies have a long history of abandoning what is best for the consumer for what is best for profits. There should be no doubt the same is occurring in the labs of GMO producers, like Monsanto and DuPont. As consumers, we have a right to know exactly what we are consuming. GMO stands for […]

No country can be submerged in conflict forever. There has to be a way out. But, as in all conflicts, either the opposition party or the revolutionary party have to give in, and some foreign help is needed to intervene and improve the future of the beautiful Venezuela. Inflation, shortages and crime are part of […]