James' World 2

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system starts attacking the body’s own cells. They can cause a wide range of deleterious symptoms that greatly reduce a patient’s quality of life. Treatments often involve globally suppressing the immune system, which can lead to a host of undesirable side effects. However, researchers at the University of Chicago […]

Inverse Vaccines Could Help Treat Autoimmune Conditions

JANUARY 26, 2023, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: OTIS ALEXANDER Valerae Olive Lewis, a leader in Orthopedic Oncology, was born in 1966 in White Plains, New York, to Carl Norman Lewis, a physician from Harlem with roots in Antigua, and Dorothe Williams Lewis. Valerae had two sisters, Stephanie Lewis, and Carole Lewis. Lewis received a Bachelor of Science degree […]

VALERAE OLIVE LEWIS (1966-)

They fear being judged by those they care about for failing. They give others the power to influence their decisions. They only see the failure, not the lesson. They fail once and never try again. They don’t learn how to discipline themselves. They care more about the end result not the process. They don’t believe […]

15 SAD REASONS WHY PEOPLE GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAMS.

MARY KENNER (1912-2006) POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2020BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ALEX RYE Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is an inventor of numerous products we use today and has the most patents of any African American woman. Kenner was born on May 17, 1912, in Monroe, North Carolina. Her father was inventor Sidney Nathaniel Davidson, and her mother is unknown […]

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner?

Back on the Strip is a comedy directed and co-written by Chris Spencer in his feature film directorial debut. It was also produced by Snipes and Haddish with Luminosity Entertainment.  This movie was about a wanna-be magician turned stripper. I was able to keep a half-hearted smile on my face the whole time I watched […]

BACK ON THE STRIP (2023) – My rating: 3/10

Gran Turismo is a biographical sports drama directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Jason Hall and Zach Baylin. Produced by Columbia Pictures, PlayStation Productions, and 2.0 Entertainment, it is based on the racing simulation video game series of the same name developed by Polyphony Digital. Gran Turismo tells the true story of Jann […]

GRAN TURISMO (2023) – My rating: 9/10

FEBRUARY 6, 2023, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: EUELL A. NIELSEN Emilia Strong Sykes is a Democratic politician now serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.  She was sworn into that post on January 3, 2023. Sykes was born on January 4, 1986, in Akron, Ohio, and grew up on the city’s west side. Her father, […]

EMILIA SYKES? (1986- )

FEBRUARY 7, 2023, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: SETH WEISBERG Raphael Bostic is the chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition, he serves on the Federal Open Market Committee, The Federal Reserve’s chief monetary policy body. Bostic was born June 5, 1966, to Rafael Theodore Bostic of St. Croix and Viola Williams, a native […]

RAPHAEL W BOSTIC (1966- )

FEBRUARY 7, 2023, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: MANOS KAROUSOS Charles Howard Wright was a Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. He was born on September 18, 1918, in Dothan, Alabama and attended the State Teachers College (later known as Alabama State College, and now Alabama State University), and then Meharry Medical University, […]

CHARLES H. WRIGHT (1918-2002)

FEBRUARY 8, 2023, BY CONTRIBUTED BY: OTIS ALEXANDER John “Jack” Albert Holmes, Jr. (also known as “Daddy Jack Holmes”) was Virginia’s first Black disc jockey. He was born to John Albert Holmes, Sr., and Mary Holmes on July 1, 1912, in Merchantville, New Jersey. He graduated from Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey, in 1930. Little […]

JOHN ALBERT HOLMES, JR. (1912-1989)