Gina Torres and Laurence Fishburne, actors and couple, were honored by The Harlem School of the Arts last week in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
This will certainly sound like something from a Sci-Fi flick, but there is a "zombie" flesh-eating drug being abused, and it's probably coming to a town near you. Krokodil (pronounced crocodile) gives users an intense "zombie-like" high state, and the side effects are ulcerated skin and limbs.
What makes a city a true gem? Is it the climate, culture, food, tourist attractions or the friendliness of its people? All of the above - and the best people to determine the crème de la crème of cities are real "travelers, not tourists."
Color 'nude' is defined as "flesh-color" in dictionary. In fashion, 'nude' can be used to describe the color of anything from a shade of nail polish to Kate Middleton's iconic L.K. Bennett pumps. The nude high heels are a woman's must-haves, because they offer leg-lengthening trick, giving a much slimmer look. However, since the color is used as synonymous with Caucasian skin in fashion, people with skin of any other color are unable to follow this fashion trend. A couture shoe designer Christian Louboutin creates a brilliant solution to change that.
Lab rats can't get enough Oreo cookies. According to a study performed by Connecticut College, the popular cookie is as addictive to lab rats as cocaine or morphine.
Rebecca Ann Sedwick was a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide last month after being viciously cyber-bullied by up to 15 girls for nearly a year through texts and online message boards. Arrests were made this past Tuesday, apprehending two girls who police believe are responsible for Sedwick’s death.
Erin Cox, a senior at North Andover High School, was unjustly punished after giving a drunk friend a ride home from a party. Cox was demoted from her position as captain of the school’s volleyball team, and she was suspended from five games.
Walmart, who hosted the EBT shopping spree this past weekend after a technical glitch caused Food Stamp recipients’ cards to temporarily become limit-free, are on the hook for all of the food that they attempted to bill to the government/Louisiana tax payers.
A marine science instructor got the surprise of her life Sunday when she met the giant eyes of an 18-foot-long oarfish while snorkeling off Catalina Island.
Latino women and men are finding that diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are disproportionately affecting them. Health care professionals suggest that healthier diets and regular exercise will decrease cases of diabetes and risk of heart failure, but Latinos aren't heeding advice or understanding that those sensuous curves can kill.
What does shearing vicuña in Bolivia and tycoon Donald Trump and actor Daniel Craig have in common? The love of one of the world's most treasured and expensive wools.
Every two years, the wind-swept Andean plain is overcome essentially by a two herds - wild vicuña and a mechanical herd made up of men on motorcycles, as Aymara villagers conduct a frenzied chase to round up the prized animals for shearing.
Beyonce Knowles is known equally for her sex appeal as she is for her humble nature, and the latter is vividly apparent in a video that documents inspirational behind-the-scene footage of her with her Latin America fans, in a the video entitled "Bey Good." The 32-year-old pop star posted the video to her website, along with photos of her hand-and-hand with fans, and playing soccer with small children.
Peru may have bypassed Colombia as the biggest producer of coca (a South American plant used to make cocaine) with over 128,000 tons produced in the country last year, but that doesn't mean the country won't give up the fight against narco-trafficking.
Medellin, Colombia: a city that once listed murders, drug trafficking and kidnappings as its main attractions, somehow managed to refit its public image. New transit systems, shopping malls and tourism have become mainstay in Medellin -– yet, some of the lurid and salacious elements still remain, like the prostitution of underage girls.
While immigration reform has sparked a national and international outcry for a resolution, cities in the Midwest are coming up with innovative ways to make the best of a difficult situation while strengthening local economies that have been in dire need of a boost.
It's October -- as the temperature starts to drop, the last bits of the awesome summer are leaving us. New York Fashion Week Fall 2013 was just a few months ago, and it's time to start applying some of the top fashion trends that emerged from the catwalk into our wardrobes now -- let's go shopping for new fall clothes!
This year marks the 521th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas, but many people in the U.S. as well as indigenous people in Latin America aren't celebrating.
The Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system suffered glitches in Louisiana, causing a community of food stamp recipients to rush to Walmart in order to take advantage of “limitless” spending on their EBT cards, which usually has finite limits, depending on the recipient’s income.
Celebrity Latinas in the limelight have spoken out about domestic violence in the past, and many have gained strength and continue in their efforts to help other women in need.
Oscar Hijuelos, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cuban-American novelist, died this past Saturday, in Manhattan. The author of the fictional masterpiece The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love was playing tennis with his wife, Lori Marie Carlson, when he collapsed, suffering a heart attack, and never regained consciousness.
