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*Don’t you wish that the good people from the neighborhood would get the attention of Fox, CBS, CNN, or any major media outlet? The good stories always seem to fall by the wayside…until now. Filmmaker J.V. Harvey has taken it upon himself to profile the good samaritans of the Hartford, Connecticut neighborhood where the homeless [...]
*There are plenty of students that have problems to contend with at home that no one knows about. These brave soldiers still get up every morning and go to school to get some relief from their situation and try hard to focus. Drew Gooch is a high school senior that was living in his 1997 [...]
*When reading the news these days, we feel like the world has sunk into some sort of morality and/or integrity vacuum that is also sucking the hope out of us. That’s why when even the smallest moments of courageous love is extended from one to another, we applaud and we applaud loud! Billy Ray Harris [...]
*Russell Simmons is urging New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg to come to the aid of the city’s homeless in the wake of superstorm Sandy. The hip hop mogul spoke out about the horrible circumstances faced by the homeless after New York was ravaged by the storm on Monday, and accused Mayor Bloomberg of failing to [...]
*It’s never been a secret that Fox has been and remains at the top of irresponsible and inaccurate journalism. They play the game of simply reporting the news, but anyone with eyes and ears can see that it is news with a slant … a conservative slant. But, now they’ve taken it a bit too [...]
*Veterans often come home with mental problems and/or some form of problem with substance abuse. There is something about going to fight a war and kill people, when you may have never even been in a fight, that does something to a person. They have many social issues that need to be addressed when they [...]
*During lunch earlier this week at a posh Beverly Hills restaurant, Oprah Winfrey foot the bill for a homeless man to have a lavish lunch. The TV mogul was in a creative meeting with executives from her OWN network on the Scarpetta eaterie’s patio, and enjoyed a five-course meal while she listened to her employees [...]
*The world is full of homeless people who have fell on hard times for one reason or another. But, no matter how they got there, it is a tough life that many, without the help of society, find no way to escape. The stigma of being “homeless” has managed to keep assistance dwindling because society [...]
*Today, we are trying to shed light on those who are homeless and persevering despite their residential situation. Their stories are important because they have been written off by society, yet their stories are instrumental to people of all ages to realize, that while the world has its obstacles, you can do anything you want [...]
*Technology has officially overstepped its boundaries in its attempt to take the soul from the people and completely annihilate all forms of social empathy. We’re already stuck in our homes and individualized by Facebook and other social networks. But now, they suggest making the homeless into mobile hot spots? Really? According to the Los Angeles [...]
*We’ve seen it all with this story. A lot of times, people make the excuse that they couldn’t get a job because they don’t have the proper transportation to get to the job. But, no! Not anymore! That is no excuse! Even if you’re homeless, living on the street, and don’t have anything else to [...]
*The most profound idea we’ve heard in a long time is incorporating what the homeless know about a city and creating a job for their skill … in tourism. Can you imagine getting a tour of a city from a homeless person? Exactly! They will show you everything and then some. You could’ve lived in [...]
*Ted Williams, the homeless man with the Golden Voice, has just signed on to star in a reality series that will follow his struggle to stay clean and sober, reports TMZ. A rep for Williams (yes, he has one) says the show will be called “Second Chances at Life.” It will document how the one-time [...]
*TMZ is reporting that a dead body has been discovered in a sweep of the grounds outside an L.A. County courthouse, where Dr. Conrad Murray is scheduled to appear this morning for his arraignment in the death of Michael Jackson. Several officers were doing their daily sweep of the premises to wake up the homeless [...]
*When it comes to the important issues of the day, it’s usually easier to relate to one person’s dramatic story than to overwhelming statistics. That was the case recently with golden-voiced Ted Williams, the Columbus man who was living on the streets until a newspaper reporter helped turn him into an overnight sensation. It’s also [...]
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