Exclusive: Ta'Rhonda Jones Talks Being A Voice For Youth And Girl Empowerment

Last Thursday, Ta’Rhonda Jones, star of FOX’s hit showEmpire, was honored in Chicago at the nationally syndicated radio show Cafe Mocha’s Salute Her Tour ...

The Top 6 Good-News Stories of 2015

This is a tough time to feel optimistic about the future. With the notable exception of impressive global cooperation on climate change and energy, our papers and screens h...

Bring On The Girls

Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was a publishing sensation and made legit the dysfunctional ‘girl’.

Paula Hawkins’s debut novel, The Girl On The T...

These 15 Events Prove That 2015 Was A Good Year For Gender Equality In India

It’s been three years since December 16th, 2012. Three years since India was plunged into a social revolution of sorts, when the brutal gangrape of a 23 year old stud...

Jennie Garth Helps Raise Awareness Of Childhood Hunger

Feeding America has launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) starring celebrity actress Jennie Garth to bring attention to childhood hunger. Feeding America, the n...

Salman Khan To Promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyan And Work For Slum Dwellers

While the fans of Salman Khan are eagerly waiting for the superstar’s birthday, the actor has not only decided to celebrate it in a simple way but has also decided to...

Usage Of Tabs Revolutionises Health Services In Bangladesh

Forty-six-year old Jesmine Akhter had never used a computer until last month when she received a tab to enter data she collects in her village.She is a family welfare assis...

No, Bacon Isn't Better For The Environment Than Lettuce

That surprising claim was featured prominently on the press release for the study, which also included a statement from one of the study's authors, Paul Fischbeck: "Eating ...

NASA Probes Giant Magnetic Explosions Around Earth

The interplay of these electrically charged particles creates what is considered to be a fourth state of matter called plasma. Plasma, which makes up 99 percent of the visi...