Would Be Victim Of Serial Killer Get's Away

Gladys Wade barely escaped after she was knocked out and dragged inside the home of Anthony Sowell, who was later charged with murdering 11 women. Her story is part of "Easy Prey," which airs Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

See chilling segments of the story inside...

Should Teachers 'Friend' Students?

Facebook used to be a site just for college kids. However, it wasn't long before the social network opened up membership to everyone.

Now people are using it to spy on their exes, kids are dealing with their parents commenting on their walls, and bosses are monitoring what employees are doing on days they're not at work.

Apparently teachers in the New York district are using it to talk to their students and it's causing problems with the Department of Education.

Enlightened Self-Interest: Jay-Z Builds With Buffett...And More!

By Cedric Muhammad 

“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.”

- Lord Palmerston, Speech To The House of Commons; March 1, 1848

As I return to providing advisory services to artists – before taking them on as clients - one of the most important areas I like to get into are how one’s self-concept (how well a person knows and views themselves) impacts the kind of material they write; ‘sound’ they rhyme over; and the alignment of their brand-image-reputation. Because I believe the secret to how magnetic an artist becomes lies in those elements being properly married I am very selective about who I work with and I am extremely doubtful about the prospects for the long-term success of any artist who doesn’t have a team around them who can help guide them through these dynamics.

Money 101: Lesson 2 - Identifying Goals

Money 101. A step by step guide to gaining control of your financial life.

LESSON 2
Identifying goals

You probably won't achieve every financial goal. But you can go further than you think.

Raise Your Level Of Awareness

By Sean Nasir Brown

One of the fastest ways to increase the Flow into your life is to raise your energy to have more life force and more power. But how do you go about raising your energy?

In the graph below 0% represents no energy and 100% represents maximum energy.

0%-----------------25%--------------50%--------------100%

If someone is at 0% energy, then they are dead. Unfortunately, many people are living just above 0% energy.

At the other end of the graph, 100% represents the highest positive energy available. As you move up the scale, you will have more of the good things in life because you are vibrating and evolving at a higher level.

How Did Obama Lose His Mojo?

Democrats distancing themselves from president, once a campaign rock star

Chesapeake, Virginia -- It's dinner time on Sunday night and fresh burgers are sizzling on the grill a few feet away as Aaron Wheeler Sr., an African-American pastor who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as a kid, sits on his back patio and muses about how it has already been almost two years since President Obama's stunning election night victory electrified a nation.

Artist Spotlight - Henéle Wright

Artist/Producer Henele Wright's passion for all things music reaches way back. So far back in fact he recalls a deal he had to make as a child to get his first set of drums. "I had to take piano lessons first", says Henele of his parents' "compromise". "But, without that, I might JUST be another artist looking for beats".

Money 101: Lesson 1 - Setting Priorities

Money 101. A step by step guide to gaining control of your financial life.

LESSON 1
Setting priorities

Here's help for the first -- and often the hardest -- step in achieving your financial goals: deciding which goals to pursue.

Burqa Ban Passes In French Senate

The French Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning the burqa-style Islamic veil on public streets and other places, a measure that affects less than 2,000 women but that has been widely seen as a symbolic defense of French values.

The Senate voted 246 to 1 in favor of the bill in a final step toward making the ban a law — though it now must pass muster with France's constitutional watchdog. The bill was overwhelmingly passed in July in the lower house, the National Assembly.

November’s Midterm Will Define Obama Presidency

By Steve Holland

The congressional election in November will define President Barack Obama's next two years in office as Republicans look likely to pick up seats and put their stamp on issues ranging from the huge budget deficit to economic recovery and immigration.

Elected in 2008 on the promise of changing Washington, Obama will be forced to scale back his ambitions if the Republicans, who have tried to block his agenda of reforms and economic measures, do well in the November 2 election.

Fall Not For Social Conditioning

By Sean Nasir Brown

We all start off life as average men and women, but this doesn't mean that we do not have the ability to mold our lives according to our choice. We may feel as if we are the victims of fate, and although it is true that no man can escape his destiny (energy transmutation in other words physical death), we all have the capacity to rise above fate if we so choose. We are all given the opportunity at some point in our lives to decides for ourselves what we would like out of life.

The problem is that we are all born fools, for such is our human condition.

The Rise Of Adult Contemporary Hip Hop

By Seandra Sims


"You can't talk about slinging crack rocks and having a wicked jump shot. The left digit in your age is a four," Questlove of The Roots says with eery frankness. "You can't talk about, 'What up, boo? Come around my way.' Your subject matter has to be a lil' bit different."

 

Straight up...a lot of Hip-Hop fans are sick and tired – tired of “candy-coated” songs with nursery rhyme-inspired hooks and redundant talk about diamonds, cars, and women. Rap’s diverse styles have their place within the genre, but some fans are calling for music with more meaningful content that speaks to the triumphs and struggles of everyday people.