By: Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Two years and 40 attempts later, Kevin Rodgers’s hair care product had to pass a final test: His wife’s. Following another late-night session where he mixed a special blend of natural oils in the…
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Former NBA player Derek Anderson creates school that teaches acts of kindness, life skills and crisis management
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Derek Anderson, the former San Antonio Spurs star, wants to teach black kids how to talk to the police. Growing up virtually homeless in Louisville, Kentucky, Anderson made the unlikely journey from inner-city high…
Friends use various strengths to create Emperors Cut, a high-quality but affordable african-american cigar line
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service As a young man, Greg Willis bonded with his father by sitting on the front porch with him and smoking a cigar. He cherished that time, and, over the years, gained an affinity for…
The secret of their success? Finding a unique niche, Antique Barber Chairs
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Not many were on board when Jon McDaniel decided to honor his late father-in-law by…. having his 1950s barber chair restored. Who does that? was the common refrain.And, then, they saw the finished product.…
Civil Rights Lawyer Mario Williams rises from Peace Corps to sue White Supremacists
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Delma Jackson’s New Year’s morning started with a shocking photo on her cell phone—an image of a man’s beaten, bloodied, swollen face. He was so badly disfigured; she initially could not tell it was…
African-American employees play a major role in freeing detained immigrants—and saves lives, too
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Orlando—T-Ann Johnson saved a client’s life. That’s when she knew the job was more than just a job. It was a calling. Saving lives was not in the job description. But, as Director of…