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Featured Member: Brian Peterson

17. November 2008

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Featured Member: Brian Peterson

Here at SoulGen, we like to highlight progressive, creative, highly-intelligent, impactful change makers who embody the SoulGen mission… “making conscious cool.” SoulGenesis is proud to feature one of our earliest members and supporters, Brian Peterson. Brian is an author and educator. He holds a Bachelors of Science and Engineering (Computer Science) and a Masters in Education [...]

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The All Things Are Possible Tour

17. November 2008

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The All Things Are Possible Tour

Dear Partner! As passionate and dedicated youth development professionals, we all have an inherent responsibility to ensure that our youth have a very clear path to success. However, over the recent months we’ve increasingly heard about a disturbing trend affecting our nation’s high schools. Students are dropping out of school at an alarming rate, and if [...]

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How China Has Created a New Slave Empire in Africa

7. November 2008

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How China Has Created a New Slave Empire in Africa

By PETER HITCHENS for the Daily Mail (UK) I think I am probably going to die any minute now. An inflamed, deceived mob of about 50 desperate men are crowding round the car, some trying to turn it over, others beating at it with large rocks, all yelling insults and curses. They have just started to smash [...]

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Video: Winter Warming Without Global Warming

7. November 2008

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Video: Winter Warming Without Global Warming

National Geographic shows us how to warm our homes, without warming the planet. Try these tips to stay comfortable while saving money.

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SoulGen Currents: Thousands of Men Pledge to Patrol for Peace

4. October 2008

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SoulGen Currents: Thousands of Men Pledge to Patrol for Peace

‘We can make a major difference’ By Vernon Clark, Inquirer Staff Writer Declaring a new day in the struggle to reduce crime and violence in the black communities of Philadelphia, civic, community, government and religious leaders yesterday urged thousands of black men to step forward to help patrol streets. At an event billed as “A Call to Action: [...]

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Sierra Leone Refugees

17. November 2007

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Sierra Leone Refugees

From 1991 to 2002, Sierra Leone, West Africa experienced a civil war that devastated the country. The last several years the country has focused on maintaining peace, rebuilding infrastructure and bringing millions of displaced people home. One of the amazing initiatives to emerge has been the Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars, a group of [...]

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Philadelphia blacks campaign to cut murder rate

23. October 2007

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Philadelphia blacks campaign to cut murder rate

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Thousands of black men gathered on Sunday to launch a campaign to cut murders in Philadelphia, which suffers the highest homicide rate among big U.S. cities. Organizers of the drive to put at least 10,000 volunteers on the streets said preliminary indications were that they met their target, and would in the next [...]

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SoulGen Currents: Oceans are ’soaking up less CO2′

23. October 2007

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SoulGen Currents: Oceans are ’soaking up less CO2′

The amount of carbon dioxide being absorbed by the world’s oceans has reduced, scientists have said. University of East Anglia researchers gauged CO2 absorption through more than 90,000 measurements from merchant ships equipped with automatic instruments. Results of their 10-year study in the North Atlantic show CO2 uptake halved between the mid-90s and 2000 to 2005. Scientists [...]

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SoulGen Currents: Calif. Will Sue EPA Next Week on Emissions Waiver

23. October 2007

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SoulGen Currents: Calif. Will Sue EPA Next Week on Emissions Waiver

LOS ANGELES - California will sue the Environmental Protection Agency next week in the state’s bid to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Saturday. California will file a lawsuit against the EPA demanding the right to set its own limits on vehicle emissions that are stricter [...]

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Featured Members: Ethel Cee

18. October 2007

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Featured Members: Ethel Cee

Underground MC Sprung from the Spoken-Word Scene When I approached Ethel Cee about being featured in this Music Issue, her emotions went from shock to excitement to a chilled, relaxed vibe. “Cool,” she decided finally. “I don’t feel I did anything paper-worthy before.” Let’s see, this year alone she’s opened up for Sean Kuti, Little Brother, Rah [...]

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