First Name Meanings Links

What is the origin of the name Barack?

Barack Obama's first name is the anglicized version of Baraka, which means 'blessing' in Kiswahili (aka Swahili), a language spoken by Senator Obama's Kenyan father. The word "Barack" is shared . . .

Jessica Pearce Rotondi: Online Dating -- What's Really In A Name

Juliet argued pretty effectively that there is virtually nothing "in a name," but a new study suggests it can impact everything from your self esteem to your love life.

I Was a Teenage Black Panther

When Jamal Joseph was 16, he was was one of the "Panther 21" -- a group arrested for an alleged plot to blow up the New York Botanical Gardens and several department stores. Here, he recalls the events that drew him into the organization's fold.

Area players express themselves with tattoos

Josh Dawson got his first tattoo when he was 15 years old — his mom’s name in a cross on his left arm. For the Kinston High School junior guard, the ink was the first of four tattoos he proudly displays on his arm. “My momma has tattoos,” he...

Song Of The Hummingbird..by Michael

Harold sat under the patio in his backyard looking at the garden he planted. A nice variety of flowers had bloomed as he saw something for the first time. It was a hummingbird that seemingly stood still . . .