The time has come in the Black community to stop entertaining and engaging everyone else. The time has come for us to stop seeking the acceptance, approval, and affection of people who don’t give a damn about us, our situation, nor our future. The time has come...
When I first caught wind of this project, I was very excited. We have often discussed the need for the black media to grow up, engage and get involved in our issues and community. This seemed like a shot in that direction, until I discovered who is behind it. The...
The love affair with POTUS Barack Obama in the Black community will never end, but it irks my soul when I hear people say, “He is the greatest American President ever”. As if that is an epic statement or something. How low is the bar to be a great American...
“Back during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves, they didn’t kill ’em, they sent some old house Negro along behind him to undo what he said. You have to read the history of slavery to understand this. There were two kinds of...
Last week, I stepped out to see the ‘Birth of a Nation’ film by Nate Parker. Been looking forward to watching it every since hearing about it coming out last year. And I will admit, it was a good film. However, I couldn’t help but think something was...
NBA superstar LeBron James announced his The LeBron James Family Foundation will partner with the University of Akron and JPMorgan Chase to provide scholarships to disadvantage children of Akron seeking to go to college. According to ESPN, there are 1,100 at-risk...
Two medical school colleagues, one an immigrant from India, the other a life-long Mississippian, joined forces to resolve a historical oversight that until this month had never officially been corrected. The oversight was no small one either. Until February 7, 2013,...
By now you have seen the threats by the hacktivist known as Anonymous saying they will expose 1,000 United States politicians that have ties to the KKK. Well, they have started to make good on their promise to leak the names. We woke up this morning to find a video...
The modern black community has complained time and time again about discriminating lending practices of banks and lending institutions in this country, but who is going to do something about it? We hoped bringing light to the story, achievement and life of Maggie Lena...
By Avis Thomas Lester / Urban News Service: More than 16,000 Tuskegee Airmen made history, but now only about 250 remain. They see each other mostly at funerals these days. When the heroes returned some from overseas after World War II, they were still treated as...
