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Fourth Graders on Winning Robotics Team told  to ‘Go back to Mexico’

Fourth Graders on Winning Robotics Team told to ‘Go back to Mexico’

by Candace | Mar 27, 2017 | News

During a robotics event in Indiana, a team filled with Latin and black 4th graders remains a target of racism. However, the fourth graders didn’t allow this negation to stop them from advancing to become champions. When the opponent saw the Pantherbots, they...
Oklahoma State Representative Thinks Pregnancy From Rape or Incest Is “Beauty From Ashes”

Oklahoma State Representative Thinks Pregnancy From Rape or Incest Is “Beauty From Ashes”

by Candace | Mar 27, 2017 | Politics News

It is not uncommon at all for senators and state representatives to say things that make no sense to most people. However, the State Representative of Oklahoma, George Faught, has made a very peculiar statement in a bid to defend his quite controversial anti-abortion...
11-Year-Old Making History As the World’s Youngest Orchestra Conductor

11-Year-Old Making History As the World’s Youngest Orchestra Conductor

by Candace | Mar 27, 2017 | Positivity

Mathew Smith, British-born, 11-year-old is at the center of many conversations, especially for the orchestra enthusiasts. On the April 2nd, he will make history by becoming the world’s youngest orchestra conductor. He will be conducting the Nottingham-Symphony...
13 Year-Old Chess Prodigy from Chicago Just Made History

13 Year-Old Chess Prodigy from Chicago Just Made History

by Candace | Mar 27, 2017 | Positivity

Barely a teen, this bright 13-year-old girl has a brilliant mind, and when it comes to playing chess she is a true winner. This smart seventh grader from Englewood has made history when she took home the-bronze medal in the IESA-state chess tournament-in Peoria. Tamya...
Diversification: Google Opens Howard University West to Train Black Coders

Diversification: Google Opens Howard University West to Train Black Coders

by Candace | Mar 25, 2017 | Positivity

Google is opening “Howard West” on its grounds in Mountain View, Calif., a Silicon Valley station for the historically black university where software engineering majors can drench themselves in coding direction and tech culture, also the inward workings...
She Lied: Since When Did Falsely Accusing Black Men of Rape Become a Trend?

She Lied: Since When Did Falsely Accusing Black Men of Rape Become a Trend?

by Candace | Mar 23, 2017 | News

Why is falsely accusing black men of rape a “thing,” I’m confused? This has been happening since slavery and spilled to Jim Crow and is still happening in the 21st century. This kind of behavior lead to the brutal death of Emmitt Till and many other...
Do You Agree with Damon Dash: “Black People Never Help Each Other, We Never Stick Together”

Do You Agree with Damon Dash: “Black People Never Help Each Other, We Never Stick Together”

by Candace | Mar 23, 2017 | Video

Speaking from experience we do not work together. I have tried to collaborate with some of my people and they either tried to take my ideas and make it their own or intentionally not support me. I just kept it moving and thankfully did not dwell on it but I will never...
White Americans Chant “Build That Wall” While Partying in Cancun

White Americans Chant “Build That Wall” While Partying in Cancun

by Candace | Mar 23, 2017 | Opinion

Another episode of white privilege has reared its ugly head. Who would dare walk into someone else’s home and spit on their floor? Someone with some real big… I digress. I don’t know how long white Americans will spit in the face of minorities before they get slapped...
White Privilege: Mad About Attacks on Trump, Quiet About Attacks on Obama

White Privilege: Mad About Attacks on Trump, Quiet About Attacks on Obama

by Candace | Mar 22, 2017 | Opinion

White privilege is expecting black people to give a damn about Snoop Dogg pretending to shoot Trump in his video. Most of us could care less. Trump and many of his supporters are proud racists and bigots and are not afraid to show it. Besides that, where was the...
Twin Sisters Once Ashamed of Their Natural Hair Are Now Getting Paid for It

Twin Sisters Once Ashamed of Their Natural Hair Are Now Getting Paid for It

by Candace | Mar 22, 2017 | Positivity

Making the decision to go back to natural is easy for some and hard for others. The more I learned about relaxers the easier the decision became which makes it easy to relate to twin sisters Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder. “I was beginning to actually hate my hair and...
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