by Candace | May 13, 2016 | Blog
Gentrification is the process of rebuilding a poor neighborhood only to push the low income residents out in order to move wealthy people in. I hate the term “urban” but I’ll use it for the sake of this topic. Gentrification only seems to happen in urban...
by Candace | May 10, 2016 | Opinion
Emanuel AME Church is making headlines again for a terrible reason. This is a sad and selfish act, especially coming a church. Donations were flowing in to support the families who lost loved one in tragic shooting that occurred last year inside of Emanuel AME Church....
by Candace | May 10, 2016 | Blog
For years men and boys of color have been incarcerated for selling and using marijuana but now we want to put a suit and white face on it and make it a legal, multimillion dollar business. Law enforcement has been preying on men, in poor communities, for years. Men...
by Candace | May 9, 2016 | Blog
Idris Elba is nothing short of amazing from his role in Beast of No Nation to his role in the HBO Series The Wire, he is truly a talented actor. Now Elba is collaborating with John Ridley, creator of American Crime, to tell a powerful love story that takes place in...
by Candace | May 6, 2016 | Celebrities
Of course Lupita Nyong’o has the internet going nuts. Monday night at the Met Gala Lupita looked absolutely amazing with her long green shimmering gown and her sculpted hair. She was a show stopper to say the least. People cannot stop talking about her gorgeous...
by Candace | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Celebrities, Culture, Positivity
We all remember Princess Imani, Prince Akeem’s Queen to be, from Coming to America. Well, she just broke the internet. As we quickly approach the 28th Anniversary of Coming to America she has completely blown our minds. The timeless beauty Vanessa Bell Calloway posted...
by Candace | May 5, 2016 | Positivity
Do you remember Theodore “Theo” Shaw, one of the “Jena 6” who was arrested in December 2006 and charged for beating a white classmate? Well, he is now among the five recipients of Gates Scholarship on Public Service Law to study at the School of Law of University of...
by Candace | May 5, 2016 | Positivity
The opening of West Oakland Farms is a project created by Elaine Brown. She is the former Chairperson of the Black Panther Party which aimed to achieve equality across all colors and genders. She played a pivotal role in the strides made by the Black Panther Party....
by Candace | May 4, 2016 | Politics News
Governor Terry McAuliffe has changed history by restoring voting right to felons. With this new move not only has he made it possible for over 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia to vote, but he has completely changed the civil war era law. The law prevented previous...
by Candace | May 4, 2016 | Positivity
A failed marriage need not mean the end of family ties. Ex-partners can still maintain good communication as they partner to raise their children. One New Jersey couple is in a mission to help in this area. Ken and his ex-wife Wanda Bass have created a new line of...
