by Candace | Feb 4, 2016 | Politics News
At the eleventh hour, last night civil rights activists and Black Lives Matters member, DeRay Mckesson decided to run for Mayor of Baltimore. Minutes before the 9pm deadline he became the 13th Democratic candidate to run in the primaries. My fondest memory of Mckesson...
by Candace | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Tristan Walker’s dream is to become the next Johnson & Johnson for people of color. He made a step in the right direction by creating what is known as Bevel, which caters to the shaving needs of black men and women. Bevel helps with those unsightly razors bumps we...
by Candace | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Since Selema we are hearing the name Ava DuVernay a lot more. Now Ms. DuVernay has created her first television show called Queen Sugar. The show Queen Sugar is based on the book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile. It’s a story about an African American woman from...
by Candace | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog
Meet Sheila Johnson she built Salamander Resort and Spa located in the mountains in Virginia. She also owns four other Salamander Resorts, three in Florida and one in North Carolina. Yes that’s right, a black owned resort and spa. Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of...
by Candace | Jan 22, 2016 | Politics News
Although it was quite obvious from the beginning, it has been confirmed that Governor Rick Snyder and his administration knowingly poisoned Flint, Michigan residents. The information found is actually quite disturbing. The Synder Administration was dismissive to the...
by Candace | Jan 20, 2016 | Culture
Last year 53% of Brazilians classified themselves as black or multicultural as opposed to previous years where 48% of the culture identified as black. This may not seem like a big deal but according to the Brazilian Geographical and Statistics Institute (IBGE) the...
by Candace | Jan 20, 2016 | Opinion
I read a lot of what people had to say about Aunt Viv and I slightly agree with her message. Especially the part about there being more important things going on in the world. BUT Aunt Viv is what’s wrong with our culture. What other cultures constantly call...
by Candace | Jan 18, 2016 | Blog
You know there is a problem when you can poison hundreds maybe even thousands of children and no action is taken. Well the President did sign an emergency declaration making federal emergency aid available to Michigan residents. But what I mean by no action being...
by Candace | Jan 18, 2016 | Blog
Ever since Denzel Washington and Hallie Berry won Oscars for Training Day and Monster’s Ball I questioned why black celebrities set the Grammy’s and Academy Awards at such a high standard. Why not create your own award shows or make a bigger deal out of winning a BET...
by Candace | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog
This Dynamic Duo is setting the bar high! Identical twins, Shera Grant and Shanta Owens, are truly living up to what we would imagine only identical twins can do. Born and raised in Birmingham these identical twin both graduated from Alabama State University. The...
