by Forest Parks | Sep 16, 2016 | News
Doing the right thing often results in harassment and bad returns on a person it seems! It makes things hard, as Christopher LeDay, the man who filmed the death of Alton Sterling at the hand of police officers, found out. It seems these men and women who are supposed...
by Forest Parks | Sep 16, 2016 | News
The University of Ghana’s Leon campus had a statue of Mahatma Ghandi earlier this year and now many are calling for it’s removal, spearheaded by former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Although celebrated...
by Forest Parks | Sep 16, 2016 | News
So, a second grader is being bullied, he cries. The poor little kid needs help and attention from the men and women in charge, the ones who need to comfort him, help him grow into a strong independent, intelligent adult…. So, god only knows why one school thinks...
by Forest Parks | Sep 16, 2016 | Culture
30 years ago, in 1986 Phylicia Rashad was nominated for an Emmy, an Emmy for “Outstanding Leading Actress in a Comedy Series”. Since then, no black woman has been nominated for the best comedy actress Emmy, until now! Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, on ABC’s...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | Celebrities, News
T.I is more known for party anthems than political statements and for his reality show fame of late. However the rapper seems to be dipping his feet into the political / activist realm and is starting to make some strong statements and waves. Now, his new video...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | Business
There is a lot of talk recently about the need to get self sufficient, to grow locally, organise locally and move towards more community based living. Energy, for the most part, comes from the pipes and the grid. But there are increasingly efficient ways to reduce the...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Nate Parker’s new movie ‘The Birth Of A Nation’ got it’s Toronto Film Festival screening after much controversy surrounding the alleged rape of a student in a dorm Room by Nate Parker and his co-writer Jean Celestin. The case is 17-years old...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | Celebrities, News
It seems like some Russians may be bad losers after medical files were leaked by Russian Hackers (some allege backed by the Kremlin) for many athletes including Serena Williams and Simone Biles. After Russia’s track and field team were banned from the Rio...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | News
The lives of twenty Maryland elementary school children are safe thanks to one heroic bus driver. Renita Smith was driving the kids as usual on Monday afternoon when her bus went up in flames. She went into “Mommy Mode” and rescued the kids one-by-one,...
by Forest Parks | Sep 15, 2016 | Celebrities, News, Politics News
T.I. isn’t the most political rapper but in his new video he addressed police violence and switched the rolls, black cops killing white kids and so forth! This turn in attitude led Daily Show’s Trevor Noah to ask why rappers glorify violence yet callout...
