by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Africa
The Black Mambas have identified and destroyed over 12 poachers’ camps and 3 bush meat kitchens within the “buffer-zone” as well as reduced snaring and poisoning activities by 76% within our area of operation since their deployment in 2013. That’s what the...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | History, Modern History
James Hanover Thompson and his friend David Simpson were just 7 and 9 when they supposedly committed a serious crime. In 1958 in North Carolina things were tough for blacks. Dwight Hanover recently learned of the the awful story when talking to his brother James....
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Culture, History
Reparations for descendants of the victims of slavery has been a growing topic in the last few years with many in politics just damn scared to get near the topic. The governments seems to dodge even looking into it and even recently Bernie Sanders, who seems to be...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Culture
“He asked me to marry him, quite out of the blue, when I was only 19. My father threw me out, and I left with only one small suitcase to my name. No family came to our register office wedding in 1948.” Mary and Jake fell for each other during the war when he came to...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Politics News
The White House had quite a big press opportunity on Thursday when it invited young Black Lives Matters protesters into it’s doors to meet with The President, senior staff members and older members of the civil rights movement. It was said the meeting was to...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Culture, History, Modern History
On September 11th 2011 Marcy Borders became an photographic icon as he emerged from the bottom of New York’s World Trade Center after the first plane hit the building. Covered in dust, squinting and clearly shaken, her haunting image was seem all over the world....
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Politics News
Flint Michigan and it’s officials inaction has been big news and has started to highlight neglect and failing infrastructure the country over. Recently social media became the only voice for the world to find out about another town that has black toxic liquid...
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by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Politics News
Can you just imagine for even one second being 106 (nearly 107!) year old Virginia McLaurin standing in the White House, being greeted by a black man and his black wife. Apparently it was Virginia’s dream to visit the White House and you can be sure she probably...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
Let’s face it, even those white folks who mean well say some dumb ass things, really really stupid things. We’d like to put 5 out there and then gather yours, maybe we can make a mega list! So, let’s start! 1. What do you put in your hair to make it...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog
It’s generally understood that police exist to keep order. What’s not understood is that order is white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. This was tweeted by Zellie (@zellieimani) on 9th October 2014 and it’s no more relevant than it’s ever...
