by Forest Parks | Dec 27, 2015 | Positivity
The new year is almost here and it’s as good a time as any to make sure the year starts with pro-community action. Grass roots campaigns can and do shape the country and one initiative really can make an impact on the black community. This action is the CashMob....
by Forest Parks | Dec 23, 2015 | History, News
This is quite exciting, in 2016 a Smithsonian Museum Dedicated To African American History And Culture is opening it’s doors. It’s been a long time coming but the place sets to educate, remember and celebrate an extremely important part of American...
by Forest Parks | Dec 23, 2015 | Culture, Opinion
In the 1980’s Bill Cosby jiggled around on television to promote Jell-O’s watermelon flavored geletin. Watching this commercial is slightly uncomfortable and you have to wonder what the hell he thought when filming this piece! With a catchy song the advert...
by Forest Parks | Dec 23, 2015 | Celebrities, News
Bill Cosby’s fall from grace after mass accusations of sexual harassment and rape has caused quite a shock and stir. His family friendly image was totally torn down and now he is fighting back. One of the most vocal accusations has been from model Beverly...
by Forest Parks | Dec 23, 2015 | Celebrities, News
Steve Harvey made a bit of a mistake recently when he announced the winner of Miss Universe incorrectly. Of course this must have been devastating for the lady but at the end of the day he stood up for his mistake. This really shouldn’t be big news, mistakes on...
by Forest Parks | Dec 22, 2015 | News
A Grand Jury has decided that no one will be indicted in relation to the death of Sandra Bland. Sandra was found dead in a jail cell this summer. The suburban Chicago woman was driving this summer when Texas tropper Brian Encinia pulled her over for a traffic stop....
by Forest Parks | Dec 22, 2015 | News
Big profile cases are filling the news showing a serious problem with police shooting african americans for often trivial things. However these shootings have been an issue for a long time and sometimes things manage to be swept under the carpet. Ohio certainly seems...
by Forest Parks | Dec 22, 2015 | News
The police officer who dragged a 16 year old student across a classroom for reportedly refusing to get off her phone was fired, this was a bit of a light response to a clear assault. To make the matter much much much worse the girl who was dragged and the girl who...
by Forest Parks | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Business
True Laundry Detergent is a black owned business. They advertise that their low sud concentrated product is high quality and they state that “We will not conduct business in a way that will break the peace or corrupt the land”. Basically it’s a black...
by Forest Parks | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog
Women are very low in NASCAR but add African American to that tag and there is only one! That one is Tia Norfleet, daughter of legendary driver Bobby Norfleet. Tia started in gokarting and reportedly was able to drive a family mini van at 9 years old! These days she...
