by Forest Parks | Dec 17, 2015 | Culture
Chadwick Boseman shined in his role playing James Brown in “Get On Up” and now he is set to play another real life person as he steps into the shoes of highly respected Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who was the first African American judge of...
by Forest Parks | Dec 17, 2015 | News
The trial of the first officer to be trialled in the murder of Freddie Gray ended in a hung jury yesterday (Wednesday 17th December) sparking worry for the prosecutors case against the other officers. After this mistrial it is unclear if officer William Porter will...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made some suggestions during his oral arguments on Dec 9th that some top universities, such as the University of Texas, were too taxing for black students and that they might do better if they attended “a less-advanced school,...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | News
Donald Trump took to the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino on Monday night to hold yet another one of his ciruces. Of course protester, mostly from #BlackLivesMatter turned up and of course they were ejected from the event. This in itself isn’t such a big...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | News, Politics News
State Rep. Rick Brattin appears to be trying to stop athletes on football scholarships at the University of Missouri from protesting racism at the school. A proposal was filed on friday that would strip a college athletes scholarship if they refuse playing for reasons...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture, News
This is very good news! The U.S Department of Education made an announcement on Tuesday and said that black and latino students in high school were graduating at record highs closing the gap with white students. During the 2013-2014 school year 82% of students overall...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture
Judge Walker was sworn in recently at Brooklyn town hall. She is a muslim and in accordance with her faith that means she can be sworn in using her holy book. In a country supposedly based on religious freedoms this seems totally reasonable. However the video posted...
by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | Celebrities, News
Devastated by the communities he saw affected in October by the South Carolina floods former South Carolina NFL running back Marcus Lattimore decided to do something to try and ease the pain. Through his non-profit foundation, Marcus Lattimore Foundation/DREAMS, he...
by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | News
Isis Brantley fought for 20 years to be able to practise natural hair braiding unlicensed in Texas but unfortunately for Iowans this terrible policy, that affects and holds back many African American women still holds. Iownas need to go through thousands of hours of...
by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | Business
One day in 1997 Isis Brantley stood in her Texan salon when two plain clothed officers came between her and her client, five other normally dressed officers stood in the door way. She was dragged from her salon and arrested by the 7 officers. The crime was braiding...
