by Forest Parks | Dec 5, 2015 | News
Demonstrators on friday in New York had a clear message to shout loud and proud. BLACK HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL The seemingly cheeky protest was prompted after an incident last month where an 8th grader was said to be sent home because her hair was “too poofy and...
by Forest Parks | Dec 5, 2015 | Blog
The Wiz Live has been building for a while adding more and more star power. Finally the Live event hit the screens and it absolutely killed it! The show led by Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and David Alan Grie brought back to the screen the Wizard of Oz reimagining...
by Forest Parks | Dec 5, 2015 | News
John Boyega is playing a major role in the anticpated new Star Wars movie. While some absolute idiots caused some issue about him being black, in what has largely been a white led franchise until now, the majority of people are just plain looking forward to watching...
by Forest Parks | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog
Muhammad Ali is a man that needs no introduction and of all the positive blac role models he is one of of the most quotable. Here is a nugget of wisdom we should all carry with us every day! Let us know below in the comments what your favorite Muhammad Ali quote is....
by Forest Parks | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog
Tyra has repeatedly ranked among the world’s most influential people in TIME magazine and the woman who started modelling at 15 and forged a strong career. She has expanded to hosting her talk show and America’s Top Model, she produces, sings, acts and is...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | Culture, History, Modern History, Positivity
Capitalism has stolen Christmas. And once something has been tainted that bad there really ain’t any coming back. This year there are a million reasons to boycott the traditional Christmas and the mass consumption around it. With growing protests and boycotts...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | History, Modern History
1973, Detroit…. Three black brothers started playing loud music! Punk was born? Although the Punk scene is diverse and has bled into many genres in recent years its roots are certainly seen as white. Back then there were not that many known black musicians...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | Culture
This story is so much more than one about a marching band. The story is about determination of a strong mother and her desire for her autistic sons to succeed. These Brothers were diagnosed with Autism at a young age and life has of course been tough. However they...
by Forest Parks | Dec 2, 2015 | History, Modern History
Black and Jewish doesn’t normally go together so well in people’s mind but did you know that there have been Black Jews in Africa, particularly Ethiopia all along. And concerning Israel, these Jews of Ethiopian descent have been resettling since 1934, in...
by Forest Parks | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Wow, just wow, the Young Turks reported on yet another case of what seems like unjustice involving the police authorities. As we see protests happening and awareness rising things don’t really seem to be getting much better! Here is the video from The Young...
