by Freddie Ra | Jun 15, 2017 | Celebrities
Like the next person, I enjoy comedy. In fact, I think it is important for Africans in America to laugh from time to time. We need to take the stress out of our lives, if only for a moment. However, yesterday, “comedian” Steve Harvey might have just gone...
by Freddie Ra | May 26, 2017 | News, Positivity
Education is a life-long endeavor and one that is never complete. This is one of the very important lessons I try to instill in my children. Therefore, I love stories to be able to show them because it is an example of someone who took that phrase seriously and...
by Freddie Ra | May 26, 2017 | News, Positivity
Black men empowering Black Men is a beautiful thing, in my opinion. It’s one of the many things our community could use more of these days. Thanks to Darius Bland and his Bland Brandon, LLC efforts, we have an opportunity to share a wonderful story with you....
by Freddie Ra | May 25, 2017 | Opinion
Black men MUST stop short-sightedly blaming Black women for the ills of our community. This mess is sickening and I just can’t take it any longer. Background: I’m in the sauna after a workout relaxing and jaw-jacking as usual when one of the men in the...
by Freddie Ra | Apr 18, 2017 | News
The world can breathe a little easier as the nationwide manhunt for Steve Stephens, the man from Cleveland accused of killing an elderly man on Facebook live, ended late Tuesday morning. Stephens body was found in a vehicle in Erie, PA, according to police. NBC News...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 12, 2017 | News
You may recall Frank Ancona, 51, from his appearances on news outlets following the murder of Micheal Brown by Ferguson, MO officer Darren Wilson in August of 2014. UPDATE: Ancona’s Murderer And Accomplice Has Been Charged… Read HERE…. The Imperial...
by Freddie Ra | Jan 1, 2017 | Black Inventors
Happy new year to all of you wonderful readers of Urban Intellectuals. We truly appreciate you more than you know. It is our pleasure to serve you positive Black news, insight, history and cultural information. As a new feature during 2017, we have decided to do...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 10, 2016 | Culture
Today is a very special day for a very special person, my father! He turns 87 years young today and I wanted to take a moment to tell you happy birthday, Dad, and to let you know that I love you. Without you, obviously, there is no me, but you are my hero for putting...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 9, 2016 | News
“Things that make you go hmmmmmm”, is all we can come up with as news breaks the Jury Foreman in the Michael Slager trial had his personal charges dropped by prosecutors during the trial. Yes, you read that correctly, the lead juror in the trial had...
by Freddie Ra | Nov 27, 2016 | Positivity
Do we say that Jo-Anne Jackson-Stephens has finally accomplished her dream and now doing the career of her choice? The Jamaican-born woman has been recognized as the woman who has achieved the top mark all over the world on the law and practice company examination....
