by Furious | Jun 25, 2014 | History
From Garrett Morgan to Elijah McCoy, Madam CJ Walker and many more pioneers. Also included are modern contemporary inventions by Blacks as shown below: Clarence L. Elder: Bidirectional monitoring and control system. December 1976: US Patent 4000400. Patricia Bath:...
by Furious | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog
If you see yourself through the gun barrel in the opening credits of a Bond film, then you better have what it takes to act the part in the real world. Unleashing your inner 007 doesn’t just mean wearing a tuxedo and taking your martinis shaken, not stirred. Â It...
by Furious | Jun 17, 2014 | Culture
A quiet Sunday morning, June 1st in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, IL, men and women ran the streets. Not in the fashion you might expect in this Southside neighborhood. They ran for Peace. The brainchild of Christopher Posey, a Chicago native, Run For Peace...
by Furious | Jun 13, 2014 | Blog
Not all employers operate strictly by the book. Some of them break laws cut corners; others because they just don’t care about their employees. Most of them break the law because they simply don’t know it. On top of federal laws that often go forgotten or...
by Furious | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Business
Telecommuting became popular a few years ago. Many companies have embraced it, while others tried it temporarily and pulled back when glitches came up. But the overall trend is still moving in the direction of telecommuting. There are a variety of situations where...
by Furious | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog
Malcolm X is one of the greatest speakers and most brilliant minds ever produced in this country. His ability to sum up the racial indifference of the mainstream, white society in this country is raw, gritty, and real. Although this piece was filmed in the 1960s, it...
by Furious | Jun 3, 2014 | Blog
Rare color footage of Malcolm X appearing on a television show in Chicago called “City Desk” on March 17, 1963. “My father didn’t know his last name. My father got his last name from his grandfather and his grandfather got it from his...
by Furious | May 21, 2014 | Blog
Doing all the work necessary to receive a degree is no easy task. It becomes even more complicated when you’re taking care of a family and holding down multiple jobs. But don’t allow discouragement to rob you of the bright future that put you on the path...
by Furious | May 1, 2014 | Blog
UI Discussion Party is a panel styled podcast produced by Urban Intellectuals. The discussion is meant to move the African Diaspora’s discourse in a positive, self healing direction. buy fluoxetine online http://www.nicaweb.com/scripts/css/fluoxetine.html no...
by Furious | Apr 16, 2014 | Celebrities, News
They say Hip Hop isn’t doing anything for the youth and culture of the black community, but two of the music genre’s biggest names are joining forces with the Chicago Urban League to bring an end to this perception. “Obviously, one of the biggest reasons...
