— ADVERTISEMENT — First of before we start, RIP Kobe, this is a sad loss of so much more than just a basketball player. This legend did more off the field than he did on and his death is a huge loss, especially for our youth who looked up to him so much. “He was …
{VIDEO} MSNBC Anchor Says N***ERS (or NAKERS?) When Addressing The Death Of Kobe Bryant! Read More »
The trials and tribulations of doing just about anything whilst Black! Imagine, you win a race discrimination lawsuit, you get the check from your “alleged” racist-ass employers and then the darn bank goes and throws more racism back in your face. This isn’t some old-timey story, this is the ish happening today, in 2020. And …
We shouldn’t be having this tussle, not in 2020 where institutions should not be discriminating over what is part of our culture. Locks are part of our culture and asking them to be taken away is discrimination plain and simple. Houston Texans’ star DeAndre Hopkins thinks so too and he recently showed his support for …
It’s almost becoming routine, if you get pulled over whilst Black, trouble is coming, even if you have done nothing wrong. We all know if you are White the likelihood of at least asking why a cop wants to see your ID without having your ass kicked, or having a gun pulled is much higher. …
{VIDEO} WTF: This is what happens when Black folks refuse to show their ID to cops Read More »
We need to question the things we take as fact, this is an ongoing process. Today, on our Raising Proud Black Children Facebook group, a member shared something that is important for us all to know. It concerned Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom was originally a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. …
Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women…. Read More »
Khalil Payne is the 16-year-old prodigy is an amazingly talented and inspiring young man who has fought through tragedy and is going to be heading back to Carnegie Hall for a second time! “You could say it’s almost like another world. When I start playing, I actually feel the music,” he said. “Because it’s one …
{VIDEO} 16-year-old cellist heading to Carnegie Hall Read More »
The audacity of some people, the audacity of some institutions!!!!! I just can’t, not today! Today is supposed to be a day of reflection, part mourning but part celebration and part planning for how the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. must be pushed on. BUT my mood has been seriously thrown into a …
Did the FBI seriously try to honor #MLK today, after everything they did? Read More »
It’s Martin Luther King Day today, the official holiday put in place to recognize the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As Wikipedia says Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther …
MLK Day wasn’t officially observed in all 50 states until the year 2000! Read More »
If ANYONE tries to tell you that racism isn’t a problem anymore, look no further than the tirade Baltimore City’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby received via voicemail. This came just days after she rallied around a fellow prosecutor speaking out against these kinds of attacks they have to endure whilst in office. As ABC reported: …
Whatever happens in the coming months / years, let’s not forget this little moment of History that was shared by @iDaywa. “A Black woman delivered the articles of impeachment for a White Supremacist President on Martin Luther King’s real birthday” Oh and by the way… Her name is Cheryl Johnson, she’s the clerk of the …
