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Almost Homeless, Laid Off, Divorcing, $32 in the Bank, NOW Gwen Has Opened a 4,000 Sq Ft Manufacturing Facility For Her Haircare Empire

Almost Homeless, Laid Off, Divorcing, $32 in the Bank, NOW Gwen Has Opened a 4,000 Sq Ft Manufacturing Facility For Her Haircare Empire

by gamma | Apr 2, 2020 | History, Modern History, News, Positivity, Profiles in Black History

Gwen Jimmere had just $32 in the bank! What would you do in that situation? You’d laugh if we suggested you start a business but that is what Gwen did and it was the best decision of her life. Gwen had been laid off from her corporate gig, she was going through...
“I’m Sorry” Testimony of White admits she lied in a case that jailed five Black teens 18 years ago!

“I’m Sorry” Testimony of White admits she lied in a case that jailed five Black teens 18 years ago!

by gamma | Mar 26, 2020 | News

“I’m so sorry for what happened,” Black explained to the commission, which is tasked with reviewing the case and then determining whether the young men were falsely convicted of murder. “I am so sorry for (Jones’ family’s) loss, and I’m sorry that things went as they...
“Absolute bulls**t” Idris Elba hits back over claims he is being paid to say he has coronavirus!

“Absolute bulls**t” Idris Elba hits back over claims he is being paid to say he has coronavirus!

by gamma | Mar 26, 2020 | Celebrities, News

After Idris Elba tested positive for Corona Virus, and later his wife, you wouldn’t have suspected too much insesnsitivity. The virus is spreading across the world, so there is no reason why it wouldn’t hit a few well-known people! BUT, theories such as...
BODY CAM: ‘Please Do Not Shoot Me’ Chicago Police Officers Interrogate, Point Guns At Innocent Children During Wrong Raid

BODY CAM: ‘Please Do Not Shoot Me’ Chicago Police Officers Interrogate, Point Guns At Innocent Children During Wrong Raid

by gamma | Feb 8, 2020 | News

This is beyond terrible, CBS Chicago wrote: “Police body-worn camera video from another wrong raid reveals Chicago Police officers not only entering an innocent family’s home, but also pointing assault rifles at and interrogating children without an adult...
“Torture Of Slaves” Black History Lesson Sees Student-Teacher In Tennessee Dismissed!!!

“Torture Of Slaves” Black History Lesson Sees Student-Teacher In Tennessee Dismissed!!!

by gamma | Feb 7, 2020 | News

We are very interested in your thoughts on this…. A student-teacher at Waverly Belmont Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee has been dismissed after she taught a Black History Month lesson that asked fourth-grade kids to recite violent methods of slave...
Surely Not A Mistake? New Rosa Parks Barbie Has Eyes That Look Like Racist “Sambo” Faces

Surely Not A Mistake? New Rosa Parks Barbie Has Eyes That Look Like Racist “Sambo” Faces

by gamma | Feb 4, 2020 | News

The internet is having a fit of fury right now after the new Rosa Parks Barbie has a glint in its eye, different to other Barbie’s, that looks strikingly similar to a typical racist Sambo face, the kind of face depicted by Black and White minstrels and used...
Nkosi Johnson died at 12 from HIV but in his short life he campaigned tirelessly for equal rights for children with Aids

Nkosi Johnson died at 12 from HIV but in his short life he campaigned tirelessly for equal rights for children with Aids

by gamma | Feb 4, 2020 | History, Profiles in Black History

Today Google’s Doodle honored a hero many in the USA have never heard of. South African activist Nkosi Johnson was the longest-surviving child born with HIV when he passed away at age 12 in 2001. Nkosi was born to Nonthlanthla Daphne Nkosi in a village near...
{VIDEO} MSNBC Anchor Says N***ERS (or NAKERS?) When Addressing The Death Of Kobe Bryant!

{VIDEO} MSNBC Anchor Says N***ERS (or NAKERS?) When Addressing The Death Of Kobe Bryant!

by gamma | Jan 26, 2020 | Celebrities, News

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 just the kind of...
Detroit man goes to cash his race discrimination lawsuit check, then bank refuses and calls cops!

Detroit man goes to cash his race discrimination lawsuit check, then bank refuses and calls cops!

by gamma | Jan 24, 2020 | News

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...
“Never cut your locks Deandre Arnold” – Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins supports for student suspended over locks

“Never cut your locks Deandre Arnold” – Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins supports for student suspended over locks

by gamma | Jan 23, 2020 | Celebrities, News

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...
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