by Reneegede | Sep 26, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Today, and every moment that you can, try reading at least 25 pages of a book about Black History and/or one of your favorite CLASSIC Black poets and authors, fiction or non-fiction categories. TWERK A BOOK! MAKE THEM PAGES CLAP!! A...
by Reneegede | Sep 25, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is named after a largely unsung hero of the civil rights Freedom Movement who inspired and guided emerging leaders. Ms. Baker played a key role in some of the most influential organizations of...
by Reneegede | Sep 25, 2014 | Opinion
ap·a·thy ˈapÉ™THÄ“/ noun lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. “widespread apathy among students” synonyms: indifference, lack of interest, lack of enthusiasm, lack of...
by Reneegede | Sep 24, 2014 | Opinion
The Atlanta Lenox Mall area in Buckhead is a diverse upscale area filled to the brim with some of Atlanta’s most “moneyed” people of all races, and it is located only a short distance from the Governor’s Mansion of the State of Georgia. If you...
by Reneegede | Sep 24, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Imagine a game of chess where someone can simply buy off all of your pawns and trade them out for a Queen, and with no fanfare or pomp and circumstance, the other side of the board rolls over and concedes to the cash buyer. While no...
by Reneegede | Sep 23, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Conspiracy Theory Central says “Vaccines administered to Black children are THE leading cause of mental health conditions and problems, particularly school shots that are supposed to stave off measles, mumps and rubella (MMR),...
by Reneegede | Sep 22, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Never let it be said that some of us haven’t been accused of indulging in too much “Obamapologetics,” but … well … the truth is the truth. The rules that applied to other Presidents should apply to...
by Reneegede | Sep 21, 2014 | Opinion
It’s hard to talk about these things and even harder to point a finger of blame at who did what or why, but every day -even moreso since the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008- it comes to light that Black people the world over...
by Reneegede | Sep 21, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Sounds kind of iffy, right? I mean, all cops aren’t BAD cops. Some of you have relatives on the police force and sometimes, a cop just can’t catch a break from the controversy, whether he’s shooting unarmed Black...
by Reneegede | Sep 20, 2014 | Opinion
We don’t do “trifling celebrity news” here at Urban Intellectuals except as a social experiment of sorts from time to time, or if a celebrity does something that has clear and lasting social impact – be it to the good or the bad side of the...
