by Chum Sejimon | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Modern History
Philando Castile, 32, was one of the latest victims of police killing. His death-which took place during a traffic stop in Minnesota- was filmed by girlfriend Diamond Reynolds via Facebook Live on July 5, 2016, quickly capturing the attention of thousands who watched...
by Mo Gamble | Jul 15, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, HBCU Pulse, History
TV talk show host, Wendy Williams set off a fire storm of controversy and outrage on social media when she questioned the creation and need for HBCU’s and the NAACP in response to actor and activist, Jesse Williams, humanitarian award speech at the BET AWARDS...
by Chum Sejimon | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, History
Gaming has been one of America’s favorite sources of entertainment long before tech advancements brought us such games as Grand Theft Auto or Assassin’s Creed. Throughout the past 30 years, we’ve seen the evolution of gaming develop ten-fold from...
by Anthony Thomas | Jul 11, 2016 | Culture, History, Modern History
This past weekend, the founder of Urban Intellectuals was in New York for an event. This gave UI an opportunity to put a live camera on Seneca Village, at least the location in Central Park. He did a live feed. This land was stolen from land owners in 1855 via the...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 29, 2016 | Culture, Modern History, Positivity
She makes sure that the African culture is not belittled, by sacrificing so much for the community. Akwete Tyehimba is a superhero who owns the Pan African connection. She together with her family have committed themselves in making sure that the African art is not...
by Forest Parks | Jun 28, 2016 | History
I ain’t at all surprised! Jack Daniels has come clean about an important part of it’s own white-washed history admitting that Jack was taught to make Bourbon by an enslaved black man. So, the official story has always gone something like this… 150...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Business, Modern History, Positivity
Taking the risk Dropping out of a doctoral program with just a few credits and dissertation to go is no easy feat. Well, this was the case to Thomas A. Moorehead whose desire to start his own business made him abandon his Ph. D dream. He received an offer to learn the...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 3, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Born Isabella in 1797 in Ulster Country, New York, she ran away from slavery in 1843 and changed her name to Sojourner Truth. At a time when oratory was a fine art, Sojourner Truth, through her strong character and acid intelligence, was among the best and most famous...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 2, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Born on April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio, Granville Woods was the individual most responsible for modernizing the railroad. During his lifetime, Granville T. Woods earned over thirty-five patents ranging from a steam boiler furnace in 1884, an incubator in 1900, to...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 1, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Carter Godwin Woodson, the father of “Black History,” was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. Despite the pioneering efforts of many Black writers and scholars, the systematic treatment of Black history was not achieved until 1915 when...
