by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | Culture
Orisha’s Journey sees a young Ghanaian girl dismiss a legend of her grandfather’s about tress that still walk but then finds herself in the middle of a magical adventure with friends and enemies along the way! The story and animation from New York City-based...
by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | Culture
Yesterday we posted and asked for some pics of Daddy and kids. Well, a bunch of you all stepped up and we wanted to celebrate you all! So here are the amazing Dads, with their little helpers, who posted for us! Names of the posters are with each image, thanks! You are...
by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | Culture
Africa is the motherland and it’s lands have been providing all that a man and woman need since the birth of humanity. Much of the fine and delicious cuisine is obscure in modern day America but if you are not putting your hungry eyes towards Africa you are...
by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | Culture
Let’s face it, we all need to brush up on black history. The mainstream history we all learn at school was missing a fair few chapters and sold us on downright lines. We don’t want our kids to face the same fate we did either! And that’s where...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 18, 2016 | Culture
The beginning of President Barack Obama’s final summer in White House will ring a celebratory note. As his presidency draws to a close, the president, in an official document published on May 31, declared June 2016 to be African-American Music Appreciation Month. In...
by Forest Parks | Jun 18, 2016 | Culture, Positivity
The Doe Foundation is getting it’s hands dirty and helping people on the ground. Seeing as New York alone has 91% more homelessness than 10 years ago and we can say it’s probably worse for incarceration and addiction, there is a need for foundations like...
by Forest Parks | Jun 16, 2016 | Culture, News
At just 11-years-old Marley Dias has created #1000blackgirlbooks. In this project she collects books with black girls as the main character. An undeniable awesome and important project! On Tuesday she was at the United State of Women summit in Washington, D.C....
by Forest Parks | Jun 16, 2016 | Culture
We love you Serena! This woman is showing everyone just how hard someone can work for the people they care about! Her Tennis achievements are starting to look like a small thing compared to her off-court achievements as she recently finished building a school in...
by Forest Parks | Jun 15, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
So, after the retirement of McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson the entire Fortune 500 only has five black CEOs left. This is certainly not good! That’s just two in the Elite Dow 30! Kenneth Chenault of American Express Rodney O’Neal of Delphi Kenneth...
by Forest Parks | Jun 15, 2016 | Culture
Six years ago The McGhee families got more than they bargained for when they had sextuplets! Their beautiful family photo also became a viral sensation. Elijah, Issac, Josiah, Madison, Olivia and Rozonno Jr. were born on June 9, 2010. They were the first set of...
