by Forest Parks | May 11, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Rihanna might be a pop princess but behind the scenes she is always at work (I won’t go there with that joke!) and her latest announcement is something we can give her a big hand for. Rihanna was born in Barbados and in 2012 she launched the Clara Lionel...
by Forest Parks | May 11, 2016 | Culture
A beautiful series of oil paintings have been put together by artist Sylvia Maier to honor the mothers who lost their sons to Police Brutality. [SEE IMAGES BELOW] Here is what the site says about the series: About the Circle of Mothers Series: First let me say how...
by Forest Parks | May 9, 2016 | Culture, News, Positivity
A Memphis teen has us in respect and awe as news spreads across the net that he has scored a perfect 36 on his ACT (American College Testing) college entrance exam. Our hats are off as we bow for this young man. Less than 1 in 1000 achieve a 36 in the math, english...
by Forest Parks | May 9, 2016 | Business, Culture
Jaylen D. Bledsoe stood infront of crowds to give a talk at the family friendly festival MegaFest (founded by the T.D. Jakes Ministries) and spoke on the topic of technology and innovation. This 17-year-old isn’t someone to cast off, he should be listened to!...
by Forest Parks | May 9, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Woahhh, Shonda Rhimes wasn’t playing when she laid down a cool $10million towards a project she obviously cares about a lot! The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open on September 24. A favorite of President Obama...
by Forest Parks | May 9, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Denzel is the man and his wife Pauletta needs big respect too. The pair recently helped raise over $17million towards the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum is set to open on September 24. The power couple held an event...
by Forest Parks | May 6, 2016 | Culture
Very very sad, RIP to a legendary woman and the mother of one of the best. Sadly Afeni Shakur Davis has passed away at just 69. On Monday a bout 9:34 pm the Marin County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a family member of a possible cardiac arrest at...
by Candace | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Celebrities, Culture, Positivity
We all remember Princess Imani, Prince Akeem’s Queen to be, from Coming to America. Well, she just broke the internet. As we quickly approach the 28th Anniversary of Coming to America she has completely blown our minds. The timeless beauty Vanessa Bell Calloway posted...
by Forest Parks | May 5, 2016 | Culture, News
Misty Copeland became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer at the world-renowned American Ballet Theatre and honoring their promise of diversity Mattel have decided to immortalise her as a new Barbie doll. The doll debuted on Monday as part of...
by Forest Parks | May 4, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture
Chaka Khan is a super cool woman but did you know she was also a black panther! Woahh! How awesome is that? While still at highschool she received her name Chaka during an African naming cermony. She was born Yvette Marie Stevens and became Chaka Adunne Aduffe Yemoja...
