by Forest Parks | Dec 17, 2015 | Culture
On Tuesday night the legendary Serena Williams took to the stage to accept her accolade at the Sports Illustrated “Sportsperson of the Year” ceremony. Note, this is “sportsperson” not “sportswoman”. Serena is the first woman to be...
by Forest Parks | Dec 17, 2015 | Culture
Chadwick Boseman shined in his role playing James Brown in “Get On Up” and now he is set to play another real life person as he steps into the shoes of highly respected Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who was the first African American judge of...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made some suggestions during his oral arguments on Dec 9th that some top universities, such as the University of Texas, were too taxing for black students and that they might do better if they attended “a less-advanced school,...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture, News
This is very good news! The U.S Department of Education made an announcement on Tuesday and said that black and latino students in high school were graduating at record highs closing the gap with white students. During the 2013-2014 school year 82% of students overall...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture
Judge Walker was sworn in recently at Brooklyn town hall. She is a muslim and in accordance with her faith that means she can be sworn in using her holy book. In a country supposedly based on religious freedoms this seems totally reasonable. However the video posted...
by Randall Barnes | Dec 15, 2015 | A List Categories, Culture, History, News, Opinion
(Audio) Listen below to get the latest on the possible sale of Howard University’s public television station WHUT and the dire consequences it brings to the Washington D.C. community, students and especially mass communication majors. Is money or ownership more...
by Forest Parks | Dec 14, 2015 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Beloved Alabama native, American Idol Winner and RnB star Ruben Studdard not only recently dropped his fifth studio album, he also smashed it at A&M University where he received his Master Of Arts Degree. Go Ruben!! Ruben took to Instagram to say Today I I...
by Forest Parks | Dec 14, 2015 | Culture
The Spelling Bee championships are a big deal in this country! Kids from all over the state fight against each other to rule supreme and show their smarts. Honestly they amaze me, their brains are fine tuned and as funny as it can sometimes be you have to respect...
by Forest Parks | Dec 11, 2015 | Culture
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar isn’t mincing his words when he says that Donald Trump is not only the biggest triumph of ISIS but also similar in many many ways. In an Op Ed for Time magazine the respected sportsman, movie maker, writer, activist (and more) wrote a series...
by Forest Parks | Dec 11, 2015 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Ava DuVernay is getting some attention recently, she is on fire! So much so that there are hints that she may direct an instalment in one of the biggest movie franchises in the whole universe!!! So what’s the low down? First off, the sad news is that it...
