by Furious | Mar 4, 2014 | Culture
This country or world has not achieved racial equality. To say so would sound like you are winding up a good punchline, not any sort of reality. The issues of race are felt everyday by people of color throughout the diaspora. But when a group of black, Harvard...
by Furious | Mar 1, 2014 | Culture
We Need Men To Step Up And Take The Lead • Learn your history • Teach it to your children to promote their heritage • Educate or Die (Yourself and Your Children) • Protect black women and children in your community • Mentor when you can, who you can • Remember, “The...
by Furious | Feb 26, 2014 | Culture
You know who you are. You have been loud, screaming, yelling and calling people who watch, relate and enjoy the BET show Being Mary Jane every name under the sun meant to hurt and injure. Don’t try to play it off now. I know who you are starting with me....
by Furious | Feb 25, 2014 | Culture, News
There is speculation circulating that Spike Lee may be making a part two to School Daze, the classic college film for the black community. 2013 was the 25th anniversary of School Daze. Words from Spike Lee, live in conversation with the Black & Sexy TV: I had the...
by Spirit of Thoth | Feb 7, 2014 | Blog, Celebrities, Culture
Hello again UI. I am an avid television watcher, that loves all kinds of programming. I have seen good shows and bad. I am getting into the gritter shows that are on channels like HBO, FX, AMC, (the list goes on). Also I have interest in many comedies that are on the...
by Dominique Thompson | Feb 7, 2014 | Celebrities, Culture
It’s a story as old as time. Black women are very attached to their hair. Natural, relaxed, or somewhere in between it’s a very large part of our identity. Yesterday while perusing the comment section of a blog that caters to Black women I saw a picture of rapper...
by Furious | Feb 5, 2014 | Culture
You have wondered who are the people behind the UI Facebook page, so we thought it would be great to post profiles. Below are a list and details of the various admins you interact with on Facebook on a day to day basis. If you haven’t figured it out, we...
by Spirit of Thoth | Jan 22, 2014 | Culture
Hello again UI. It’s funny how a passing thought can become a deep lament that questions you opinions on life and current events. What I mean is this. I was looking at the life of the great Fredrick Douglas, and decided to look at him as a man and not for his...
by Monique Cowan | Dec 31, 2013 | Culture, Positivity
I recently read an article that was supposed to big up the Black father. The article’s title (something along the lines of “Black Men as Deadbeats is a Myth”) suggested, at least to me, that this would be a story of a man or men who go through hell and high water to...
by Furious | Nov 6, 2013 | Culture, News
There are often conversations and discussions in the black community about so called black sounding names. The debate these days rage from should we name our children in this fashion or avoid the stigma all together? Well, today’s story is about a young lady...
