by Forest Parks | Nov 3, 2016 | Did You Know, History
During the Revolutionary War American soldiers were given a small dose of small pox to fight off a small pox epidemic. The new practise meant that only 2% of those who requested the “inoculation” ended up dying from the awful illness that killed many. The...
by Krystal | Nov 2, 2016 | Did You Know, News
There has been a belief that black students aren’t being treated as they should by their teachers and were punished way too many times. However, a new study shows that there is, in fact, a correlation between black children being suspended by their non-black...
by Forest Parks | Oct 30, 2016 | Did You Know, History
Have you heard of the Slocum massacre? Probably, you have not, and you may not have even heard of Slocum. Slocum is a town in Texas, no post office, a voluntary fire station and a population of only around 250, this sleepy little through town has a dark history. On...
by Forest Parks | Oct 28, 2016 | Did You Know, News
Tony Stark has been iconised in the mainstream by Downey’s Jr’s performances in the Iron Man and Avengers movies but in the comic book world he has stepped aside and a new person is stepping into the suit. buy female cialis online...
by Randall Barnes | Oct 19, 2016 | A List Categories, Blog, Culture, Did You Know, HBCU Pulse, News
It’s no secret that HBCU’s constantly produce successful alumni. However, it seems as if the most successful of those graduates come from the big four HBCUS: Morehouse, Spelman, Howard & North Carolina A & T. All HBCU’s have value and we must...
by James Washington | Oct 5, 2016 | Celebrities, Did You Know, Positivity
John Urschel, the man who controls the offensive lines of the Baltimore Ravens is on a roll and his impressive run on and off the field continued when he tweeted about his 4.0 GPA score in his semester at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of Ph.D. in mathematics....
by James Washington | Sep 16, 2016 | Culture, Did You Know
Claudette Colvin is undoubtedly one of the renowned pioneers of civil right activists in the history of African American civil rights movements. On March 2, 1955, she refused to move from her seat on a Montgomery bound segregated bus. Her sentiments were, she had paid...
by Anthony Thomas | Sep 14, 2016 | Did You Know
Private prisons often get a bad rap in the news, and it’s not without cause. In some states, these complexes can demand money from the government if they don’t get sent enough prisoners to stay at near-full capacity (talk about a solid business model!). A...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Did You Know, Modern History
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was held this 9th of August. The focus this year is their access to education. It is known that the Indigenous people’s right to education has not been fully recognized and an education gap still exists between...
by Koba | Aug 28, 2016 | Culture, Did You Know
Contrary to the stereotypes and data culled over the years, black women do breastfeed their babies. And three black moms want to highlight that simple fact with the creation of Black Breastfeeding Week. Black Breastfeeding Week returns August 25-31st spotlighting the...
