by gamma | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Ok, this whole mask thing has brought up something serious in our society! Black folks walking into stores wearing masks is not safe! BUT under CDC advice, not wearing a mask is dangerous too! A conundrum to say the least and one we SHOULDN’T be having to deal...
by gamma | Apr 4, 2020 | Africa, News, Opinion
The internet is going a bit crazy today after a Business Insider article claimed that 2 top French doctors said coronavirus vaccines should be tested on poor Africans. If that is what happened this is HUGE cause for concern…. But is that exactly how things went...
by Valeri P | Apr 3, 2020 | News
When the COVID-19 pandemic started a low number of cases in Africa gave the African-American community a sense that the virus would affect them less. However, as the data starts to emerge it’s becoming clear that inequalities in terms of resources, access to services,...
by gamma | Apr 2, 2020 | History, Modern History, News, Positivity, Profiles in Black History
Gwen Jimmere had just $32 in the bank! What would you do in that situation? You’d laugh if we suggested you start a business but that is what Gwen did and it was the best decision of her life. Gwen had been laid off from her corporate gig, she was going through...
by gamma | Mar 26, 2020 | News
“I’m so sorry for what happened,” Black explained to the commission, which is tasked with reviewing the case and then determining whether the young men were falsely convicted of murder. “I am so sorry for (Jones’ family’s) loss, and I’m sorry that things went as they...
by gamma | Mar 26, 2020 | Celebrities, News
After Idris Elba tested positive for Corona Virus, and later his wife, you wouldn’t have suspected too much insesnsitivity. The virus is spreading across the world, so there is no reason why it wouldn’t hit a few well-known people! BUT, theories such as...
by gamma | Feb 8, 2020 | News
This is beyond terrible, CBS Chicago wrote: “Police body-worn camera video from another wrong raid reveals Chicago Police officers not only entering an innocent family’s home, but also pointing assault rifles at and interrogating children without an adult...
by gamma | Feb 7, 2020 | News
We are very interested in your thoughts on this…. A student-teacher at Waverly Belmont Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee has been dismissed after she taught a Black History Month lesson that asked fourth-grade kids to recite violent methods of slave...
by gamma | Feb 4, 2020 | News
The internet is having a fit of fury right now after the new Rosa Parks Barbie has a glint in its eye, different to other Barbie’s, that looks strikingly similar to a typical racist Sambo face, the kind of face depicted by Black and White minstrels and used...
by gamma | Jan 26, 2020 | Celebrities, News
First of before we start, RIP Kobe, this is a sad loss of so much more than just a basketball player. This legend did more off the field than he did on and his death is a huge loss, especially for our youth who looked up to him so much. “He was just the kind of...
