by Candace | Feb 16, 2017 | Politics News
Her sassy and slick no non-sense attitude has everyone talking but in all honesty she’s just being straight forward and honest and we are loving every minute of it. Some of us are learning about California Congresswoman Maxine Waters for the first time but Waters has...
by Forest Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | News
“My mother would be so proud that her cells saved lives,” “She’d be horrified that Johns Hopkins profited while her family to this day has no rights.” These were words from a statement from eldest son of Henrietta Lacks, Lawrence Lacks,...
by Forest Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | News
Hidden Figures, the story of three black NASA scientists who were a pillar of the ‘60s space race is inspiring and revealing a bit of pushed down history that all of us could have done with knowing a little earlier. The movie is slaying! With Oscar nominations from...
by Forest Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | News
For a year now strong protests and debates have been raging over the naming of a building on Yale’s campus. Last year, in protest, a worker broke a stained glass window featuring John C. Calhoun in one of it’s residential colleges in probably the most...
by Forest Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | News
THIS is what little black kids have to deal with on a daily basis. There is no denying, no matter how hard they try and be good they are trodden down by racist accusations and opinions. This little girl is absolutely distraught at being accused of stealing, being...
by Forest Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | News, Opinion
Gun violence in Chicago is out of control, this is not a new thing and it can’t be laid solely on Trump, as terrible as that wretched man is. Chicago has an undeniable gang problem, largely a black gang problem. This isn’t because the color of...
by Candace | Feb 15, 2017 | Politics News
Representative Bill Pascrell formally requested that the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Kevin Brady, utilizes a 1924 tax law that would give the committee permission to see into President Trump’s tax returns. As he states, in his formal...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 15, 2017 | A List Categories, Black Inventors, Business, DYK, News
During Black History Month, we often celebrate the innovations that savvy black inventors have made throughout the years. From the traffic light to the Super Soaker, black people have always used our resourcefulness to make the world a better place. But our...
by James Washington | Feb 15, 2017 | News
Washington, DC – On February 10, 2017, proposed legislation was submitted to the DC Elections Board, a form of reconciliation and awareness of all those who contributed to slavery. Presented by John Cheeks, head of the United States Citizens Recovery Initiative...
by Forest Parks | Feb 15, 2017 | Culture, News
Black service women are celebrating a change in army hairstyle that is now allowing locks…. Of course, there are still rules in place but it’s a big step that starts to lessen discrimination against traditionally black hairstyles. Last month the Army...
