by Reneegede | Jan 25, 2019 | Opinion
They have a mess on their hands right now, that much is established. For centuries, white men like Donald Trump have spread themselves very thin over the entire transom of modern history as the biggest baddest banditos and yet “saviors” of all humanity...
by Forest Parks | Jan 25, 2019 | Celebrities, News, Politics News
It is not exactly a secret that there needs to be criminal justice reform and literally 100s of grassroots organizations work on this needed interest! So, a few big names throwing their hats in the ring (and money too) is a GREATLY welcomed thing, especially when the...
by Forest Parks | Jan 25, 2019 | Did You Know, History, Profiles in Black History
The granddaughter of enslaved people, Louise Shropshire was born Louise Jarrett on February 15, 1913 in Coffee County, Alabama. In 1917, her family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in search of a better life than they had experienced as rural Alabama sharecroppers. As a...
by Forest Parks | Jan 25, 2019 | Opinion
The War Against Ourselves by LaTasha “Tacha B.” Braxton I was raised by a mother who could never love me, because she didn’t know how. Her definition of the word was flawed by the pain and heartache created from the two people who were supposed to love her the most....
by Forest Parks | Jan 14, 2019 | News
As MANY knife-wielding people are, this man was clearly distressed. The police officer used his training to realize this was a man who was going to need help. Rather than grabbing his gun, he calmed the man down, showing understanding and empathy until the man handed...
by Reneegede | Jan 13, 2019 | Opinion
Every decade of a 40-year generation that goes by carries its own peculiar nuances. In this hour, we are rewitnessing a resurgence of the “Black Conscious” movement a’la “Marcus Garvey.” And as it was done in the past, some very...
by Forest Parks | Jan 12, 2019 | Africa, News
Skin-whitening creams are being removed from shelves in Rwanda as the government enforces a ban on the products and on the surface personally, I think this is an excellent move and an important one to assert that NO ONE should be ashamed of how dark they are. This is...
by Forest Parks | Jan 12, 2019 | Celebrities, Funny, News
Coming to America may well be the most beloved movie in the Black American community and FINALLY, there is confirmation that the long-awaited sequel is coming! Eddie will be back, as we all John Amos, James Earl Jones and most of the original cast! And to make things...
by Forest Parks | Jan 11, 2019 | History
By 1850 it is estimated that around 100,000 enslaved people’s had made their way to freedom using the underground railroad. But what was it? It certainly wasn’t a metro line running through the states to Canada, in fact, it didn’t even make that much...
by Forest Parks | Jan 9, 2019 | News
While all sorts of crazy is happening with the new Brazilian head of state the government itself has still managed to push through a progressive new policy that we sincerely welcome. It has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba Language into...
