by Forest Parks | Oct 5, 2016 | News
We reported earlier this week that a man who was committing the crime of ‘being black on his own porch’ was approached by cops and manhandled even after supplying his ID, eventually leading to his arrest. We reported in our article read it in full here...
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 Forest Parks | Oct 5, 2016 | Culture, History
Luke Cage isn’t only the most unapologetically black show on the net, it’s possibly also the most empowering show for black people right now. Luke isn’t only going around taking bullets and struggling with the right life choices, he is reading,...
by James Washington | Oct 5, 2016 | Africa, Politics News
Nairobi- African politicians, businessmen and other development units assured investment of further $30 billion dollars (U.S) to enhance employment through investment and by raising production in small level farming in the African agriculture in a step by step process...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | History
On Tuesday bronze and granite pieces of a memorial sculpture was quietly and unceremoniously lowered into place on the Southern lawn of the Texas Capitol building. Two decades of hard work led to this seemingly low-key moment. The beginning of the installation of an...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
A new report has said that almost half of all people killed by police have a disability. In many cases urgent care is needed, not the lethal force that leads to lost lives! Disability organization, the Ruderman Family Foundation, released the report saying that...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
Did you know that African-Americans are around one quarter of the Chicago Police Force. That’s a huge percentage of men and women working in the system that also clearly represses them and an article in the Christian Science Monitor has spoken to some of those...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | Celebrities, News
John Carlos will NEVER be forgotten for his black power fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games. And if any school book, government or media try to erase this hopefully the people will keep the moment alive! Now 71, Carlos has lost NONE of his spirit. He means...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Luke Cage is making serious waves, not only is it one of the most unapologetically shows on the box (on, it’s on Netflix but you get me)! It’s also facing some issues and making less than subtle references. Old school soundtrack, stylised filming,...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
Ramsey Orta used his cell phone to record officers using a banned chokehold to kill Eric Garner, who was complaining that “I can’t breathe.”. Eric’s death is very symbolic for the Black Lives Matter movement. The officer was not indicted for...
