by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | News
In 2013 the death of Kendrick Johnson was reported widely This sad loss was made worse by the fact that his body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at his Georgia high school. Of course people wanted to know who killed him but the death was a mystery. Now, I...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | Business
You’ve heard variations of the story I am sure. Black person tries to book on air b’n’b, booking mysteriously gets cancelled. Fact is, this happens A LOT! And of course it’s pure racism in many cases. Look up the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack on...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | Culture
African American names are becoming more and more common according to a study written by two Texas A&M University professors and published in “Ethnic and Racial Studies.”. And apparently this rise has happened since Obama gained top spot in the White...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | Culture, News
Can you imagine, you are a teen artist and a painting of yours ends up in the Met! It must be a dream come true for 18-year-old Cliffannie Forrester, from Brooklyn. So, Cliffannie went to Uganda a few years back and was recently looking through photos. Her teacher at...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 21, 2016 | News, Positivity
A graduate of the Spelman College is becoming highly popular in the international traveling industry. Elizabeth Blount McCormick, a Spelman College graduate, co-owner and president of UNIGLOBE Travel agency has been selected and awarded the United States Small...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Celebrities, News
The 2016 Miss USA Deshauna Barber is a twenty-six-year-old military officer. Deshauna held from the District of Columbia was honorably crowned in a moment of glory and surprise as the new Miss USA based on the great answer she gave when asked about women role in...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Business
Johnson Publishing announced on Tuesday that it has sold Jet.com and Ebony.com to Clear View Group. The publishing company did not disclose the sale price of the brands to the African-American firm based in Austin, Texas. The deal was aimed at reducing the debt of...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 20, 2016 | Business, Modern History, Positivity
Taking the risk Dropping out of a doctoral program with just a few credits and dissertation to go is no easy feat. Well, this was the case to Thomas A. Moorehead whose desire to start his own business made him abandon his Ph. D dream. He received an offer to learn the...
by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | News, Politics News
The Democratic National Convention ha repeatedly denied it favored Hilary Clinton for the democratic nomination. However leaked emails are showing that that’s total BS and they have been colluding with media and setting up plans to get Clinton the position for...
by Forest Parks | Jun 19, 2016 | News
I’m not sure I can take anymore of this man and his absolute bullsh*t. In a country where certain groups (yes, especially African Americans!) ALREADY deal with the negative effects of racial profiling Donald Trump is calling to potentially make matters worse by...
