by Freddie Ra | May 23, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in the Mississippi Delta. Inspired by the fighting spirit of her mother, Fannie Lou Hamer became widely known as the “Spirit” of Civil Rights movement. In early 1960’s a Black man or woman could lose their...
by Forest Parks | May 23, 2016 | News, Politics News
Kentucky hasn’t had an African American in it’s state legisture for 20 years, that is until now! Long time incumbent was defeated as Attica Scott won a three person primary race last night. She will be the first African American woman to serve in...
by Forest Parks | May 23, 2016 | News, Politics News
Oh man, am I mad. So, the story that’s been causing a sh*t storm for one particular girl is infuriating. So this girl turns up at her home depot job a few times wearing a hat saying that “America Was Never Great”, obviously mocking Trump’s dumb...
by Freddie Ra | May 21, 2016 | Black 365
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 21st in Black History 1833 –...
by Candace | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Did You Know, Positivity
Over a century since slavery was abolished, an African-American museum is rising as the last museum to be built on Washington DC’s National Mall. While the leader of the project is David Adjaye a Tanzanian born architect that works out of London and New York City, the...
by Candace | May 20, 2016 | Positivity
Living in some low-income areas of St. Louis can mean that you don’t have easy access to grocery stores, meaning you may get stuck eating an unhealthy amount processed food. So in comes Turnip1 a bus donated by the St. Louis’ transit department and operated by Metro...
by Forest Parks | May 20, 2016 | Culture, News, Positivity
If there is one extraordinary thing about Stephen R. Stafford, apart from him entering Morehouse at 12, it’s how humble and down to earth this fine young man is. When being asked about his situation he simply said “I’m just like any other kid. I just learn very,...
by Face2Face Africa | May 20, 2016 | Africa
Africa rising! has always been the suitable phrase to describe the continent’s many recent advancements and brighter prospects. In fact, the March 2 2013 issue of The Economist described Africa as “A Hopeful Continent,” taking into full consideration the economic boom...
by Freddie Ra | May 20, 2016 | Black 365
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 20th in Black History 1704 –...
by Face2Face Africa | May 20, 2016 | Africa
As early as the 15th century, Africans – male and female – have used artistically designed hairstyles as symbols to indicate their marital status, age, religion, ethnic identity or even social status in terms of wealth and influence. Moreover, the strict adherence to...
