by Forest Parks | Feb 25, 2016 | Culture
American Girl hit 30 years old this year and to celebrate they introduced a few journalists to their newest historical doll. Melody Ellison is just 9 years old. She is African American in the civil rights era! She is also a singer and comes with a full story....
by Krystal | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog, News
Edmund Lee is a third-grader attending Gateway Science Academy, a charter school in south St. Louis. He currently has a 3.83 GPA and above average testing scores. So you may ask, “What’s the big deal?” His family is moving to St. Louis County and...
by Forest Parks | Feb 24, 2016 | News, Politics News
Let’s be clear. Why would anyone accept a large donation from a sector they openly say they want to ban? You could argue that you might as well take money from whoever will give it but we all know that’s NOT how politics work. Bernie Sanders says (and has...
by Forest Parks | Feb 24, 2016 | History
You may have heard of Madam C.J. Walker, she is often quoted as the first self made female African American millionaire and the inventor of the hair relaxer. She didn’t actually invent the hair relaxer but this doesn’t make her story any less amazing. Born...
by Candace | Feb 23, 2016 | Modern History
“Black Girls Do Swim” is their motto. North Carolina A&T State University women’s swim team is proud to be the only all black swim team in NCAA Division I. But, sadly, it is also the last, as their University has decided to end the swimming program. The only...
by Forest Parks | Feb 23, 2016 | News, Politics News
On Saturday South Carolinan’s will take to the poll to pick either Bernie or Hilary. Amongst black votes it’s going to be close but Bernie just bagged another big celebrity endorsement with veteran film director Spike Lee. Strangely Spike’s wife has...
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by Candace | Feb 23, 2016 | Positivity
White People 4 Black Lives whose Facebook profile picture says, “Show Up Against White Terror” is a white anti-racist organization and activist project of the Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere (AWARE-LA). This organization was form to work with African...
by Anthony Thomas | Feb 23, 2016 | News
A day does not pass without at least one news item concerning black men in America, and in Chicago to be precise. A recent shocking survey revealed that almost a half of young black men in Chicago are either unemployed or out of school. buy desyrel online...
by Forest Parks | Feb 23, 2016 | Culture
Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most powerful black woman in the world when it comes to her influence over people. She has in the past been labelled the most influential person in the world, period! She speaks, people listen! Now, of course, her opinion on the...
by Forest Parks | Feb 23, 2016 | News
The systematic racism endemic to our countries governmental and law enforcement departments has been becoming more and more highlighted and spoken against recently but for all the speak it doesn’t seem that much is actually changing. This story emerging from the...
