by Freddie Ra | Dec 16, 2015 | Celebrities, Positivity
There have been a flood of slave movies to hit the market recently depicting black people as weak, downtrodden and powerless or a biopic movies that focus on celebrities, entertainers and those that dance, laugh for a living, but this is something different. This...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 16, 2015 | Celebrities
There are many surprising things going on in this world these days, but Lupita Nyong’o slaying the red carpet or seizing our attention is not one of them. At the world premiere for the new movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Oscar winning actress commanded the...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture, News
This is very good news! The U.S Department of Education made an announcement on Tuesday and said that black and latino students in high school were graduating at record highs closing the gap with white students. During the 2013-2014 school year 82% of students overall...
by Forest Parks | Dec 16, 2015 | Culture
Judge Walker was sworn in recently at Brooklyn town hall. She is a muslim and in accordance with her faith that means she can be sworn in using her holy book. In a country supposedly based on religious freedoms this seems totally reasonable. However the video posted...
by Reneegede | Dec 15, 2015 | Opinion
It has come to this. I have been a decades-long witness -face-to-face or vicariously- to racism in America, the kind of racism that has wreaked devastation and havoc on the lives, livelihoods, education, property attainment, business endeavors, children, families and...
by Koba | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Celebrities
British newcomer John Boyega isn’t here for any of your racism. Speaking with the New York Times, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens star addressed head-on the people who are criticizing the concept of a Black stormtrooper. “I just don’t get it,” Boyega said. “You guys...
by Koba | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Celebrities, Positivity
Michael Jordan made good Tuesday on his promise to donate the net proceeds of the multimillion-dollar settlement he received from supermarkets Dominick’s and Jewel-Osco to nonprofits helping Chicago kids, his advisers said. The basketball legend had vowed to...
by Randall Barnes | Dec 15, 2015 | A List Categories, Culture, History, News, Opinion
(Audio) Listen below to get the latest on the possible sale of Howard University’s public television station WHUT and the dire consequences it brings to the Washington D.C. community, students and especially mass communication majors. Is money or ownership more...
by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | Celebrities, News
Devastated by the communities he saw affected in October by the South Carolina floods former South Carolina NFL running back Marcus Lattimore decided to do something to try and ease the pain. Through his non-profit foundation, Marcus Lattimore Foundation/DREAMS, he...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 15, 2015 | Celebrities, News, Positivity
Warrick Dunn Charities and Partners Surprise Family with Holiday Home, Former NFL Player Welcomes Atlanta Family Into Fully-Furnished Home. ATLANTA (December 7, 2015) – Warrick Dunn Charities (WDC), in collaboration with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Aaron’s...
