by James Washington | Dec 6, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
The holiday of Juneteenth falls on June 19th and is observed as the day that slavery officially ended for Texas. While this holiday has often remained low-key, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War has started to bring Juneteenth into a bigger focus. While Abraham...
by James Washington | Dec 6, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
Reginald F. Lewis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 7, 1942. In the 1980s, he was known as the most prominent African American businessman in America. He was a lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Chairman, and CEO.[1] His mother was a mail carrier and...
by Candace | Dec 5, 2017 | Opinion
Unfortunately some people think they can talk crazy to you because of their skin color. Their skin color leads them to believe you want check them and remind them that we are now living in the 21st century. According to his Facebook post “Emmit Eclass...
by Candace | Dec 5, 2017 | DYK
With the disappointing amount of powerful men being accused of rape sexual assault another rape has resurfaced. A rape which was investigated by Rosa Parks before she became infamous for refusing to give up her seat to white man on the bus. In 1944, Rosa Parks was...
by James Washington | Dec 4, 2017 | Culture, Did You Know, DYK, History
The first African American television station owned and operated solely by African Americans was WGPR-TV. WGPR-TV, based in Detroit, Michigan, was founded by William Venoid Banks, who was a Detroit attorney, leading member of the International Free and Accepted...
by Candace | Dec 4, 2017 | News
Most of us couldn’t imagine seeing our loved shot and killed in front of us. Which is why Diamond Reynolds, Philando Castile’s fiance, was awarded $800,000 after watching Castile die in front of her and then being falsely arrested. Hopefully after losing her child’s...
by Candace | Dec 4, 2017 | News
I have a feeling the video will be taken down so wrote everything he said word for word. This man, Bouquet Ismael, was sold as a slave in Libya for $270 but he managed to escape and is now sharing his story. He started by informing us that slave trade began in 2012,...
by Candace | Dec 4, 2017 | News
Kalief Browder was victim of the mass incarceration epidemic that plagues this country specifically the black community. Browder’s unfortunate death opened our eyes to the predatory behavior of law enforcement in the black community. They practice incarcerating black...
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by Reneegede | Dec 3, 2017 | Opinion
Mark this day down in history, for it is one of the few, the proud, and the many that Black people in America have not only been 100-percent right, but have over-extended themselves to save America’s ass from its own self-destruction. Why?...
by Candace | Dec 1, 2017 | Politics News
Retired Lt. General Michael Flynn has agreed to testify that Donald J. Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians” during his campaign. After pleading guilty to one count of lying to the FBI about his communication with the Russian ambassador he now ready...
