by Freddie Ra | Feb 20, 2015 | News
CNN is reporting the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to bring a racial discrimination case against the Ferguson, Missouri police department. The law suit is said to be over the alleged racially discriminatory practices of the police department. However, if the...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 19, 2015 | Opinion
The word ‘Thug’ has been tossed around to describe black people in this country for decades now as a substitute for Ni**er. Every since the country developed a minute consciousness that drove them away from overt racism, bigotry and hatred, thug has served...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 19, 2015 | News
Those who believe racism, discrimination and bigotry is over in this country are fooling themselves. The result of a recent lawsuit by workers against a trucking company in Denver proves racism is live and well in this country’s businesses and institutions....
by Freddie Ra | Feb 18, 2015 | News
Shot out to Magic Johnson, his partners Mark and Kimbra Walter for their City Youth Empowerment, LLC. They are doing more than just talking about curbing the youth violence rate in the city of Chicago. They are putting their money where their mouth is. The former NBA...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 18, 2015 | Culture, News
It is always interesting to hear the take on what black people in America should call themselves. We have had a variety of names over the past few centuries, all of which violate the mandate of historian John Henrik Clarke that says a people’s name should...
by Chum Sejimon | Feb 17, 2015 | Blog, News
34-year-old Jonathan Bleiweiss, a former deputy officer of Broward County, Florida has recently been sentenced to 5 years in jail concluding an extensive 6 year investigation regarding 20 rape allegations. The victims were all identified as illegal immigrants,...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 17, 2015 | News
Due to a lack of support and/or understanding the significance of having African American owned banks in the community, two more closed their doors recently. The dwindling number has those in the know concerned to say the least. Most recently, Highland Community Bank...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 17, 2015 | News
Parenting is not for the faint of heart is something we have all heard. Well, a faint heart isn’t something that identifies Jimmy Morris, the father of a woman beaten by her boyfriend. After Morris learned what Courtney Grace did to his daughter, he promptly...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 17, 2015 | Celebrities, News, Politics News
In a move that could make me cry, rapper turned activist Talib Kweli headlines a charitable effort to raise and give funds to front line activist in Ferguson. The effort dismisses the notion that black celebrities don’t care about the black community. Every...
by Reneegede | Feb 16, 2015 | Opinion
Some Positive News for those who can stomach it: Steve Harvey, some sad long hours ago, said he didn’t give a damn about slavery during this, yet another Black History Month; and it was yet another double-barreled shot and gut-punch heard around the Black...
