by Reneegede | Sep 11, 2014 | Opinion
It’s National Boycott Facebook Day and nobody showed up. Most people didn’t show up for the boycott, that is. I peeked in to see if The Mysterious Facebook People had actually done the “dang thang,” and it was simply a dull thud. If everyone...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 11, 2014 | News
For decades the government of Botswana has been trying to relocate the San people off their ancestral homeland. For those unware the San people are one of the 14 known living ancestral populations for modern humans. They are about 90,000 strong and their homeland...
by Reneegede | Sep 10, 2014 | Opinion
In honor of “Boycott Facebook Day” on September 11 and 12, 2014, I’m going to do something historically erroneous and say this: NOW THAT I’VE GOT YOUR ATTENTION… I could not title this article/post “The Black American Economics of...
by Furious | Sep 10, 2014 | News
It has been a full month since teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. There still hasn’t been any action taken by the police department, the grand jury, or anyone, only public outrage. The shooting sparked a...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 10, 2014 | News
I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with the story of Chris Heben, the Ex-Navy Seal that came to fame and stardom after surviving an attacked by what he deemed to be “3 black Islamic gang members.” Apparently Mr. Heben was shot in the stomach in Bath, Ohio by...
by Furious | Sep 9, 2014 | Business
Apparently, it is challenge season on the social media outlets and the black community is all in on them. However, most of these challenges are more ridiculousness, foolishness, time wasters, or something that doesn’t have anything to do with our community or...
by Patrick Irvine | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog, News
It would seem that the story of John Crawford has taken a twist. In recent developments it has come to light that the couple that called 911 on John and reported that he was “pointing a weapon at people” and had “just loaded it” might not have been telling the truth....
by Furious | Sep 8, 2014 | News
Technology is coming to a fast food joint near you very soon. Burger giant McDonald’s is installing 7,000 touch screen computers to handle cashier duties in Europe. The move to the touch screen computers are to increase efficiency of the restaurant and improve...
by Spirit of Thoth | Sep 8, 2014 | Business
Hello UI. This is part 2 of our financial series. I hope you have put the actions of the 1st week into practice. I have a good news report. A brother that I gave this advice to way before I started UI Financial has now gone from a 417 credit rating to now after only 6...
by Randall Barnes | Sep 7, 2014 | A List Categories, News
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” -August Wilson I’ve always lived by the philosophy that you shouldn’t look down at a person...
