by Randall Barnes | Apr 21, 2014 | Culture, Positivity
“Sometimes you got to hurt something to help something. Sometimes you have to plow under one thing in order for something else to grow.” -Ernest Gaines If anything, I personally believe that having people that doubt your goals is the cornerstone of success. It’s so...
by Reneegede | Apr 20, 2014 | Opinion
Ever hear the saying “I am the bitch you created me to be”? In the age of the same-o, same-o tired beatdown old reality show, the producers and directors of these aimless wanderings are still pawing and clawing at Black women in America to use as leverage...
by Greg Bradshaw | Apr 19, 2014 | Culture
This past April 8th marked the 40th anniversary of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, and current Atlanta Braves’ senior vice president Hank Aaron becoming baseball’s all-time home run champion. It was on that day in 1974 that Mr. Aaron passed Babe Ruth by hitting...
by Randall Barnes | Apr 17, 2014 | A List Categories, Business, Culture, Positivity
“You either got time or money, can’t have ‘em both. A n***** with money, don’t have no time. A n***** with time, don’t have no money. We don’t have a lot of time around here ‘cause time is money.” -Big Meech Ever since it was announced that I’d be...
by Reneegede | Apr 17, 2014 | Opinion
There are many stories floating “over the transom” with regard to financial accountability in Black America, but most people tend to take three major money moguls -Donald Trump, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett – seriously when it come to advice on how...
by Dominique Thompson | Apr 17, 2014 | Culture
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women… When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women. – Bell Hooks...
by Mo Gamble | Apr 17, 2014 | Blog, Business
Sound the alarm. If the HBCU’s will not respond to the black community needs then we have no choice but to stop support and decrease funding. It’s that time of the year again. Colleges, Universities and institutions of higher learning are eager to publish the racial...
by Adetokunbo Fatoke, Ed.D. | Apr 16, 2014 | News, Positivity
Another violent weekend in Chicago claimed the lives of four and wounded 32 others. Many Chicago neighborhoods are similar to warzones, where residents are being held hostage by the constant threat of danger. Sadly, a blatant disregard for life, hopelessness, and the...
by Samayoch | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, History
The wellknown 40 acres of land (and a mule was added later) for the enslaved African came from the Union General William T. Sherman. At the end of the Civil War, around 400,000 acres of land in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were taken from former slave owners...
by Spirit of Thoth | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Business
Okay UI here’s the deal… We often on this blog talk about the problems in the Black community but do not offer many solutions. We preach daily on what we are doing wrong, praise the few things we are doing right, but never address what we can do to fix those wrongs....
