by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Have you ever heard of Freedman’s Village, a town of freed so-called slaves on the seized estate of Robert E. Lee. Well, it was once a thriving bastion of hope, of around 100 residents, in small wooden homes. Timeline.com wrote: Freedman’s Village, which started...
by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | Celebrities, News, Opinion
Mysonne NY General breaths knowledge and wisdom and this video is just another example of how deep a human and role model this man can be for our kids. He is bashing another Black man, to some degree, but it’s from a position of love and care for the kids and...
by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | Celebrities
Black and proud! ✊? Actor Kofi Siriboe cherishes his culture and black experience. Watch below:
by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | Celebrities, News
Lavar Ball, the loud mouth father behind the publicity of BBB sneakers, who’s confidence and perceived arrogance has had people’s forehead wrinkling may not be just the big show boat you assume. Teh GM of the LA Lakers, Rob Pelinka, told a story that may...
by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | News
No matter how protected a man feels with a bad it’s clear when that uniform is off you can easily become just another “dangerous black man”, an ordinary target for white supremacist police aggression! Last Wednesday evening an off-duty St. Louis...
by Forest Parks | Jun 27, 2017 | News
Walking while black is fast becoming one of the most common crimes in the United States, you’d have thought by now that sensible Black folks would have stopped walking seeing as clearly it must be a crime, right? Of course, I am being sarcastic, it’s whack...
by Randall Barnes | Jun 26, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, News
Normally when college professors are fired, they’re saying racially inflammatory things on social media or the news. Their rhetoric normally is divisive and reprehensible, unbecoming of individuals that claim to be shepherds of higher learning or cultivators of free...
by Candace | Jun 26, 2017 | Did You Know
The house that Rosa Parks, black civil rights pioneer, lived in is no longer in the United States. Her home is now in Berlin, Germany. The city of Detroit sold Rosa Parks’ home for a measly $500. Rosa Parks’ niece purchased the home to prevent it from...
by Candace | Jun 26, 2017 | Positivity
The power of one voice is strong, but when it comes to social justice, the power of our collective voices is unstoppable. Now is the time to recognize that through our voices we really can effect change. Some of us will do the important work locally at the micro level...
by Forest Parks | Jun 26, 2017 | News
When the racist English Defence League (EDL) tried to hold a march in the UK city of Liverpool, hoping to capitalize off of the fear following the Manchester terrorist attack, the city mayor flanked by locals and anti-fascist protesters decided NOT IN LIVERPOOL! buy...