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Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones Accuses Red Sox Fans Of Racism: “I was called the N-word”

Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones Accuses Red Sox Fans Of Racism: “I was called the N-word”

by Forest Parks | May 4, 2017 | News

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones says that he was on the receiving end of racism at from Boston Red Sox fans after the two teams recently faced off. After the game he says: “A disrespectful fan threw a bag of peanuts at me. I was called the N-word a handful...
WOW: Eritrean-American Woman Becomes 1st Deaf And Blind Graduate of Harvard Law School

WOW: Eritrean-American Woman Becomes 1st Deaf And Blind Graduate of Harvard Law School

by Forest Parks | May 4, 2017 | Africa, News, Positivity

Being a black woman makes life hard enough in the USA but Haben Girma has extra challengers. She is blind and deaf BUT she has climbed above all of that and become the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School and she is simply awesome on every damn level!...
Ex-Police Officer Pled Guilty to Civil Rights Charge and Murder Charge was Dropped (Video)

Ex-Police Officer Pled Guilty to Civil Rights Charge and Murder Charge was Dropped (Video)

by Candace | May 3, 2017 | News

Michael Slager, former North Charleston police officer, has pled guilty to violating Walter Scott’s ­civil rights. buy chloroquine online orthomich.com/css/krem/gif/chloroquine.html no prescription pharmacy Slager shot Scott as he was running away from him. buy...
Teen Went to Prom with her Harvard Acceptance Letter but She had 6 Other Options

Teen Went to Prom with her Harvard Acceptance Letter but She had 6 Other Options

by Candace | May 3, 2017 | Positivity

What do you do when no one asks you to prom? You go with someone that celebrates you and doesn’t simply tolerate you, or something? Priscilla Samey decided to truly standout instead of blending in. “Couldn’t find a man to accept me for prom so I took a college that...
How did Indiana High School Senior Graduate College before High School?

How did Indiana High School Senior Graduate College before High School?

by Candace | May 3, 2017 | Positivity

Students at 21st Century Charter High School in Gary, Indiana are expected to go above and beyond to ensure academic excellence. Taking college classes on a college campus is a requirement for graduating. But one student decide to more than bare minimum and now she’ll...
(VIDEO) Taraji P. Henson Tells Us Exactly Where Hardwork And Persistence Will Get You “I Moved.. With $700.. And A Toddler” In Moving Speech

(VIDEO) Taraji P. Henson Tells Us Exactly Where Hardwork And Persistence Will Get You “I Moved.. With $700.. And A Toddler” In Moving Speech

by Forest Parks | May 3, 2017 | Positivity

Seriously, just watch this! It’s moving, exciting and empowering!
After 3 Years, A Specialist Says Broken Pipes Caused The Flint Water Crisis, NOT Lack Of Treatment!

After 3 Years, A Specialist Says Broken Pipes Caused The Flint Water Crisis, NOT Lack Of Treatment!

by Forest Parks | May 3, 2017 | News

New information has surfaced from a specialist claiming that the spike in water main breaks during the Polar Vortex winters of 2014 and 2015 was one of several overlooked factors that ultimately led to the Flint water crisis, according to a retiring Michigan...
WORD: April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year

WORD: April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year

by Forest Parks | May 3, 2017 | News

April Ryan has been getting a lot of attention recently for her journalism and it seems it’s not gone unnoticed with The National Association of Black Journalists naming her its Journalist of the Year. Since ’97 Ryan has covered urban issues from the White...
BAD NEWS: Officers Won’t Be Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling

BAD NEWS: Officers Won’t Be Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling

by Forest Parks | May 3, 2017 | News

The New York Times that the Justice Department will not be charging the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Alton was shot dead last July in Baton Rouge, Louisiana when he was pinned to the ground by the arresting officers. Police had...
Netflix’s “Dear White People” Sticks It To White Critics With 100% On Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix’s “Dear White People” Sticks It To White Critics With 100% On Rotten Tomatoes

by Forest Parks | May 3, 2017 | News

Remember when Netflix first announced “Dear White People” and a bunch of upset white critics started calling the trailer racist and this and that and calling to #BoycottNetflix…. And of course us sane people just stood their shaking our heads at...
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