by Freddie Ra | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog
We are constantly hearing about the importance of economic unity in the black community to combat the lack of lending and economics. People talk about the potential strength of our money, the $1.2 trillion dollars in annual spending power of the community, but somehow...
by Candace | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is something like a big deal. She is a physicist and an assistant professor at Tuskegee University. There are less than 100 African American physicists in the United States and she is one of them! She is also the second African American female...
by Forest Parks | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog
Finding a bookstore that isn’t just pushing the eurocentric agenda is hard work but back in 1997 rappers Talib Kweli and Mos Def AKA Yasiin Bey had a vision. The put a ton of their own cash into Nkiru Books when they purchased it off of it’s previous owner...
by Koba | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
Power is knowledge and knowledge is dangerous. Religion has destroyed and murdered more people than it has saved. People are convinced that if you don’t believe in what they believe in, you are the enemy. It is similar to Autobots vs Decepticons, Democrats vs...
by Koba | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
Orphaned at 10, Mubarak Muyika has been doing business since his school days at Kamusinga High School in Bungoma County. His passion for entrepreneurship saw him turn down a fully paid scholarship to the prestigious Harvard University in the US last year to follow the...
by Candace | Jan 1, 2016 | Blog, Celebrities
We have lost yet another legend. Natalie Cole has passed away at the age of 65. We will never forget the amazing duet she performed with her father, Nat King Cole, Unforgettable. Her angelic voice is truly unforgettable. She recently cancelled several performances...
by Koba | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
Many things have been said about our President Barack Obama. Many have questioned his love for black people because he has not upheld the black agenda (whatever the hell that is). Some “self-righteous” black people feel as though President Barack Obama has...
by Koba | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
The black unemployment rate is about twice the white unemployment rate regardless of education status, the Economic Policy Institute has found in a recent article. However, the black unemployment rate has always been twice the rate of whites. The findings from the...
by Koba | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog
The city of Milwaukee has announced a $5 million dollar proposed settlement with 74 black men who say they were illegally strip searched and fondled by police. The alleged victims claim they were fondled and forced to endure illegal cavity searches. A 2014 article...
by Forest Parks | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Business
True Laundry Detergent is a black owned business. They advertise that their low sud concentrated product is high quality and they state that “We will not conduct business in a way that will break the peace or corrupt the land”. Basically it’s a black...