by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
A new study sheds more light on Baltimore and the racial and economic exploitation of its Black residents, particularly in the area of mortgage denials. According to Home Mortgage and Small Business Lending in Baltimore and Surrounding Areas, a report just released by...
by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
When Celeste Douglas-Wheeler arrived at M.S. 57, Ron Brown Academy in 2006, she faced the daunting task of turning around a failing school. The middle school at 125 Stuyvesant Ave., near Lafayette Avenue, was placed on state’s “Schools Under Registration Review” list...
by Freddie Ra | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
By Eric Easter, Urban News Service – Amid a tepid economy, America’s burgeoning “maker” movement is breeding a whole new generation of creative black entrepreneurs. They are betting their futures not on traditional jobs, but on serious craft. Whether hand-sewn,...
by Forest Parks | Nov 22, 2015 | Blog
The cuteness of 3-year-old Riley Curry cannot be denied and now she has been snapped up for her first modelling gig. No real big surprise there! Riley has already been in the spotlight as the daughter of NBA superstar Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha. She really is a...
by Koba | Nov 22, 2015 | Blog
Last week the entire country was praying for Paris. The terrorist group known as “Isis” struck Paris with bombs and innocent people died. The United States was quick to jump up and ask for everyone to #PrayForParis. President Obama has stated that we must...
by Mr Incredible | Nov 22, 2015 | Blog
Starting a restaurant has got to be one of the scariest business ventures to enter because restaurants have the reputation of being the one of the most difficult businesses to succeed in. Starting a restaurant is so challenging that if you were to Google “What...
by Koba | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog
No matter how much they try to label the black woman(God) as a whore, thot, baby momma, prostitute, and any other negative name that is invented, let it be known that some us realized that the black woman is the strongest force in the universe. The media makes sure...
by Koba | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog
If you’re lucky enough to escape unscathed from contact with a Texas police officer, but unlucky enough to have broken an unjust law such as drug possession, the danger is not over. 550 people have died while in custody of Texas law enforcement so far in 2015, mostly...
by Koba | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog
The ideas that a man can get fired from Walmart for cleaning the parking lot sounds ridiculous right? Wrong! This really happened. Walmart, the store that runs America, fired a black man for picking up cans in a parking lot and turning them in for money. Lets not act...
by Koba | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog
Minneapolis, Minnesota superintendent Bernadeia Johnson is making sure that students of color are getting the same treatment as white students when it comes to suspension in their schools. Black children are suspended ten times more than white students and she wants...
