by Phyllis Banks Cook | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Business, Culture
I love music all types of music at anytime. What I do not like is the denigration of African American women, if it is shown on BET or ABC. I wanted to watch the BET Awards show to listen to some good music and see the new artists. Chris Rock was the host this year and...
by Patrick Irvine | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog
Forbes has published information on a study done by the Young Invincibles that takes a look at the employment gap present between young black people and young white people amongst other things. Young Invincibles is a non-profit organization with the goal of amplifying...
by Ghostndamachine | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Culture
Even though we have switched gears and other issues are currently at the forefront, there are still way too many stories in the media today about our epidemic of bullying going on both inside school as well as outside school. I have wanted to share my thoughts...
by UI Pam | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
A few days ago, Huffington Post Black Voices reported some obvious information: parents should read to their children everyday. But it’s news because it’s the first time that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended pediatricians to promote literacy...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog, Culture
After a hard week of being me and doing what I do , I just wanted to escape. I wanted to escape from abysmal test scores in urban schools. I wanted to escape from watching our people talk crazy. I wanted to escape from white folks killing us slowly. I wanted to escape...
by KeenFocus | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog
Reporting for News Team One —Mideast Again. Yes, again. A new, news splash. Racism rears its head. Allegedly, in a major U.S. corporation. At the risk of being desensitized to what leaves no area for lack of sensitivity in the African Diaspora. Now, eight African...
by Furious | Jun 23, 2014 | Blog
If you see yourself through the gun barrel in the opening credits of a Bond film, then you better have what it takes to act the part in the real world. Unleashing your inner 007 doesn’t just mean wearing a tuxedo and taking your martinis shaken, not stirred. It...
by Phyllis Banks Cook | Jun 22, 2014 | Blog, Culture
It appears that one of the most studied populations on this topic is African Americans. This is just me but, I was thinking they are trying to find out just hard they can f*** us before we capitulate and sign off. This is how I envision their thinking. They have...
by Patrick Irvine | Jun 20, 2014 | Blog
So as we move forward in our struggles and everyone continues to talk about the need to repeal SYG laws it becomes important to examine what those laws actually are because things can get confusing with all the rhetoric going on. One point of mention here is that...
by Ghostndamachine | Jun 18, 2014 | Blog, News
There is a petition on WH.gov that seeks signatures for the purpose of restoring basic rights to the literally millions of ex-convicts who lost those rights due to their convictions and prison terms. (Link below) Most people can tell you about the bigger items of...
