by Spirit of Thoth | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog, Business, Culture
Hello UI faithful. The following is a top 10 list of misconceptions made by the Black community, or whit I like to refer to as… CONFESSIONS AGAINST POPULAR OPINION. “You don’t need to depend on anyone but yourself to make it in this world. ” -The...
by Ordonia Baker | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog
Sisters’ are doin’ it for themselves, you remember that catchy little tune sung by Aretha Franklin and the Eurythmics? In the song, Aretha stated, “We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too”, but if we did the remake for 2014, the song would have to add to the lyrics...
by Randall Barnes | Apr 11, 2014 | A List Categories, Blog, Business, Culture, History, Positivity
Get the first four chapters of “The Diary Of Aaliyah Anderson” for only $2.00 today! The money goes to promotion and marketing costs for the novel. Support the youth. Remember, the author of this article is only 17! http://payhip.com/b/DhLU “I’ve gotten completely...
by Aisha Wadud | Apr 10, 2014 | Blog
POOR SO WHAT: Why dose the government fight us so hard for healthcare? As I go through my research and read about this study and that study it makes my butt hurt from the anger I try to hold back, after reading articles about black/low income communities by white...
by Ghostndamachine | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog
The N-Word – I have told myself time and time again that I would write something about the argument that is going on within our nation about the term nigger/nigga. I have went back and forth with myself about whether or not it is ever okay to use this word,...
by Spirit of Thoth | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Positivity
Hello UI. Again we find ourselves on another heated topic of discussion. In recent years we have seen a certain bias towards athletes. Years ago athletes could do no wrong and were forgiven no matter what the offense. However, the trend now is to expose them for all...
by Greg Bradshaw | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog
As an African American man, I can say that I’m disenfranchised with America. This country’s treatment of its African American citizens is the basis of my disenfranchisement. The George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn trials are the latest examples of the United States...
by Erica Tolbert | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Culture
Everybody seems to love to criticizes black fictitious shows such as Scandal and Being Mary Jane. Most people feel these shows depicts black women in a negative way. A lot of black people choose not to support these shows created and written by black people but yet...
by Erica Tolbert | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog
I’m sure many of you have heard the saying or since we are in modern times, read the memes that says, “it’s called the American Dream because you’d have to be asleep to fall for it!” I was once guilty of semi wanting that dream. You know,...
by Hollie Aríel | Apr 5, 2014 | Blog
I was hanging with some friends when I saw one of them looking at these tweets that all had “#WhitePeopleEquivalent”. I thought, “Let me see what this shit is.” Apparently, a white woman decided to offer a helping hand to Black Girl Dangerous...
