by gamma | Jan 10, 2020 | Positivity
This is absolutely dope, we had to share! Not only is Sydney Wilson finishing her freshman semester on the Dean’s list, not only is she finishing with a 4.76 GPA, she is also ONLY 14! It is absolutely mind-blowing how amazing some of our youth are! We learned...
by gamma | Dec 16, 2019 | News
I am sure you remember the viral video from three years ago, where 15-year old Dajerria Becton was violently arrested by a police officer at a pool party in McKinney, Texas. This story is originally from 2018 but passed by us, so we are sharing it again! As Teen Vogue...
by gamma | Dec 6, 2019 | News
Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time broke the internet world. Not about the sports but with her charitable works. Yes! You heard it right, the tennis champion was working! She builds schools in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Jamaica with her...
by gamma | Dec 6, 2019 | News
The popular wedding-planning sites Pinterest and The Knot announced they are no longer promoting content for “plantation”-style weddings. A Pinterest spokesperson told ABC News that Weddings should be a symbol of love and unity. Plantations represent none...
by gamma | Dec 3, 2019 | News, Positivity
11-Year-Old Charlotte Nebres is making her ancestors proud and making History as she is staring as Marie, the young heroine of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at New York City Ballet. It opened on Friday and she is now officially the first Black lead of this ballet...
by gamma | Nov 25, 2019 | News
This intruder “picked the wrong house to break into” after he got beat up by the Rochester, NY, occupant, Willie Murphy, an 82-year-old woman Body Builder. This amazing lady is an inspiration, not that we condone violence but DAMN! She beat him with a table, a broom...
by gamma | Nov 21, 2019 | Africa, News
Rwanda has taken a step further in cementing itself into a regional tech hub and strengthening Africa’s stake in the global economy by launching the first every smartphone completely manufactured in Africa. The phone, by Rwanda’s Mara Group, was announced by...
by Freddie Ra | Nov 5, 2019 | Opinion, Video
Here are a few quick lessons I learned from traveling to London last week. You will be very interested to hear my perspective AND I wanna hear your thoughts? So, do you agree? PS. Make sure you enter our contest at UrbanIntellectuals.com/contest for a chance to win...
by gamma | Oct 12, 2019 | News
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in under two hours today in Vienna. He ran the 26.2-mile distance in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds. Just let that soak in, let that soak in that he ran 4:34 minutes per mile for the whole race! WOW! Unfortunately, this will not...
by gamma | Oct 11, 2019 | News
We’ve covered the story of how an enslaved man, Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green, actually taught Jack Daniels how to make bourbon. He has been recognized in very small moves as the godfather of Tenessee Whiskey but it is still not mainstream knowledge....
