by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | News
The Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer has apparently directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with clearing the way for the Dakota Access Pipeline to be finished according to Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, who released a statement on Tuesday....
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | News
This is quite the whirlwind for artist Abigail Gray Swartz. She sent an image on a whim to the New Yorker and hours later they asked for revisions and then approved it for their Feb. cover image! The image was based on WWII icon Rosie the Riveter but features a woman...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | Celebrities, News
Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh have welcomed triplets into the world! A rep for Pharrell talked to Vanity Fair conforming that Helen gave birth earlier in January and all the kids and Mom are doing well! They already have an 8-year-old, Rocket, and...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | News
University of Alabama gymnast Aja Sims’ hip hop-inspired floor routine absolutely killed and pretty much everyone agreed, the judges threw a 9.9 near perfect score at it. The routine was posted up on facebook and tagged #BlackGirlMagaic, however many non-Black fans...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | Afro-Latinx, Celebrities, Culture, News
“When you say ‘black music,’ understand that you are talking about rock, jazz, R&B, reggae, funk, doo-wop, hip-hop, and Motown. Black people created it all. Being Puerto Rican, even salsa music stems back to the Motherland. So, in my world, black music means...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | News, Politics News
5 years after the tragic death of teen Trayvon Martin his parents are remembering the life of their child, their best friend and sweet child. Building a portrait of a sweet boy who loved to help his father and best friend go out to feed the homeless and to snuggle up...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Hannibal Barca is often described as the greatest military general in history, the enemy of Rome and the one that out thought what was the straongest army of their day. Hannibal lived during a period of great tension in the Mediterranean Basin, when the Roman Republic...
by Reneegede | Feb 1, 2017 | Opinion
Black History Month #BlackHistoryMatters “I have a strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.” —Edmonia Lewis *** According to Biography.com, Mary Edmonia Lewis was born around 1844 in Greenbush, New York. Hailed as the first professional...
by Reneegede | Feb 1, 2017 | Opinion
MONEY, MISS. — Deep in the Mississippi Delta, some poor agricultural towns are separated by a large stretch of corn and cotton. Yes, this was it, this is the place … now covered in thick weeds and ivy is Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market, where a 14-year old...
by Reneegede | Jan 31, 2017 | Opinion
A white Trump supporter who hands a Black waitress a $450 tip and tells her, in his own way that “WE have to learn how to be one and become ‘just Americans'” has more on his mind than just being a blessing to that Black waitress. He who was incapable...
