by Reneegede | Jan 31, 2017 | Opinion
Since UI is a Hip-Hop Generation initiative, we thought we might share this letter with our readers that was shared with us by those closest to President Obama… T.I. Pens Heartfelt Open Letter To President Obama January 7, 2017 “You entered humbly into our...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Positivity
Viola Davis is an amazingly talented lady that is facing three Oscar nominations. She is also black and it seems that very much in reponse to last year’s #OscarSoWhite outrage the Academy has brought black actors and Industry workers into the fold for this years...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | Celebrities, News, Politics News
Rihanna was not happy about Trump’s country-specific muslim travel ban and called him out as an “immoral pig” on social media this past weekend. Azealia Banks came out in defence of Trump in a bunch of Instagram tirades (of which many she has...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Opinion, Politics News
Sally Yates said she’d refuse to defend Trump’s executive order on immigration, as the head of the Attorney General you’d think she would have a good position to make such a decision. However, defying Trump obviously comes at a price and it’s also an...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News
Being black or mixed race in 1960s/70s Ireland was not comfortable for many children who struggled with a mixed Identity. Wanting to be Irish, born there, but not fitting in and being subjected to daily racism. Fast-forward to today and #IamIrish...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News
Jason White, a West Texas Dentist and Trump supporter was in New York to celebrate Trump’s inauguration. He was wearing his Make America Great again cap when he and his friends decided to visit the artsy liberal Busboys and Poets. This is a place the fights for...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | Opinion, Positivity
Maya Angelou passed away in 2014 and left behind her a mourning that will forever live in the hearts of many of us. A beautiful wonderful woman and important activist. Angelou wrote some amazing pieces of work and her mind was a one of a kind. At 7 years old she was...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Politics News, Positivity
We need to move, to bind together, to push, to do something, we need leaders and words, actions to follow. Nina Turner made a speech infront of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in DC on 14th January and it’s a must must watch about the Trump election wake up...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Positivity
Huda Hassan has a goal, she wants more black women in Academia, more in the ivory tower, she wants to change the balance of power! So, the University of Toronto PhD student started offering free help to black women who were applying to graduate school and the response...
by Forest Parks | Jan 31, 2017 | Funny
Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back and enjoy themselves while the United States collapses of its own accord....
