by Candace | Dec 10, 2016 | News, Positivity
HOW MUCH DiD Congress just approve for flint Early this morning the U.S. Senate approved funding for more than $120 million to address the lead contamination issue that has been plaguing Flint, Michigan for over a year now. The funding was approved at about...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 10, 2016 | Culture
Today is a very special day for a very special person, my father! He turns 87 years young today and I wanted to take a moment to tell you happy birthday, Dad, and to let you know that I love you. Without you, obviously, there is no me, but you are my hero for putting...
by Forest Parks | Dec 10, 2016 | Culture, History
During slavery many many peoples were parted, taken from their families and cultures. It’s rare that an individual who is descended from an enslaved person can fully track back their roots. However, one group of Afro-Cubans, the Gangá-Longobá kept their...
by Furious | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, History, Video
“Back during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves, they didn’t kill ’em, they sent some old house Negro along behind him to undo what he said. You have to read the history of slavery to understand this. There were two kinds of...
by Candace | Dec 9, 2016 | Celebrities
During an interview on the talk show “The Real,” Lee Daniels said racism isn’t real to him because he never “embraced” it and credits it for his television and film success. He also said if he embraced racism he would have become an angry black man. Let’s start by...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 9, 2016 | News
“Things that make you go hmmmmmm”, is all we can come up with as news breaks the Jury Foreman in the Michael Slager trial had his personal charges dropped by prosecutors during the trial. Yes, you read that correctly, the lead juror in the trial had...
by Forest Parks | Dec 9, 2016 | Celebrities, News
What did I just watch…. Seriously….. It;s weirdly engrossing. Gucci Mane has decided to get festive and release a remixed version of Jingle Bells. It’s so bad it’s…. NO, IT CAN NEVR BE GOOD! So, opinions ready, what do you think, are you...
by Forest Parks | Dec 9, 2016 | News
Sheriff David Clarke really is doing a fine job of making himself even more unpopular amongst the African American community, in reaction to the fact that people have been dying at his jail. Since April, three inmates and a baby have died at a jail run by Milwaukee...
by Forest Parks | Dec 9, 2016 | Afro-Latinx
La Chancla! It’s no suprise that it’s feared by an aligator too! For those readers who are asking, WHAT? Well, every Lantinx person knows what comes when La Chancla is unleased! La Chancla is basically your mothers shoe / slipper. It can come flying from...
by Forest Parks | Dec 9, 2016 | Celebrities, News
New York Giants player Nikita Whitlock’s home was smashed into by burglars on Tuesday night. Whilst it’s bad enough that valuable items were stolen, they also graffitied his home with racist slurs and phrases. “Go back to Africa” and “KKK” and swatistikas...