by Forest Parks | Dec 9, 2016 | History, Modern History, News
On November 8th, 1946, 32 year-old Viola Desmond decided to goto Roseland Theater in Nova Scotia. Her car was in the shop being repaired so she had some free time. A beautician and businesswoman Viola did well for herself and wanted to sit in the luxury seats in the...
by Candace | Dec 8, 2016 | News
In many ways it seems as though this country is working hard to show us that Black Lives truly do not matter to white Americans. No one should ever be able to shout racial slurs at another human being, threaten to kill them and walk away like nothing ever happened. In...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | News
Maybe it’s none of my business but I am getting very worried about the likes of Tomi Lahren and the other “young”, “hip” faces rising in favor of ALT-Right views. They denounce the KKK yet get defensive about their own clear racism (that...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | News, Politics News
Ilhan Omar made history in Novemeber when she became the first-ever Somali-American lawmaker. Despite the election of Trump, a rise in violent hate attacks and more small election results like this gave some people hope. Now, unfortunately, Minnesota state...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | Positivity
Wade McCrae Washington is a man we all need to look up to. If ANYONE can tell you about hard work and determination, this is the man! Wade has cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis, a cripling illness, but he has fought through it and finally earned his pro body...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | News
This is so cool! Detroit now has an urban Agrihood, a self sustaining neighborhood farming project. It launched on November 30th. Watch the video below and learn more in the press release (published below that). Image...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | News
“If you keep acting like a child, you’re going to get strapped in that chair and you’re going to stay there,” Frankie Taylor, an African American man from Michigan, was picked up by police and arrested for a DUI. The police are accused of overacting and their actions,...
by Forest Parks | Dec 8, 2016 | Celebrities, News, Positivity
On Wednesday morning Andre Johnson, a former NFL wide receiver, did what he has been doing for the past 9 years now. He took a bunch of kids and brought them for a Christmas shopping spree. A dozen kids in need went with Andre to Toys R Us in S.W. Houston and went...
by Candace | Dec 7, 2016 | Africa
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, is sitting in front of you and personally offers you a job, do you take it? Not Chris Kwekowe. Chris Kwekowe is a 23 year-old dedicated to helping resolve the unemployment issue plaguing his country, which is why he...
by Candace | Dec 7, 2016 | Celebrities
After a recent photoshoot with Complex magazine, Lionel Richie’s 18 year-old daughter chimed in on racism. Most of know that racism is still lingering in the shadows of highly insensitive minds but Sofia Richie confirmed it when she spoke about her personal...
