by Forest Parks | Nov 17, 2016 | News
Blackface, fake missing teeth and a sign that reads “Blak Lives Matter”! What would you do if a member of your child’s school board was seen wearing this at Halloween? Would you accept that it was a silly joke, just a misstep and a poor attempt at...
by Forest Parks | Nov 17, 2016 | News
You’ve probably seen that Neo-Nazi, White Supremacists and ALT-Right (yes, all the same brand of hate) groups have been hailing New Balance shoes as their shoe, their representative brand! But how did this come to be and should all of us not in line with these...
by Krystal | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
Community members of Blevins, Arkansas are appalled and outraged after photographs of a white school board member dressed in blackface went viral. The Blevins school board member has been identified as Ted Bonner. The photos, which were apparently taken a few weeks...
by Candace | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
The shooting officer responsible for the death of Philando Castile is being charged with his murder. This summer Castile was pulled over by Officer Jeronimo Yanez because Yanez said Castile fit the description of a suspect from a recent robbery. Castile’s fiancée,...
by Candace | Nov 16, 2016 | Celebrities
Bob Marley’s youngest son, Damian Marley, is making moves in the cannabis business. He started by opening a dispensary in Denver where he also has a 30,000 square foot space where he grows his own supply. The legalization of the recreational marijuana in California...
by Candace | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump is a very confusing and complex man. In one breathe he’s insinuating violence against minorities and in the next he’s asking his supporters to stop harassing the very people he’s been targeting during his entire presidential campaign. In his first...
by Candace | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
Ladue Horton Watkins High School which is located in St. Louis has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. Recently two white students received a one day suspension for telling black students to go to the back of the bus. What didn’t make the headlines...
by Forest Parks | Nov 16, 2016 | Culture, HBCU Pulse, News
Black Ph.D.’s are seriously lacking throughout the country in pretty much all fields, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). However, 10 years ago Clark Atlanta University committed to making a change and working hard on ensuring...
by Forest Parks | Nov 16, 2016 | News, Politics News
Shannon Sharpe isn’t just lamming out truths on Undisputed, he is talking real talk on twitter too. The whole mess around Ben Carson is strange to say the least. So, Jay Jenkins said on Twitter that Carson didn’t want to be involved in open racism, hence...
by Forest Parks | Nov 16, 2016 | News, Politics News
No one should be punching each other over political arguments but it’s no secret that trump supporters have been rallying behind violent rhetoric and reported hate crimes have been up almost 75% since Trump started running. Violence under Trump for some reason...
