by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | History
On Tuesday bronze and granite pieces of a memorial sculpture was quietly and unceremoniously lowered into place on the Southern lawn of the Texas Capitol building. Two decades of hard work led to this seemingly low-key moment. The beginning of the installation of an...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
A new report has said that almost half of all people killed by police have a disability. In many cases urgent care is needed, not the lethal force that leads to lost lives! Disability organization, the Ruderman Family Foundation, released the report saying that...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
Did you know that African-Americans are around one quarter of the Chicago Police Force. That’s a huge percentage of men and women working in the system that also clearly represses them and an article in the Christian Science Monitor has spoken to some of those...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | Celebrities, News
John Carlos will NEVER be forgotten for his black power fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games. And if any school book, government or media try to erase this hopefully the people will keep the moment alive! Now 71, Carlos has lost NONE of his spirit. He means...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Luke Cage is making serious waves, not only is it one of the most unapologetically shows on the box (on, it’s on Netflix but you get me)! It’s also facing some issues and making less than subtle references. Old school soundtrack, stylised filming,...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
Ramsey Orta used his cell phone to record officers using a banned chokehold to kill Eric Garner, who was complaining that “I can’t breathe.”. Eric’s death is very symbolic for the Black Lives Matter movement. The officer was not indicted for...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Miss Brazil 2016 is black! She is the first in 30 years, the second in history. After being crowned Raissa Santana said “I’m very emotional. This here is a mixture of great emotions. I didn’t expect to win this title, but I am very happy to have won this title and to...
by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2016 | News
What the hell is “modified duty”, that’s what two officers who killed a homeless black mentally ill guy are placed on after he was fired at 18 times and shot 14 times, killing him at the scene. This is utter madness and it gets worse as dashcam footage seems to...
by James Washington | Oct 4, 2016 | Politics News
According to NPR reports, the U.S government will be paying $492 million to the Indian Tribes of America. This payment will be made to resolve a court case regarding exploitation of natural resources. The officials claimed that there are more than 100 court...
by James Washington | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
A follower carrying support for the flag of a Black Confederate faced harassment from KKK members for showing respect to Confederate monument. Why a Black man would be under the delusion the confederate flag is anything but a hate and terrorist organization symbol is...
