by Forest Parks | Sep 2, 2016 | News, Politics News
Harry Belafonte played a very important role in the civil rights movement and his voice on issues is always welcome. Legendary actor and activist Belafonte sat down to an interview with Roland Martin on Wednesday. The pair talked about a lot but a very interesting...
by Forest Parks | Sep 2, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Cam Newton isn’t winning over African American fans with a round of recent acts. A few weeks ago he claimed that racism is no longer an issue in America and then during an ESPN interview he said that he neither agrees or disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s recent...
by Forest Parks | Sep 2, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
As African American men and women became free the desire and need to build themselves up, become a part of wider society and stabilise themselves financially grew. Quite simply, free men and women needed to bank. On March 3rd 1865 Abraham Lincoln on signed the...
by James Washington | Sep 1, 2016 | Business
When it comes to buying automobiles, women have remained a dominant figure. From a couple of reliable sources, it is important to know that around eighty-five percent of vehicle buyers are women. The truth is that around eight percent of auto dealers in the country...
by James Washington | Sep 1, 2016 | Politics News
The meeting held last month by the NAACP (The National Alliance For The Advancement of Colored People) finally brought into life one of its most concerns; charter schools. The members of the organization, approved language calling for a temporary prohibition on...
by James Washington | Sep 1, 2016 | Celebrities
Its official Kanye West has surpassed the king of pop, Michael Jackson when it comes to top 40 hits. According to reports, the rapper has more top 40 hits compared to Michael and this came after his latest hit collaboration with Schoolboy Q “That Part” moved from...
by James Washington | Sep 1, 2016 | News
It’s becoming hard not to mention institutional racism when talking about poverty. These two topics seem to have a direct relationship and this is inspiring students to study how each affects the other. This seems to have been inspired by the increasing and recent...
by Forest Parks | Sep 1, 2016 | News
Two former Jasper, Texas police offices beat an African-American woman inside Jasper City Jail because she had an unpaid traffic ticket. The now former officers Ricky Grissom and Ryan Cunningham beat Keyarika Diggles and the whole incident was caught on video. They...
by Forest Parks | Sep 1, 2016 | News
When 15-year-old Keston Charles was shot by police, he had his hands up. Despite this he was shot 16 times. He had been chased by police after brandishing a BB gun. Three of the shots hit him in his legs, buttocks and side during a foot chase. He luckily survived the...
by Forest Parks | Sep 1, 2016 | Culture, HBCU Pulse
The Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine, know as COM, has the fifth largest number of African-American medical students in the USA outside of HBCUs and it’s ranked in the 96th percentile for medical schools with the most African-American...
