by Forest Parks | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture, Did You Know, Positivity
I don’t know how many times it has to be said but hard work pays. Dr. Farrah Gray is testament to that. At 14 he became history’s youngest self made millionaire. And beat the odds, growing up in the impoverished South Side of Chicago. He was the youngest...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 22, 2016 | Celebrities, News, Positivity
There’s no denying the fact that Michelle Obama has accomplished a lot during her stint as first lady of the United States. For nearly eight years, Michelle stood by her husband Barack and dutifully performed her duties. For her efforts, she will go down in...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 22, 2016 | Celebrities, Positivity
Beyonce’s Fans Contribute Funds for Flint Water Crisis Relief. written by: joysmith Beyonce often referred to as Queen Bey is making great moves this year. The influential artist has not only released her successful Lemonade album, but she has also contributed...
by Forest Parks | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture, News
Highland Park, a small part of Detroit, is crumbling. The school has closed down, the street lights have been removed, it’s quickly becoming comepletely abandoned. However, one woman is putting up a fight and has plans for Highland Park to flourish again, to...
by Forest Parks | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture
There are moments when small gestures make big waves and an innocent wedding photo from 27 year-old Nakyia Whitty of Houston, Texas, may have just done that. Nakyia married her boyfriend of Javonte Davis in a awesome beach wedding. They had been seeing each others for...
by Face2Face Africa | Jun 21, 2016 | Business
While Africa has unanimously been pegged the new frontier, with foreigners from various parts of the world looking to see how they can cash in, they better keep their sights on African entrepreneurs, such as 27-year-old Fabienne Dervain (pictured), who is looking to...
by Anthony Thomas | Jun 21, 2016 | News, Positivity
Great news means different things to different people with different circumstances. However, for Chicago Urban Preparatory School, great news is when every urban Preparatory graduate is accepted into a four-year college or university. Surprisingly, this is not the...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | News
In 2013 the death of Kendrick Johnson was reported widely This sad loss was made worse by the fact that his body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at his Georgia high school. Of course people wanted to know who killed him but the death was a mystery. Now, I...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | Business
You’ve heard variations of the story I am sure. Black person tries to book on air b’n’b, booking mysteriously gets cancelled. Fact is, this happens A LOT! And of course it’s pure racism in many cases. Look up the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack on...
by Forest Parks | Jun 21, 2016 | Culture
African American names are becoming more and more common according to a study written by two Texas A&M University professors and published in “Ethnic and Racial Studies.”. And apparently this rise has happened since Obama gained top spot in the White...
