by Forest Parks | Nov 22, 2018 | Culture, History
Well, it’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend people and usually for Americans that means a lot of chill, food, beer, family and hopefully good times. Remembering the history of yesterdays celebration is kind of secondary as it’s generally just a time for...
by Forest Parks | Nov 15, 2018 | News, Opinion
This morning I am mad. You have heard by now that armed security guard Jemel Roberson was fatally shot at his work in a Chicago bar by a white police officer who was called to the scene of a potential mass shooting incident. When the white officer arrived Jemel had...
by Reneegede | Nov 15, 2018 | Opinion
As everyone has probably heard by now, Georgia gubernatorial candidate and Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams has yet to concede and hand Brian Kemp, her Republican opponent and former Secretary of State, his self-declared “victory” in a too-close-to-call...
by Forest Parks | Nov 13, 2018 | UI Daily
Malcolm X is a figure in our history that needs no introduction yet is too many just a name they have heard of, especially for some of the youth! His life was full of twists and turns, ups and downs and was a real fighter and clearly someone who cared about his...
by Reneegede | Nov 4, 2018 | Opinion
It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that Facebook was nicknamed “Racebook” because some prolific Black persons and persons of color took it upon themselves to counter systemic racism on social media by countering demeaning anti-Black posts with...
by Reneegede | Nov 3, 2018 | Opinion
Well, I mean let’s go for the “D’uh”-Factor. When you live in a state that allows the Secretary of State who controls the vote to remain in office and run for Governor, you should expect some votes to come up missing to make him a winner, and...
by Reneegede | Nov 3, 2018 | Opinion
You just went on a racist rant that was full-on ‘Umar Johnson-ish’ and ‘Kanye Kardashian-esque’ about Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama campaigning for Stacey Abrams in Georgia. Yet, you spoke not a word about all of the white celebrities or...
by Forest Parks | Oct 29, 2018 | Opinion, Positivity
We don’t watch the NFL and since stopping we’ve found the time is much more productive for the growth of our community, ourselves and our business. Freddie, CEO of Urban Intellectuals and Sankofa Club, took to Facebook yesterday for a Facebook live to go...
by Forest Parks | Oct 26, 2018 | News, Politics News
Another suspicious package containing a device to the 10 other packages has been intercepted in South Florida addressed to New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker. This is the 11th device found in relation to the threat being dubbed as the Make America Great Bomber....
by Forest Parks | Oct 26, 2018 | News
This is so awesome, it had to be shared! Cameroonian Scholar Dr. Olivette Otele Is Now the UK’s First Black Woman History Professor. WOOT! Go Olivette! Olivette is a colonial and post-colonial expert and she has been appointed professorship and a chair in...
