by Freddie Ra | May 17, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Paul Robeson was one of the most giften men in the history of the world. He was an athlete, actor, author, attorney, a scholar and concert singer. Born in Princeton, New Jersey on April 9th, 1898, Paul Robeson showed that he was a man of many talents. He gave 296...
by Forest Parks | May 17, 2016 | Culture, News, Positivity
Students from Cleveland, Ohio, just won the 25th annual FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship. Wooooooootttttt. And guess what, this awesome group of kids happen to be predominately black students from Cuyahoga Community College’s Youth Technology Academy in...
by Forest Parks | May 17, 2016 | Culture, News, Positivity
Have you heard of Phiona Mutesi? As a teen she was playing chess for food, in the slums of Uganda. Mutesi was quoted as saying: “I like chess because it involves planning,” and “If you don’t plan, you will end up with a bad life.” Well, she really did take her own...
by Freddie Ra | May 16, 2016 | Black 365
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 16th in Black History 1792 –...
by Candace | May 16, 2016 | Did You Know
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry made it big as Stepin Fetchit. The African-American actor was one of the few black faces in the American Television. He portrayed himself as a lazy, humorous guy and was later tagged as the “Laziest guy in the world”....
by Candace | May 16, 2016 | Blog, Positivity
Shonda and Shalisha Witherspoon, identical twin sisters recently graduated from Florida International University on May 10th. The sisters aged 25, completed their Bachelor of Science degrees at FUI’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in the IT sector...
by Candace | May 16, 2016 | Blog, Celebrities, Positivity
Snoop Dogg’s son, Cordell Broadus, is changing the world one charitable event at a time. He is the founder of Revolt of the Youth charitable foundation which seeks to help underprivileged youth in the society. Charity has always been a passion for him since he...
by Candace | May 16, 2016 | Positivity
Howard graduates had a lot to be proud of at their graduation ceremony. However, the emphasis was not on the 96 graduating medical students, all focus was on an exemplary list of 46 Nigerian graduates. Out of the 96 candidates, 46 were Nigerian and out of the 27...
by Face2Face Africa | May 16, 2016 | Africa, Business
Any tropical disease expert will tell you that the best way to avoid getting malaria is to not get bitten. But with the rainy season quickly approaching, malaria-bearing mosquitoes are going to be multiplying all across Africa. The World Health Organization estimates...
by Freddie Ra | May 16, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Among Black leaders Marcus Garvey was unique. Born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey’s popularity was universal. His program for the return of African people to their motherland shook the foundations of three empires. All...
