by Forest Parks | May 11, 2016 | Culture
A beautiful series of oil paintings have been put together by artist Sylvia Maier to honor the mothers who lost their sons to Police Brutality. [SEE IMAGES BELOW] Here is what the site says about the series: About the Circle of Mothers Series: First let me say how...
by Forest Parks | May 11, 2016 | News, Politics News
Did you know that millions are made for the State of Alabama and private organizations from, what some call “slave labor”, prison labor. These jobs are extremely low paid or not paid at all and the Free Alabama movement aims to expose this industry and...
by Candace | May 10, 2016 | Opinion
Emanuel AME Church is making headlines again for a terrible reason. This is a sad and selfish act, especially coming a church. Donations were flowing in to support the families who lost loved one in tragic shooting that occurred last year inside of Emanuel AME Church....
by Candace | May 10, 2016 | Blog
For years men and boys of color have been incarcerated for selling and using marijuana but now we want to put a suit and white face on it and make it a legal, multimillion dollar business. Law enforcement has been preying on men, in poor communities, for years. Men...
by Freddie Ra | May 10, 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 10th in Black History 1837 –...
by Forest Parks | May 10, 2016 | News
Ferguson needs a shakeup after it’s recent mess and on Monday the first black permanent police chief was sworn in. 51 year-old Miami police veteran Delrish Moss takes the role. In Miami he was a mahor and he is taking over a department still marred by the...
by Forest Parks | May 10, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Woah, looks like Janet Jackson is going to be expecting her first child, if you decode her twitter post “My husband and I are planning our family, so I’m going to have to delay the tour. Please, if you can try and understand that it’s important that I do this...
by Anthony Thomas | May 9, 2016 | History
From South Africa to Rwanda, Eritrea to Ghana, our continent has plenty of inspiring examples of liberation movements that fought fiercely against colonial regimes. For the early African nationalists, support for full decolonization was both a moral imperative and a...
by Candace | May 9, 2016 | Blog
Idris Elba is nothing short of amazing from his role in Beast of No Nation to his role in the HBO Series The Wire, he is truly a talented actor. Now Elba is collaborating with John Ridley, creator of American Crime, to tell a powerful love story that takes place in...
by Forest Parks | May 9, 2016 | Culture, News, Positivity
A Memphis teen has us in respect and awe as news spreads across the net that he has scored a perfect 36 on his ACT (American College Testing) college entrance exam. Our hats are off as we bow for this young man. Less than 1 in 1000 achieve a 36 in the math, english...
