by Candace | Apr 1, 2016 | News
Devon Todd was in the gas station while his brothers waited for him in the car. He saw an unfamiliar man and woman approach the car and he got a bad feeling. He ran outside the man and woman did not see him, he stood behind them and listened to what they were saying...
by Krystal | Apr 1, 2016 | Positivity
Studies by dating sites such as OkCupid have been tracking their sites’ data in regards to race and several other factors. What they found was that black people have far less success on dating sites than people of other races. Due to peoples’...
by Freddie Ra | Apr 1, 2016 | Africa, Black 365, History
Queen Nzingha was born in 1653 and ruled Matamba and Ndongo Kingdoms (Angola). That was the reason she was also known as Amazon Queen of Matamba. She was named among great leaders of Africa in 17th Century. Queen Nzingha was known for her diplomacy and excellent...
by Forest Parks | Apr 1, 2016 | Celebrities, News
Sad news broke that the parent company of the legendary Roscoe’s Chicken And Waffles in L.A. declared bankruptcy. The restaurant has many famous regulars including Snoop Dogg, a big fan of the place! So when the news was broke to him by TMZ reporters outside a...
by Forest Parks | Apr 1, 2016 | Culture
NEW RULE: “Its no longer about ‘getting out the hood’. It’s about buying up the hood and making it a decent place to live.” ~ Deric Muhammad Deric offered this snippet and I think he has a big point. For yeas the hood has been gentrifying and blacks have been being...
by Forest Parks | Mar 31, 2016 | News
Five big banks are to pay billions in fines after a guilty verdict finally puts them in the face of their wrongdoing! I think we can all agree this is a very positive step! On Wednesday morning the Justice Department announced that Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and...
by Freddie Ra | Mar 31, 2016 | History
If you are considering Lasik Eye Surgery, you can thank this woman who invented the procedure in 2000. She holds four of the patents on the procedure so you will be assisting her in her philanthropic work and helping her Alma Mata, Howard University through her...
by Freddie Ra | Mar 31, 2016 | Black 365, History
It is estimated that 1/3 of all cowboys were either of Hispanic or African-American heritage. Following the Civil War, freed slaves left their masters and plantations to make a new life for themselves. Many African Americans moved out to the west in hopes of buying...
by Candace | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog
A Texas cop, Brian Encinia, who was fired for the improper arrest procedure of Sandra Bland, has also been charged with misdemeanor perjury. Sandra Bland, was then found hanging in a county jail after being arrested three days earlier and family is, justifiably, not...
by Candace | Mar 29, 2016 | Positivity
There will be a food truck launching later in the year in Durham, N.C. that is set to employ ex-convicts only in a move aimed at preventing relapse into crime. The project, named 2econd Helpings, is the brainchild of Drew Doll: himself an ex-convict, and an employee...
