by Forest Parks | Mar 1, 2016 | News, Politics News
John Oliver is bit by bit becoming a driving force in public opinion and personally show-on-show he and his team are so amazingly on point that I wish they could be helping set policy. John’s show has so far stayed away from Donald Trump but I guess things are...
by Forest Parks | Mar 1, 2016 | News, Politics News
If reports from Trump’s Valdosta State University rally yesterday are true then this has yet more serious implications. It’s being reported that around 30 quiet students were removed from the rally. They stood by the bleachers, quietly, wanting to see...
by Candace | Feb 29, 2016 | Africa
Last week, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mines ordered several foreign diamond mining companies to immediately cease their activities in Marange, an area in the east of the country. The companies have been given 90 days to remove their equipment after being told that...
by Koba | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog
Parents of students at Kenwood Academy on the South Side said they watched an act of racism this past weekend during an event meant to bring students from Chicago and the suburbs together. They said students from suburban Barrington High School held a mock slave...
by Forest Parks | Feb 29, 2016 | Culture
Black skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes in Japan to enjoy the awesome powder and cultural exchange for the 2016 Japow powder party and it looked like an awesome time! Now plans for the 2017 and 2018 Japow events are underway. Ja stands for Japan and Pow for...
by Forest Parks | Feb 29, 2016 | Culture
Oh man, imagine how illustrator Marcus Williams joined and writer Greg Burnham felt when their Sci-Fi comic series that honors America’s black Tuskeegee Airmen pilots. Based 80 years in the future the series follows a group of teens who have extraordinary...
by Forest Parks | Feb 29, 2016 | Culture
There is that heart breaking scene in Forest Gump where he meets his little boy and is clearly outsmarted but you feel the love. Now, Elise’s parents are certainly not challenged like Forest Gump but their little girl’s smarts clearly trump theirs and at...
by Forest Parks | Feb 27, 2016 | Blog
Woahhhh, strong words from Melissa Harris-Perry were reported by the New York Times. Aparently she is frustrate with pre-emptions at her show. She confirmed she will not be returning to her show and the Times reported: In a phone interview, Ms. Harris-Perry confirmed...
by Candace | Feb 27, 2016 | Blog
Two ex-prisoners from Ohio now have another reason to smile after a court awarded them millions in compensation for “wrongful imprisonment.” The two brothers, Wiley Bridgeman and Kwame Ajamu will now receive $2 million and 2.4, on top of the initial payment, which...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 27, 2016 | A List Categories, Blog, History, Modern History
For years, the Academy has been selective in what roles they’ve allowed actors of African decent to be nominated for. From Denzel in Training Day and Lupita in 12 Years A Slave to Hallie in Monster’s Ball, every actor that’s won an Oscar has played a slave or a...
