by Candace | Feb 27, 2016 | Blog
Former Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 28 years in prison. He accepted bribes to wrongly convict juveniles of crimes which in turn helped developers fill their juvenile detention centers. From 2003 to 2008 he did not give...
by Candace | Feb 26, 2016 | Positivity
Four years ago Trayvon Martin was killed at the tender age of 17 for walking while black. His death sparked an awakening in the black community about racism and influenced the #BlackLivesMatter movement. “Trayvon Martin could have been me.” The words our President...
by Candace | Feb 26, 2016 | Blog
As a new mother Asha Kasoga was surprised when her son’s daycare teacher told her that her 21 month old might be gifted. As a toddler Isaiah was intrigued by words and language. At the age of 2 he taught himself how to read. At the age of 5 Isaiah started...
by Forest Parks | Feb 26, 2016 | Culture
Daquan Minor’s entire life was turned upside down when at just 18 he suffered a car accident leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He was into sports and even was just leaving the gym when his car flipped 5 times. He arrived at Texas’s TIRR Memorial...
by Forest Parks | Feb 26, 2016 | Culture
There is so much talent in this world and the black community is brimming with it. Child prodigies are here, there and everywhere and although the media unleashes some of them onto us the majority just work away being the geniuses they are in their own little world....
by Forest Parks | Feb 26, 2016 | Africa, Culture, Positivity
There is so much talent in this world, much of it is out of site because people are not given the “opportunity”. Morris, a 15-year-old boy who lived on the streets of Kenya for over a year knows this all too well. In this video that started to go viral on...
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by Forest Parks | Feb 26, 2016 | Africa, Culture
You know the saying “neccesity is the mother of invention”? Well that’s the case where true genius can stand out and arguable where our African ancestors started to stand out of the crowd of other species 100,000 years ago. We’ve flown to...
by Koba | Feb 25, 2016 | Modern History
Many people in our community like to dog out black celebrities. Although Bill Cosby contributions to the black community are well documented, people are wishing death upon him due to recent allegations dealing with sexual assault. Magic Johnson has invested $10...
by Koba | Feb 25, 2016 | Blog
Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana is a biological science major at the University of Notre Dame. By all indications, she will be the Fighting Irish’s first Black valedictorian. Notre Dame officials say they do not keep records on the race of previous students...
by Koba | Feb 25, 2016 | Blog
The outspoken activist will be joining U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and the Rev. Nancy Taylor, whose Old South Church in Boston is located near the site of the 2013 marathon bombing, to teach a special three-section course as part of a new leadership program. The...
