by Koba | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog
It is not to often that we recognize or celebrate white people during Black History Month. But James Zwerg is worth having the praise. He was one of the Freedom Riders. In 1960, he was on a bus full of Freedom Riders who arrived in Montgomery Alabama where an angry...
by Koba | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog
When the case of O.J. Simpson versus every white person in America was going on last century, it felt as if all black people were on trial. All white people were prosecutors and the jury would decide the fate of America. What is interesting about this case is that the...
by Koba | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog
On July 25, 1946, two African-American married couples were shot near the Moores Ford Bridge in Georgia.Second World War veteran George W. Dorsey, his wife Mae Murray, and Roger Malcom with his wife Dorothy were attacked by a gang of white men on their way home,...
by Reneegede | Feb 5, 2016 | Opinion
Black folks can often be “something else” with this titling and credentialing mess. We do to one another, most times, things white folks don’t do to each other unless it’s absolutely necessary and that is usually only when it’s a matter...
by Forest Parks | Feb 5, 2016 | Culture
One thing is clear, the Panthers are fun, they are winning and they are Unapologetically Black! The NFL is mostly black yet white men seem to place etiquette and certainly have power. However the Carolina Panthers have been flying in the face of convention and not...
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by Forest Parks | Feb 5, 2016 | Culture
Lets face it, in a white-centric world of beauty the black woman is often made to feel inferior but it’s about time a stand is made and the issue of beauty is being addressed in the documentary series “Classically Beautiful: The Discussion,” produced...
by Forest Parks | Feb 5, 2016 | News, Politics News
Of all the candidates from any party it seems that one in particular has the back of the Black community. That man is Bernie Sanders and in lat night’s democratic debate against Hilary Clinton Bernie brought something we all know to the table. He said:...
by Forest Parks | Feb 5, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, News
Maurice White founded the legendary band Earth, Wind & Fire back in the 60s. His band went onto produce many of the catchiest tunes of all time. Sadly, White has passed away after a 20+ year battle with Parkinsons. I personally had the opportunity to see Earth...
by Reneegede | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
High school days. Maurice White and Earth Wind & Fire took us through a lot of memories. We would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment out, even on a hip hop platform, to enter a moment of silence and say Goodbye to a man who was to Black America what...
by Candace | Feb 4, 2016 | Politics News
At the eleventh hour, last night civil rights activists and Black Lives Matters member, DeRay Mckesson decided to run for Mayor of Baltimore. Minutes before the 9pm deadline he became the 13th Democratic candidate to run in the primaries. My fondest memory of Mckesson...
