by Forest Parks | Feb 4, 2016 | Business, News
The ‘Kayoola’ whic loosely translates as ‘mass carrier’ is launching in Uganda soon! The solar powered bus created by Kiira Motors Corporation is part of a vision to spearhead Uganda’s auto industry. The bus seats 35 and can travel for about 80km, around 8...
by Forest Parks | Feb 4, 2016 | Culture
“The Most Potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” – Bantu Stepeh Biko From Wikipedia: Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student...
by Forest Parks | Feb 4, 2016 | Business
Bevel was created by young Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tristan Walker to address grooming problems specifically to black hair, he found a market niche and took it over head on. Now Bevel is the number one (and maybe only) major company aimed at the black shaving and...
by Candace | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Tristan Walker’s dream is to become the next Johnson & Johnson for people of color. He made a step in the right direction by creating what is known as Bevel, which caters to the shaving needs of black men and women. Bevel helps with those unsightly razors bumps we...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 3, 2016 | Africa, News, Positivity
The idea of using Bamboo to make bicycles is quite cool. All bicycles are believed to be eco- friendly coupled with other benefits such as exercise. However, it seems there are bikes more eco-friendly than others. Here is a story of Bamboo bikes in Ghana which has...
by Candace | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Since Selema we are hearing the name Ava DuVernay a lot more. Now Ms. DuVernay has created her first television show called Queen Sugar. The show Queen Sugar is based on the book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile. It’s a story about an African American woman from...
by Reneegede | Feb 3, 2016 | Opinion
Advise and Consent. The Otto Preminger film originally cast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the role of a Georgia Senator by the name of “Senator King.” King was to have appeared in a short role at the height of the movie during a staged Senate vote, but he...
by Reneegede | Feb 3, 2016 | Opinion
Here lately, the Black History month initiatives have been dissipating across the nation. As a clue of how racist the United States of America really is, all we have to do is tune in to the conversations that have been taking place about President Obama since he was...
by Forest Parks | Feb 3, 2016 | News
The University of Connecticut is doing something quite bold and controversial in what it says is an effort to fight the low graduation rates of blacks from the university. They are inviting applications (and promoting a scholarship) for a program starting this fall...
by Candace | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog
Meet Sheila Johnson she built Salamander Resort and Spa located in the mountains in Virginia. She also owns four other Salamander Resorts, three in Florida and one in North Carolina. Yes that’s right, a black owned resort and spa. Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of...
