by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | News
Isis Brantley fought for 20 years to be able to practise natural hair braiding unlicensed in Texas but unfortunately for Iowans this terrible policy, that affects and holds back many African American women still holds. Iownas need to go through thousands of hours of...
by Forest Parks | Dec 15, 2015 | Business
One day in 1997 Isis Brantley stood in her Texan salon when two plain clothed officers came between her and her client, five other normally dressed officers stood in the door way. She was dragged from her salon and arrested by the 7 officers. The crime was braiding...
by Freddie Ra | Dec 14, 2015 | Celebrities
Surprise, surprise, the most dominant athlete to play any sport in 2015 rises to the top of the Sports Illustrated’s list to number one, a familiar place for the greatest tennis player to ever live. Big statement, but Serena Williams dominates the tennis court like we...
by Reneegede | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinion
PROLOGUE When certain unnameable ‘incidents’ (fights, domestic violence, arguments over petty matters, generalized “ratchetness,” as some of us like to say, et al) happen in Somewhere USA in the Black community, many of us try hard not to be...
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by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
After watching this video, I smiled as my spirit was filled with happiness. I realize that with the right guidance, our children can be whatever we prepare them to be. Some will say that it is totally amazing that an eight year old can speak eight different languages...
by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
The world of professional sports – whether we like to admit it or not – plays a huge part in our nation’s culture. And as big as social media is – whether they know it or not – now more than ever sports stars are impacting our lives and the lives of our kids. That is...
by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
With the way in which the “1 percent” of society has come to be perceived over the past few years, it’s easy to assume the worst of the world’s richest these days. They have it easy, they don’t know what it means to care for others, they never have to work hard, and...
by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
For the first time in Mexico’s national history 1.38 million Afro-Mexicans are being recognized for their Afro-ancestry by the government. Mexico is home to a diverse population, but national censuses have excluded documentation of African lineage since the...
by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog
A group of black pastors asserted Wednesday that in order to change the impoverished, crime-stricken cultures in America’s inner cities, more emphasis needs to be placed on responsibility, education and entrepreneurship instead of blaming the police for problems...
by Koba | Dec 14, 2015 | Positivity
Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, graduates the highest number of Black medical students in the United States, according to reports. All thanks is due to the former President Norman Francis, who after becoming the first Black law student at Loyola...
