by Koba | Dec 3, 2015 | News
An effort is underway to recruit gang leaders – some of whom have been in prison for decades – to stop the violence in Chicago. The demonstrators outside the Dirksen Federal Building – most of them admitted former Disciples and P-Stone nation members...
by Koba | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
Racist commenters beware: Your words might show up in your own backyard. A new campaign in Brazil is plastering billboards with racist Facebook comments. The point is not to expose anyone but to educate people that their words have a real impact. The campaign,...
by Koba | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
A vacant Connecticut town is up for auction, and two young black hopefuls are attempting to raise funds to purchase the land and turn it into a 21st Century Black Wall Street.Following the rise in publicized police brutality, more African Americans are viewing...
by Koba | Dec 3, 2015 | News, Politics News
The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, pastor of Northwest Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple church, said the group of black pastors who met with GOP 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Monday are worse than prostitutes. During an interview on CNN Monday night where...
by Koba | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
A homophobic pastor in Florida has come up with a “brilliant plan” he thinks will make LGBT rights supporters think twice before passing a Human Rights Ordinance, which would protect LGBT people from discrimination. Pastor Kenneth Adkins of Jacksonville, Florida,...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | Culture, History, Modern History, Positivity
Capitalism has stolen Christmas. And once something has been tainted that bad there really ain’t any coming back. This year there are a million reasons to boycott the traditional Christmas and the mass consumption around it. With growing protests and boycotts...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | History, Modern History
1973, Detroit…. Three black brothers started playing loud music! Punk was born? Although the Punk scene is diverse and has bled into many genres in recent years its roots are certainly seen as white. Back then there were not that many known black musicians...
by Forest Parks | Dec 3, 2015 | Culture
This story is so much more than one about a marching band. The story is about determination of a strong mother and her desire for her autistic sons to succeed. These Brothers were diagnosed with Autism at a young age and life has of course been tough. However they...
by Randall Barnes | Dec 2, 2015 | A List Categories, Culture, News, Opinion, Politics News
(Audio) Over the weekend, the black religious community was under fire due to the secret meeting 100 Black pastors had with Donald Trump. Why were they meeting with Donald Trump? What was discussed? What was truly accomplished from the event? Listen to the link below...
by Forest Parks | Dec 2, 2015 | History, Modern History
Black and Jewish doesn’t normally go together so well in people’s mind but did you know that there have been Black Jews in Africa, particularly Ethiopia all along. And concerning Israel, these Jews of Ethiopian descent have been resettling since 1934, in...
