by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
A new study sheds more light on Baltimore and the racial and economic exploitation of its Black residents, particularly in the area of mortgage denials. According to Home Mortgage and Small Business Lending in Baltimore and Surrounding Areas, a report just released by...
by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Politics News
Let me start off saying that I like the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha is interested in playing a pivotal role when it comes to the violence in Chicago. There are a lot of young black men who are misguided and are helping the murder rate go up when it comes to...
by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Culture
The organization Brown Girls Do Ballet is drawing attention to ballet’s need for diversity through beautiful Instagram posts. According to their website, the organization is “dedicated to promoting diversity in ballet programs through various media platforms, training...
by Koba | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
When Celeste Douglas-Wheeler arrived at M.S. 57, Ron Brown Academy in 2006, she faced the daunting task of turning around a failing school. The middle school at 125 Stuyvesant Ave., near Lafayette Avenue, was placed on state’s “Schools Under Registration Review” list...
by Forest Parks | Nov 23, 2015 | News
18 months ago 300 Nigerian girls from Chibok Government Girls Secondary School were taken hostage by Boko Haram terrorists. While there was an initial world-wide positive reaction to get the girls back wiith the #BringBackOurGirls campaign the world at large has moved...
by Forest Parks | Nov 23, 2015 | News, Politics News
Donald Trump seems to be playing the racism card in recent weeks as he goes on from one false or out of context statement to another and this time his Twitter account is posting false statistics. The graphic posted lists a bunch of stats. It says: USA CRIME STATISTICS...
by Freddie Ra | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog
By Eric Easter, Urban News Service – Amid a tepid economy, America’s burgeoning “maker” movement is breeding a whole new generation of creative black entrepreneurs. They are betting their futures not on traditional jobs, but on serious craft. Whether hand-sewn,...
by Forest Parks | Nov 23, 2015 | News, Politics News
Mercutio Southall Jr. is a well known activist and is no stranger to abuse. While protesting at Donald’s Trump’s recent Birmingham rally for Black Lives Matter he says he came up some serious abuse yet it was him that was led out and even Trump had...
by Freddie Ra | Nov 23, 2015 | Modern History
The airline industry is a brutal business. One that features many failures by start ups and everyone expects this trend to continue. However, one black woman is unphased by the skepticism and failure rate of the industry. Siza Mzimela of South Africa became the first...
by Forest Parks | Nov 22, 2015 | News
James Moss became homeless with his young son Zhi after making a move to Denver from NYC to start a new life and having his housing arrangements fall through. He was left trying to arrange somewhere to live for his son and him. Now he is no longer homeless and is...
