by Freddie Ra | Feb 16, 2015 | Culture, History
The African American community has a love hate relationship with Jackie Robinson you may not know much about. He has been beloved for his speed, style and grace on the baseball diamond and his restraint off of it dealing with racism, bigotry and hate off the diamond....
by Chum Sejimon | Feb 16, 2015 | News, Opinion
Where other students may have thought of schoolgirl or hero inspired costumes, Loudon County, Virginia’s Heritage High School student dressed as a slave for the school’s annual Spirit Week: Throwback Thursday celebration. The young man’s costume...
by Chum Sejimon | Feb 14, 2015 | News, Politics News
Lawmaker, Representative David Moore of Montana, proclaims “yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway.” In response to a group of nude bicyclists participating in last year’s Bare as You Dare bicycle challenge, Moore introduced House Bill 365...
by Chum Sejimon | Feb 13, 2015 | History
Amidst America’s 39th annual recognition of Black History Month, an interesting revelation has arisen: Barack Obama is not the nation’s first Black President. A man by the name of John Hanson is said to have been America’s first documented president,...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 13, 2015 | News
The addiction the world has with Facebook is real. People love communicating and sharing with friends and family via the social media juggernaut. In fact, it is so popular, even prison inmates are finding it irresistible to stay away from the platform. However,...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 13, 2015 | News
One of the three winners in the $564 million dollar powerball jackpot has been identified and it couldn’t have happened to a better person. She has been dealing with unemployment problems after needing to quit to take care of her children, one has cerebral...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 13, 2015 | History, News
Black history is too long and deep to only study for one month out of the year. We need to embrace our people and culture on a yearly basis. Therefore, we thought it would be a great idea to help you do just that. Thanks to the people at Verizon, believe it or not, we...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 13, 2015 | Business
If you have ever thought about starting a business and wanted to focus on on the continent of Africa, then now is your chance. With the stroke of his pen, Obama initiated his executive order to add to the Doing Business In Africa (DBIA) Campaign he started in 2012....
by Freddie Ra | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
If you loved and longed for the music of the 1990s to make a comeback, you might be getting your wish soon. It appears that Missy Elliott and Timbaland are back in the studio working together on more of their unique sound. Millions of people were excited to see Missy...
by Freddie Ra | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Many in the black community carry their contempt for the Fox hit show “Empire” on their sleeve. It is no secret this show sparks up too many negative images and buffoonery for the greater black community to embrace. There are a variety of issues with the...
