by LT Davison | May 12, 2014 | Blog
“Why you gotta be so deep all the time?” A question I have experienced time and time again throughout my life, specifically from my Black brothers and sisters. I was an inquisitive child who grew into an even more inquisitive adult, always seeking answers to questions...
by Randall Barnes | May 12, 2014 | A List Categories, Business
Get the first four chapters of “The Diary Of Aaliyah Anderson” for only $2.00 today! The money goes to promotion and marketing costs for the novel. Support the youth. Remember, the author of this article is only 17! http://payhip.com/b/DhLU “If we don’t own the...
by Reneegede | May 11, 2014 | Opinion
More than ten years ago, Port Arthur native Marcus Parker, now known to his fans and constituents as “M-Positive” embarked on a career as a motivational rap artist and mentor to hundreds of teens around the state of Texas. Today, he still raps, motivates, teaches...
by Jackson Ra | May 9, 2014 | Business, News
Just when you thought Hip Hop was for kids, Dr. Dre is poised to show you just how big and powerful hip hop really is on the world economic stage. The rapper, producer, turned business mogul is sitting a terrific spot this afternoon as speculation surrounding his...
by Randall Barnes | May 9, 2014 | A List Categories
“Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.” -Angela Davis Earlier this year in my U.S. History class, we were going over the constitutional...
by Randall Barnes | May 6, 2014 | A List Categories, Business
“It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.” -Oprah Winfrey One of the many reasons I wrote my first novel The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson was to show the young people of my millennial generation that there are...
by Reneegede | May 6, 2014 | Opinion
In recognition that The Black Community (hereafter known as “T. Black”) was never given a proper funeral and burial, here is its final obit, dated May 6, 2014, @ Midnight. Obituary for “T. Black” Community Born January 1, 1863, shortly after 2 p.m. Died...
by Beautiful Ka | May 5, 2014 | Blog
The SNL stand up featured on May 3, 2014 by is a prime example of BI. This sister is forced in many ways to assimilate to finding ways to tell our story which will appease the racist ownership, degrade the acknowledgement of Lupita Nyong’o gracing the cover of...
by Ghostndamachine | May 5, 2014 | Culture
I posted an article a few weeks ago that dealt with this issue, but from reading conversations among my brothers, I thought that I might hit on it again. To sag or not to sag, what the hell difference does it make? Let me first dispel a myth. Sagging did indeed come...
by Reneegede | May 4, 2014 | Opinion
In 2008-2009, Hollywood suffered a severe blow from a now-six-year old Writer’s Strike. The early New Millennia actually carried the very last of quality broadcast television programming, with shows like “Living Single” and “Frasier.”...
