by Furious | Feb 4, 2014 | Blog
Came across an interesting meme today that sparked a bit of controversy and discussion among the UI Family. Many of you ask me my position on the question posed, so I thought it would be great to release my view point. The Question: Would You Pick Cotton For $100/hr?...
by Furious | Feb 3, 2014 | Blog, Celebrities, News
I was recently in an inbox discussion with a white woman who was perplexed by the concept of white privilege, so I thought a quick discussion might be in order. Fortunately, there is always news, examples and real life opportunities to point out some of this madness...
by Furious | Feb 2, 2014 | News
Unless you have been living under a rock (could be snow if you the Midwest), you have heard George Zimmerman has agreed to participate in a Celebrity boxing match. The match is to take place on March 1st, 2014, but no opponent has been agreed upon. At this time, over...
by Spirit of Thoth | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog
Urban Intellectuals, I come to you today with an issue that affects our community more than you really know. Yes we have gone beyond the days of being hung from trees and given death sentences for looking at white women. We have also let the world know that you...
by Furious | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog
There is no doubt our modern day, black athletes are nothing like the activist athletes of the 1960’s or 1970’s. This is the era of Muhammad Ali, Curt Flood, Spencer Haywood, Smith and Carlos, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Warren, Lucius Allen, the Harvard...
by Furious | Jan 24, 2014 | News
This is going to ruffle some of your feathers because I know you love President Obama with all your heart, but i’m going to say it anyway. There is no way in hell you should be comparing or even mentioning President Obama in the same sentence with Dr. Martin...
by Furious | Jan 23, 2014 | Celebrities, News
I swore I wasn’t going to write about this, but the MADNESS MUST BE SILENCED. It is my duty to do just that and remarkably, it isn’t that difficult to do. All you have to do is see the clip of Super Bowl bound Richard Sherman and bum, Michael Crabtree...
by Spirit of Thoth | Jan 22, 2014 | Culture
Hello again UI. It’s funny how a passing thought can become a deep lament that questions you opinions on life and current events. What I mean is this. I was looking at the life of the great Fredrick Douglas, and decided to look at him as a man and not for his...
by Spirit of Thoth | Jan 21, 2014 | Blog
Hello Urban Intellectuals. I have missed you… Have you missed me? Anyways, I have another thought provoking blog for your digestion… Literally. In the past few months I have heard a lot about this whole “Urban Gardening” thing. It is a simple enough idea. “Grow your...
by Furious | Jan 21, 2014 | Greatest Hits
Everyone in the black community wants to raise intelligent children. This a common thread that runs through all our homes, so we thought it would be great to share our suggestions for raising intelligent black children. Be Their First Teacher Sounds like a no brainer...
