by Furious | Jan 7, 2014 | News
There are times when you might read some of my articles and think i’m anti-collegiate education, but that isn’t the case at all. In fact, I have a Master’s in Business Administration, so it is apparent that i’m very interested in higher...
by Furious | Jan 6, 2014 | Blog
UI Family, we are always into discussions about what is wrong in our community, but let’s do something different. Let’s put together an agenda for the black community moving forward in 2014. Here is my agenda below, but at the end I want to hear yours....
by Furious | Jan 5, 2014 | News
UI Family, you are not going to believe this one. Please take the time to watch this video and make sure you follow the steps to keep you, your family and kids safe as possible as we traverse the digital world. Many of us take pictures with our smart phones and post...
by Furious | Jan 3, 2014 | Celebrities
A few of the best comics in the world started in comedy, but transitioned to singing. Who comes to mind immediately is Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx. As we know, Eddie wasn’t very successful at making the transition, but Jamie was and is. They both moved into...
by Furious | Jan 3, 2014 | History
If you are anything like me, this bit of news slipped by you. Not because you were sleeping, but because it wasn’t widely publicized. I pride myself on staying informed, but was a bit shocked to find out this happened and I didn’t know anything about it....
by Furious | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog
There have been many cases reported over the past year of students being suspended from school or forced to change their hair style because it was natural. These students had Afros, dreads, locs, or some other hair style that wasn’t considered of the Western...
by Monique Cowan | Dec 31, 2013 | Culture, Positivity
I recently read an article that was supposed to big up the Black father. The article’s title (something along the lines of “Black Men as Deadbeats is a Myth”) suggested, at least to me, that this would be a story of a man or men who go through hell and high water to...
by Zee Jay Johnson | Dec 26, 2013 | Blog, Celebrities
I listened to Drakes “Worst Behavior” 10 times and it confirmed that I should live for no one else but myself and what I believe in… I stopped trying to figure people out. It was exhausting. Me, trying to change who I am to appease others or...
by Zee Jay Johnson | Dec 26, 2013 | Blog, Celebrities
I promised to write this mostly because I’d want my future daughter to know… So here goes; Beyoncé poses the question “are we good enough?” and “Is trying to be good enough sociological poison?”. First, I don’t think I can...
by Furious | Dec 17, 2013 | Business
We are constantly talking about entrepreneurship and business development inside the UI Family. Many understand there is a strong need for us to open our own businesses, hire our community and support these endeavors with our spending dollars. One segment of the black...