by Furious | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
UI Experience is a panel styled podcast produced by Urban Intellectuals. The discussion is meant to move the African Diaspora’s discourse in a positive, self healing direction. The panel guest are members of the Urban Intellectual community. UI is dedicated to...
by Furious | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog
UI Experience is a panel styled podcast produced by Urban Intellectuals. The discussion is meant to move the African Diaspora’s discourse in a positive, self healing direction. The panel guest are members of the Urban Intellectual community. UI is dedicated to...
by Spirit of Thoth | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Business
It’s great to be back UI after a long hiatus from all social media. My posts may make you mad, but hopefully cause a real discussion on the subject. The next part of my calculated meal that I have been feeding you has to do with ethnic, and made up names. I know...
by Claytron Brown | Jul 27, 2013 | History
The image above will undoubtedly enrage some Black Christians, well, at least those who don’t know their own history. Those who don’t know that Jesus was a threat to the status quo of his day and was persecuted just like any African American in this...
by Claytron Brown | Jul 25, 2013 | Blog
African Americans and the education system in this country have a history that is so intertwined that it can be said that we gave birth to the public school. In the post 1865 “Radical Reconstruction” era, newly freed African Americans had no place to go;...
by Kenya | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog
At least once a day, I hear someone mention that the black community needs to be able to stick together if we are going to manage problems that exist within our community. I could not agree more, but a sense of community goes beyond spending money with black...
by Furious | Jul 23, 2013 | News
Cornel West has joined his radio cohost Tavis Smiley in blasting the POTUS in the wake of his Trayvon Martin speech last Friday. Speaking with Democracy Now, West called President Obama “a global George Zimmerman” for his use of deadly drone attacks overseas. From the...
by Patrick Irvine | Jul 23, 2013 | Blog
So as I watch the protest and the marches which seem to be becoming more and more about getting George Zimmerman and less and less about address the series of circumstances that cause and allowed this tragedy to take place to begin with. I am forced to ask myself...
by paudre-davis | Jul 20, 2013 | Blog
Greeting my brothers & sisters, I requested for you to join me in the forum tonight @ 7pm. I found that I wont be able to respond at that time but it is urgent that we come together. I’m going to tell you that with all hope this will result in more than talk....
by Patrick Irvine | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog
I wasn’t even going to write this but in light of the recent events surrounding Florida I feel that it is necessary for us to critically look at some of the intricacies of the black civil rights movement in America. Something has been lost in this fight, we continue...