by Forest Parks | Jul 11, 2017 | News
“The story of the men known as Central Park Five has riveted me for more than two decades,” “In their journey, we witness five innocent young men of color who were met with injustice at every turn – from coerced confessions to unjust incarceration to public...
by Forest Parks | Jul 11, 2017 | News
A Black man in Georgis will be in jail until 2022, even though he was found not guilty. Ramad Chatman was on probation for breaking into an apartment and stealing a television in 2012. He paid his fines, did community service and never broke the terms of his...
by Forest Parks | Jul 11, 2017 | Opinion
This video is from 1954 and allegedly puts together advice for business owners for selling to Black folks based on information from sales psychologists. Besides from being incredibly presumptuous and somewhat racist, it is in a disturbing way fascinating. The problem...
by Forest Parks | Jul 10, 2017 | News
It seems that even if you are Venus Williams you are subject to the Police thinking BLACK = GUILTY! So, initially, they released a statement saying that Venus was at fault in a crash that happened at an intersection near to the star’s home which resulted in the...
by Forest Parks | Jul 10, 2017 | News
Why is it so hard to jail a cop who commits crime against Black people in America! It’s as if the entire system is weighted against Black people getting justice…. hmmmmmmmm. So, on Saturday a third mistrial was called in the just nine months for a former...
by Forest Parks | Jul 10, 2017 | News
At just 20 years old the legendary Simone Biles has been training since she was since and has accrued five gold Olympic medals and countless championship wins. She is the embodiment of hard work and right now is taking a little very well deserved down time. But...
by Randall Barnes | Jul 8, 2017 | News
With the advent of social media, we’ve seen a change in how news is covered. No longer are news cycles dictated by huge news agencies like CNN. Now, we’ve been given an outlet to address pertinent issues and pressing news out that’s relevant to our struggle. It seems...
by Forest Parks | Jul 6, 2017 | History
Apparently this footage of Greenwood ‘Black Wall Street’ has not been seen for over 50 years and man, it;s mesmerizing. Just seeing these folks who were building a future for themselves in Greenwood, going about daily business. I could watch this over and...
by Forest Parks | Jul 6, 2017 | News
2 Chainz’s just keeps on putting himself out there. Sometimes he is hustling some business idea, next thing he is doing great things for the Black community. The guy never stops! He created the Pink Trap House in Atlanta in June. People have flocked to Atlanta to see...
by Forest Parks | Jul 6, 2017 | News
I’m going to put this out there, I don’t really care if consenting adults engage in drugs, an orgy, a gay orgy, whatever. It’s their business, as long as they don’t harm anyone. Not my thing but each to its own. HOWEVER, when it’s done by...
