Why is the past important to your future?

Why is the past important to your future?

Have you ever heard of the concept of Sankofa? It’s very interesting and I think it ties in perfectly illustrates the point of why the past is important to your future. In the Twi language of Ghana, the word Sankofa translates to “Go back and get it” with...

My Black History Privilege

My Black History Privilege

NOTE: Our 74% off and FREE SHIPPING sale ENDS TONIGHT (11th Feb). Grab your offer here >> https://store.urbanintellectuals.com/flashcards-bhm2019_week1/ This is Forest, today I want to share a little about how I came to work with Freddie, the CEO of Urban...

My Black History Dream Come True

My Black History Dream Come True

Today I want to share a story with you. I grew up outside Detroit, Mi in the 70s 80s during the decline of the automobile industry, and the increase of crack cocaine and violence in the community. Just because we were outside of Detroit, didn’t mean we were in a plush...

2019: The NFL & Colin Kaepernick-Super Bowl XVwhatever

2019: The NFL & Colin Kaepernick-Super Bowl XVwhatever

Dateline: February 3, 2019-Somewhere in Atlanta GA not too far from Stone Mountain Park...where American terrorists lay immortal on a wall carving and the right of #BlackLives to survive in their own country lay in heaps of rubble. *** We've been told over and over...

The Thief Cometh Not …

The Thief Cometh Not …

Since the early 1500s, more to the point, the mid-1500s (around 1564), Africans kidnapped and sold off to America have faced one never-ending trial and horrific tribulation after another. This is of no credit to the enemy(ies) of our souls, but to their shame; and to...

Death & The BET Awards

Death & The BET Awards

A UI article written by news reporter Randall Barnes on June 22, 2017 spoke of the deaths of some of our most magnificent and notable icons in the music industry and how they were honored at the BET Awards for that year or the following. He stated and I repeat ......