Do you know this Civil Rights heroine! She took 50 foster children into her home, was close to Dr. King and so much more!
The granddaughter of enslaved people, Louise Shropshire was born Louise Jarrett on February 15, 1913 in Coffee County, Alabama. In 1917, her family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in search of a better life than they had experienced as rural Alabama sharecroppers. As a...
The War Against Ourselves
The War Against Ourselves by LaTasha “Tacha B.” Braxton I was raised by a mother who could never love me, because she didn’t know how. Her definition of the word was flawed by the pain and heartache created from the two people who were supposed to love her the most....
{VIDEO} Policeman Disarms Knife Wielding Man With A Sympathy and a Hug
As MANY knife-wielding people are, this man was clearly distressed. The police officer used his training to realize this was a man who was going to need help. Rather than grabbing his gun, he calmed the man down, showing understanding and empathy until the man handed...
Urban Intellectuals: Black Consciousness is ‘Taking Over’ Christianity
Every decade of a 40-year generation that goes by carries its own peculiar nuances. In this hour, we are rewitnessing a resurgence of the "Black Conscious" movement a'la "Marcus Garvey." And as it was done in the past, some very not-knowledgeable 'black' people are...
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: Rwanda bans skin bleaching products from shops countrywide BUT there are fears {VIDEO}
Skin-whitening creams are being removed from shelves in Rwanda as the government enforces a ban on the products and on the surface personally, I think this is an excellent move and an important one to assert that NO ONE should be ashamed of how dark they are. This is...
YES!! Eddie Murphy Returning for Coming To America 2, Penned by ‘Black-ish’ Creator
Coming to America may well be the most beloved movie in the Black American community and FINALLY, there is confirmation that the long-awaited sequel is coming! Eddie will be back, as we all John Amos, James Earl Jones and most of the original cast! And to make things...
There was no underground railroad, so why was it named that?
By 1850 it is estimated that around 100,000 enslaved people's had made their way to freedom using the underground railroad. But what was it? It certainly wasn't a metro line running through the states to Canada, in fact, it didn't even make that much use of trains at...
Yoruba is now an official language in Brazil and MUST be taught in schools!
While all sorts of crazy is happening with the new Brazilian head of state the government itself has still managed to push through a progressive new policy that we sincerely welcome. It has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba Language into...
Illinois College and Uni MUST Now Offer Black History Courses by Law!
Early this month a new state law came into effect in Illinois that will go a little way to making sure that Black History is hitting a wider audience. public colleges and universities state-side must now offer a course in black history. However, this is related to an...
Complete African Free Movement One Step Closer, New African Union Passport Launching Next Month!
Africa is finally starting to dig itself out of the titanic mess left behind after Colonialism and bond together as a continent to hold each other up as they rise to their rightful position in this world. It is truly exciting to see the Union working together on...
BREAKING: Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency FINALLY!
The Governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam has finally granted executive clemency to Cyntoia Denise Brown. Her sentence of life imprisonment has been commuted and she will be released to supervised parole on August 7th. She has currently served 15 years in prison so this...
Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Recycled: Spend Spend Spend
Last year, word out on Jack Ma, owner of ALIBABA... "Chinese billionaire Jack Ma says the US wasted trillions on warfare instead of investing in infrastructure" He's also the one who said people need to spend money on their OWN people. Meritorious manumission...
Book Review: “Sex & The Saints” by Natasha David-Walker
In reviewing an abridged copy of "Sex & The Saints" written authored by Natasha David-Walker (a Sis-Star in her own right) with many anonymous stories from people who actually went through the various sexual hells that happen INSIDE the sanctuary, I have to say that I...
As Trump Continues to Mob Extort the Federal Government…
Trump said he doesn't "own" the current federal government shutdown, but apparently he does. It's "Trump's Last Stand," this debasing mentally-decrepit Tug of War he started, but the fact that they think government employees are all lazy niggers tells us why no one is...
Part X – 2019 Is Here: “Liberal” … “Socialist” … These are ‘Not’ Wordy Durds
lib·er·al /ˈlib(ə)rəl/Submit adjective 1. open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. "they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people" 2. (of education) concerned mainly with broadening a person's general...
Part IX – 2019 Is Here: Time for Black America to Stop Denying The Obama Factor
The top of 2017 looked NOTHING like the top of 2008...and it wasn't all about race, either. The political dynamic of seeing the Obama's ascend to the highest government job in the land got a lot of stationary Black people off their dusters. buy diflucan online...
Auntee Maxine Ain’t Playin’: She’s Doing Trump’s Job and Reclaiming Our Time
While America's organically elected President is missing in action and we're having to put up with Russia's sloppy seconds, Maxine Waters has stepped up to the plate. She's running the national game like a GOOD LEADER should. SOMEBODY has to be the adult in the room,...
Lucy McBath, Mother of Jordan Davis, Takes Her Proper Position in Georgia’s Legislative Congress
It wasn't that long ago that 17-year old Jordan Davis was murdered at a Jacksonville (FL) gas station by a white man who became agitated about Jordan and his friends playing their music too loudly from a car. Thanksgiving ticks off the time every year when Lucy McBath...
Part VIII – 2019 is Here: Time to Stop Lying About SNAP/Food Stamps
Meme says it all ... Maybe we need to put the BS about food stamp recipients to rest once and for all. Trump and his Klan, the usual idiots with all of those long-proven-wrong race narratives, are getting old and tiring to hear, let alone are we ever tired of playing...
Timeless: Nancy Wilson
This dedication comes late, because well ... It's hard to say what needs to be said about a true icon that most people who read UI will likely not remember. However, she deserves her accolades here and then some. I am proud to say that I grew up on the various vocal...