West Point Names a Barracks Black Graduate Who Faced Enormous Racism & Became the Country’s First Black Airforce General
The West Point Military Academy is honoring one great man with an illustrious military career by naming a Barracks for him. The man is the late Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Davis entered the West Point Academy in 1932 as the only black cadet. In a time of rife racism, Davis...
Did You Know ColoredContent.com Is a Free Online Streaming Service For High-Quality Black Web Series?
If you are looking for an online streaming platform that is focused on running shows and programs about the black community, then Colored Content is the place to go. Founded by Victoria Coker and launched last year, Colored Content features several web series with...
Idris Elba Breaks United Kingdom’s ‘Flying Mile’ Speed Record After More Than 80 Years
Idris Elba isn't just a talented and respected actor, he's a bonafide daredevil and adventurer as well. Proof to this is the fact that just recently, he broke the United Kingdom's flying mile record by driving a brand new car model by Bentley and reaching a speed that...
Two Omega Men Create “Man The Block Safe Passage Program” To Protect Children At Schools In D.C.
Marco Clark is an Omega Man that took on the initiative to create the Man The Block Safe Passage Program. This program is designed to keep children and adults safe while coming to school as well as leaving school. Another objective is to make sure the area around the...
Sudanese Beauty Queen Has Title Extended So She Can Keep Spreading Important Message…
Beauty queens saying things like they want world peace is not exactly new news, however this Sudanese beauty queen isn't just blurting out words to win a title. She means business. Natalina Yaqoub uses her title to highlight the racist rhetoric used against the Nuba...
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RESPECT: Wendell Pierce Loses Everything In Louisiana Floods And Still Puts Helping Others First
I don't really know what to say about this man, he never ceases to amaze. Act after act he shows care and compassion beyond that of your regular actor. He is more than a selfish celebrity, he is a man of character, integrity and someone to look up to. Even when he got...
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By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Business runs through Dionne Mahaffey’s veins. Her father was an entrepreneur as she grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. So, it was almost inevitable that Mahaffey, a business psychologist and self-described “techie,” would develop...
Did You Know Akwaaba Is the First Black-Owned Bed & Breakfast with 5 Luxury Inns Throughout United States?
By Patrice Gaines, Urban News Service For Monique Greenwood, the decision to be an entrepreneur came down to legacy building. “I could leave my daughter a portfolio of real estate and a business to run, but I couldn’t leave her a job at Essence,” said Greenwood, who...
GREAT IDEA! Brooklyn’s Antonia Opiah Launched a Mobile Hair Salon for Black Women
For most women, a bad hair day equals a bad day and that is why an average woman spends approximately $50, 000 on her hair over her lifetime. But what of those women who have disabilities or are recovering from illnesses and accidents? Thanks to Antonia Opiah, from...
Did You Know Tony Dungy Became the First Black Football Coach in the Hall of Fame & to Win a Superbowl?
Born Anthony Kevin Dungy on October 6, 1955, Tony (as he is popularly known) is a former professional NFL football player and coach in the NFL. He played professionally and recently became the first African-American coach to become absorbed into the famous Pro...
Banking Black Trend: African Americans Deposit $2.7 Million in Metropolitan Washington D.C. Largest Black-Owned Bank
The African Americans are in the process of building a strong Black America community through leveraging their resources and supporting the Black-owned banks. This is as a result of continued discrimination from the Whites, but more so from the police. The community...
Decal Denied: NFL Rejects Proposal by the Dallas Cowboys to Honor Fallen Officers
In the wake of the July murders of five Dallas police officers whose lives were taken in a sniper attack that made international news, the hometown Dallas Cowboys adorned an "Arm In Arm" decal on their helmets during training camp. While the gesture displayed a form...
WORD: US Justice Dept. Declares Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
Bail panders to the priviledged, if you can get the cash you can get out! And seriously, it's quite amazing that this system is still in place. Basically the rich can walk free, pretty much no matter what crime they are accused of. Now, for the first time, the U.S....
Phillipines’ President Demands To Know “Why Are You Americans Killing The Black People There… When They Are Already On The Ground?”
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Boxing Gold Again For Nicola Adams After She Beats Her Longtime Rival!
Nicola Adams is a boxing pioneer. She has been an extremely important figure in women's boxing. At Rio she showed who is boss by winning Gold again, as she did in 2012. The Brit retained her Olympic flyweight title fighting Frances Sarah Ourahmoune, a long time rival....
WHAT? Black Incarceration Rates Are The Lowest In A Generation!
Wait, what? This isn't some misleading title, despite the serious f$%k up that is the U.S. prison system and law enforcements clearly prejudiced treatment of blacks in america it seems that the incarceration of blacks has actually been dropping, significantly!...
Ku Klux Klan Leader Made A Fool By Black Preacher
People choose a lot of ways to fight those that are attacking them and this story shows how far the wit of one man can go. One black preacher made a gang of Ku Klux Klan members look like idiots on multiple occasions until they left him alone. The leader of that group...
“Slavery did not end in 1865,” says Activist Bryan Stevenson as He Opens His From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration” Museum
According to social justice activist Bryan Stevenson, slavery in the USA did not end in 1865. It just evolved, disguising itself as the current prison system. His legal organization aims to set the ground for the representation of the poor and the minority groups....
The Sankofa Represents “The Need to Reflect on the Past to Build a Successful Future” WEAR IT WITH PRIDE!
If you don't know what it is you have still probably seen the unique Sankofa bird around. The symbol of a bird taking an egg off it's back represents so much for the African diaspora that we feel it really is a symbol to show off with pride, to remind us of our past,...
