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 $2.7 Million in Metropolitan Washington D.C. Largest Black-Owned Bank
The African Americans are in the process of building a strong Black America community through leveraging their resources and supporting the Black-owned banks. This is as a result of continued discrimination from the Whites, but more so from the police. The community...
Decal Denied: NFL Rejects Proposal by the Dallas Cowboys to Honor Fallen Officers
In the wake of the July murders of five Dallas police officers whose lives were taken in a sniper attack that made international news, the hometown Dallas Cowboys adorned an "Arm In Arm" decal on their helmets during training camp. While the gesture displayed a form...
WORD: US Justice Dept. Declares Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
Bail panders to the priviledged, if you can get the cash you can get out! And seriously, it's quite amazing that this system is still in place. Basically the rich can walk free, pretty much no matter what crime they are accused of. Now, for the first time, the U.S....
Phillipines’ President Demands To Know “Why Are You Americans Killing The Black People There… When They Are Already On The Ground?”
The Phillipines' President Duterte has been raising a lot of eyebrows recently and on the weekend basically lost his sh*t attacking the U.S. and threatening to leave the U.N. in a rant. You have to acknowledge that in many senses he is right! Under his reign a drive...
Boxing Gold Again For Nicola Adams After She Beats Her Longtime Rival!
Nicola Adams is a boxing pioneer. She has been an extremely important figure in women's boxing. At Rio she showed who is boss by winning Gold again, as she did in 2012. The Brit retained her Olympic flyweight title fighting Frances Sarah Ourahmoune, a long time rival....
WHAT? Black Incarceration Rates Are The Lowest In A Generation!
Wait, what? This isn't some misleading title, despite the serious f$%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,...
Top 5 Most Peaceful Countries in Africa
With Africa having the largest youth population in the world, the continent is poised to take the world by storm in the fields of technology, arts and culture, finance and…peace and stability. Yes, the continent faces pockets of war crimes and terrorism but as the...
Cee Lo Says “Hip hop is being used in some mass way to influence underachievement”
When older artists such as KRS One go on about hip hop these days and how it's degraded and is pushing ignorance, blah blah blah, some people accuse him of being a granddad, some say he is attention seeking. However it's not just him, more and more people are starting...
$1M Deposited Into Largest Black Bank By Network of Black Men
This is so amazing, the #BankBlack movement has had a big boost from the BMe community, a non-profit national network of black men. The network dedicates itself to investing in and strengthening black communities up and down the country. So, this time, they really did...
Historically Black Universities Black Alumni Success Exceeds Grads From Other Institutions
Over the years there has been a lot struggles for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) but a a recent study says that they are doing a much better job than other institutions at producing successful black grads. Grads who are thriving financially and...
NYC Firefighter Captain Bad Mouths Cops In Hidden Rapper Life!
For years Brooklyn-based FDNY captain Kaseem Ryan has been keeping his side line as a rapper on the down low, but why? Isn't a firefighting rapper damn cool?.... Well, some of his colleagues don't think so and there is a reason for that! The 44 year old who commands...
WTF? O.J. Simpson May Confess To The Murder Of His Ex-Wife Next Year?
So, before we delve deep into a claim the O.J. may be up for confessing to the murder of his ex-wife and her friend we need to look at where this information has come from. A few months ago it emerged that a longterm friend of O.J. was making claims. The old friend is...
Artists Make Sure We Don’t Forget Rio’s African Slave Trade Past Amidst Olympics Fever!
There are many sides of Rio battling for our attention right now! The main Rio is the one the Brazilian government and the Olympic committee has been showing us. However through the hard work of some journalists, bloggers and mainly the residents ourselves a lot of...
Did Usain Bolt Just Sign The BIGGEST Deal In The History Of Nike?????
Usain Bolt has been making history pretty much since his name was first heard outside of Jamaica, and as he has become more and more famous he has become more and more loved, by all, not just those in his home country. He has used his fame and wealth to help people,...
