YET ANOTHER: Woman Live-Streams Dying Boyfriend Shot By Police In Traffic Stop
Yet another black man has died at the hands of police! 32 year-old Philandering Castille was shot by police while sitting in his car. He was shot four times and immediately his girlfriend started live streaming to facebook! The video last for 10 minutes and shows a...
Ghanaian Investors Save Failing Chicago Black Bank With $9M Donation
When it comes to having close calls, the banking industry is no stranger to guardian angels swooping in in the knick of time. Earlier this year, the ISF Bank, or Illinois Service Federal Savings and Loan Association, was in a very real danger of shutting down and...
Serena Williams Is a Great Philanthropist & the Greatest Female Tennis Player on the Planet
Serena Williams is a professional tennis player, former world number one,having won to herself seven grand slams over the past two decades. She is well known for her involvement in charity work and donations. In the year 2010, in collaboration with the United Nations...
Cuban Researchers Discover Treatment for Vitiligo & Brings Relief to the Entire World
The world is in celebration following the news that Cuban researchers and doctors have discovered an effective cure for vitiligo. This comes at a period where the number of victims to this skin diseases continues to rise globally. According to the American Vitiligo...
Marc Lemont Hill Takes His Talents to VH1 to Host a Live Late-Night Talk Show
With every network pushing to compete with the biggest names in late night television, it was only a matter of time before VH1 stepped up to the plate. Starting on July 17, you can expect to see CNN commentator and BET News host Marc Lamont Hill at the helm of VH1’s...
Ice Cube, New Edition & John Legend Will Be Honored in The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Class of 2017
The Hollywood Walk of Fame and Chamber of Commerce have announced the names of the honored invitees for the class of 2017, a line-up that includes the legends like Ice Cube along with group New Edition and John Legend too. New stars will also be added to the most...
Baton Rouge Police Have Only Killed Blacks Since June 2015
The Baton Rouge Police Department have only killed black men since June 2015. This information is according to Counted, a project by the Guardian newspaper that tracks officer-related deaths in the U.S over the past two years. Alton Sterling, 37, was the latest victim...
AMAZING: 500 Black People Just Graduated From FAMU University
So I just learned the 500 black people just graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. That's a hell of a lot of people and you have to why this isn't in the mainstream media! This photo below came from Kings And Queens Awake on facebook. Florida...
Shonda Rhimes Shuts Down Jesse Williams Haters And That Stupid Petition
Let's remember something. Grey's Anatomy belongs to Shonda Rhimes. So this idea that Jesse Williams may be fired from the show for his astounding speech at the #BETAwards is plain dumb! And now Queen Rhimes has backed that up tweeting: Um, people? Boo don’t need...
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[CLAP BACK SEASON] Make America Native Again
Make America Great Again is a quote that may very well stand the test of time. It's short, catchy, and frankly powerful when taken from a particular perspective. It stirs the nation's collective soul and serves as a rallying cry for many people in all walks of life....
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Two Cops Shoot & Kill Alton Sterling on Video in Baton Rouge & State Rep Calls it ‘Murder’ [VIDEO]
Alton Sterling, a 37-year old man is the victim that was shot by two police officers in Louisiana on Tuesday and died on the spot. According to the report from Dr. William Clerk, who is the East Baton Coroner, Alton passed away after the gun shoots on his chest and...
RESPECT: Shaquile O’Neal Plans on Opening a Free Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge
Widely regarded as one of the world's most dominant athletes, Shaquille O’Neal is probably the most gregarious personality in Basketball history. He has an autobiography (Shaquille Talks Back) and preserves a web presence for his worldwide fan base using his image as...
The Siddi People: The African Population of India, Pakistan
Even though it is well-documented that Africans gave birth to the world, it is generally little known that the Siddi or Sheedi people, who are descendants of the Bantu people of Southeastern Africa, have lived in rural India and parts of Pakistan for the last 600...
Why African Immigrant Students Keep Winning
During the recent graduation season, a number of African immigrant students were lauded for receiving scholarships to Ivy League institutions, graduating in significant numbers and leading the pace in graduation levels compared to other immigrant groups. There are...
LeBron Passes Jordan, Now The Most Valuable Player In NBA History
Michael Jordan has long been the most valuable player in the game but now it seems there is a new kid on the block and reports say that LeBron James has passed him and now takes that NBA title! His legacy is somewhat complete ad the The Cavaliers’ superstar ended the...
THIS Woman LOST 170lbs And Now Helps Others Do The Same
Erika Nicole Kendall’s journey began because her mother was concerned about her health. To appease her mother she visited a fitness center. Hugely overweight, Erika had quite a journey ahead of her. To track the highs and lows she decided to start blogging. She says...
LOVE HER: Serena Williams SMASHES 300th Career Grand Slam Match Win!
Serena Williams has made history, yet again! It's just becoming part of being Serena! When she is not fighting body shaming, standing up to racism and building schools in Jamaica she plays tennis on occasion too! And this Wimbledon tournament saw he thrown into a...
Black Lives Matters Shut Down Toronto Gay Pride March With Demands And Got What They Demanded
Protesters for Black Lives Matters in Toronto stopped Canada's biggest LGBTQI Pride March last weekend with a sit-in and a list of serious demands for the parade's organisers. And guess what, their demands were met! Marchers sat down in right in the middle of the...
The Color Purple’s Author Pays Beautiful Tribute To Jesse Williams In Vivid Poem
Alice Walker's prowess as a writer is hard to challenge and her National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple (1982) somewhat changed the landscape of literature forever. Other works such as Meridian and The Third Life of Grange Copeland has set...
READ: Reneegede on The Meaning of July 4 for American Black Families
Let us be PERFECTLY clear: July 4 1776 was not a holiday nor a Holy Day for any Black citizen in America. As the ol' boys system fought for their own freedom, they simultaneously enslaved Black people and kept them economically at-bay; and that enslavement was meant...
