WATCH: James Earl Jones “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”
Fredrick Douglass gave a speech given at Rochester, New York on July 5, 1852. This speech is still incredibly powerful and much of it seems to still seem relevant today! Below you can see a powerful perforance of the speech the speech by James Earl Jones. See Amazon's...
WATCH: Morgan Freeman “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”
A speech given at Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852 by Fredrick Douglass still rings true today. Has much changed? This speech is powerful. Morgan Freeman re-performed the speech, the words of Fredrick Douglass about the Fourth of July. You can see the video below....
LOVE HIM: NBA Star Dikembe Mutombo Opened A Hospital In Africa And Is Doing SO MUCH MORE
The The 7ft 2in NBA star retired in 2009 from professional basketball but he has not been keeping his feet up. The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation is one of force in his home country of Congo and it's unbelievable how much they have been able to acheive. This includes...
HISTORY MADE: Two Black Women Going To Rio Olympics With USA Olympic Swim Team!
It seems that swimming is finally diversifying. With a 17 year old beating Michael Phelp's record and more and more African American's coming through the ranks we are seeing it mixed the way it should have always been! The racist notion that black people can't swim is...
WATCH: Autistic Children Of Color Are Seen As More Threatening…
Avery Hannon has a high functioning autism. His condition affects his social communication and he couldn't talk until three. His parents have taken a lot of time to understand his condition and also, inspired by first-hand experience, the way their race affects the...
FLINT NEEDS OUR HELP: Bottled Water Running Out BUT Crisis Still Going!
We can't let our brothers and sisters in Flint fade into obscurity and irrelevance. We know their crisis is no longer mainstream news but it IS still a crisis. Many still can't drink the water and people are suffering. The public have short memories and donations are...
They Still Mad: There’s a Petition to Fire Jesse Williams from Grey’s Anatomy
It’s been over a week since actor/activist Jesse Williams used his moment of recognition at the BET Awards to make a bold and empowering speech that called out racism, police brutality, and cultural appropriation. Needless to say, some folks are still in their...
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR Walked Topless For 1,035 Miles To Highlight Affordable Care Struggles
Paulette Leaphart is a heroin, she did something hardcore! She left her hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 30th. She arrived in Washington, D.C. around June 27. That's 1,034 miles. She did this topless. But why would anyone do this? Now this is an amazing...
POST RACIAL AMERICA? Woman Attacks Black Reporter, Shouts N-Word on Live News
Racists are not afraid to hide their faces or their disgusting views. In a world where a presidential candidate can refer to an African American as his African American I guess it's not that surprising. It is however outrageously disgusting. Shouldn't We should be...
INSPIRING: Idris Elba Asks “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up” And Fulfils A Woman’s Dream!
So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Imagine the dappa Idris Elba is there asking you this, but you are an adult, grown up! But the message is clear, we never stop growing and we can fulfil our dreams. In this promotional video with Purdey's Elba get's some...
Beautiful Teen Vogue Dual Cover: Olympian Teens Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles Fight Body Shamers
Gabby Douglas won gold at the London 2012 Olympics in Gymnastics and is preparing for her second run in 2016. Simpne Biles is the rising star who is steady on the heels of her teammate and heading for the Olympics this year two. Together, the black teens are a force...
GTFOH: Stacey Dash Calls Jesse Williams “a HOLLYWOOD plantation slave!” And Says He Attacked White People With His Racist #BETAwards Speech!
I'm about done with Stacey Dash and her continued ignoring of serious issues facing black people in America and all over the world. In her latest piece for patheos.com she says that Jesse Willams' inpiring #BETAwards speech was racist and attacked white people and...
7-Year-Old Writes A Book To Show Black Girls Can Be Princesses Too!
It must have been heartbreaking when Todd Taylor's daughter told him he couldn't call her princess anymore because "I love it when you call me a princess but I know I am not really a real one ... Real princesses were vanilla and I can't really be a princess." That's...
6 Year Old Cello Prodigy – Listen to Her Beautiful Performance And Learn More About Her…
Ifetayo Ali-Landing showed at just age 6 how good she was with a cello in her arms. She was just 3 when she started playing the violin but at 4 she begged her mother to switch to the cello because she liked it's mellow sounds! She studied at the Hyde Park Suzuki...
Teen’s Gym Mat Death Conspiracy Exposed By Anonymous
The family of Kendrick Johnson feel the teen's death was murder despite being ruled an accident by Lowndes County Coroner. Johnson’s body was found rolled up in school wrestling mat, this happened in in Valdosta, Georgia and many feel there is some kind of cover up...
YOU GOTTA LISTEN: Lay WuTang Over Hardcore Punk Pioneers and THIS HAPPENS!!!
WuTang Clan have songs and lyrics that hit hard to this day, progressive, fresh and full of life they lit up the 90s and 2000s with socially conscious gangsta rap (yeah, an oxymoron in some ways). Of course hip was the voice of a generation and spoke largely to a...
Kendrick Lamar MAKES A POINT With New Reebok Gang Neutral Sneaker Design
Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar is going from strength to strength. His community work is outstanding, his outspoken views on African American and disenfranchised issues makes me give him nothing but respect. And even when he is charged with designing a new pair of...
Daily Show’s First Black Female Correspondent Leaving…. But Why? (PS. It Has Something To Do With Feminism)
In 2012 Jessica Williams became The Daily Show’s very first African American female correspondent. For four years she has been making us laugh with on point observations and dry wit. Like many other Daily Show talents it was clear she wouldn't stay forever so it's not...
ADORABLE: This Toddler Would Make Anyone Quit Their Job!
Kids are the world to a parent and at times they are so cute that your senses just can't handle it! When Nina was trying to goto work her adorable baby girl had other plans. Nina was filming and one of the most adorable videos EVER was born. I don't think I would have...
Cameroon’s Albino Rap Duo Fights Stigma With Music
Cameroonian brothers Rene and Clifford Bouma are living against the stigma of being albinos in Africa by using their rap music to raise awareness about the discrimination and social ills persons living with albinism face on a daily basis. Performing as rap duo White...
