RESPECT: This Man Is Canada’s First Male Birth Doula
“I don’t know what a doula looks like, but I’m sure that when people in their mind think of a birth doula, this is not what they see" These are the words of Kelly Carrington, a big handed, tall, strong dreadlocked dude who just became the first male Doula in Canada....
Gaspar Yanga, The Harlem Hellfighters – Cartoon Series “Heroes Of Color” Teaches Us All About Our History
Let's face it, we all need to brush up on black history. The mainstream history we all learn at school was missing a fair few chapters and sold us on downright lines. We don't want our kids to face the same fate we did either! And that's where absolutely amazing...
The First Trailer for the Long Awaited Tupac Shakur Biopic “All Eyez on Me” | Will It Live Up to the Hype?
The long-awaited 2pac Shakur biopic is finally out for previewing to mark the superstar 45th birthday. The creators of the biopic, Morgan Creek Productions, did release the first glimpses of the delayed project on Thursday. Played by Demetrius Shipp Jr., who bears a...
Black Actors Sweep the 2016 Tony Awards Four Major Categories & Guess Whose Complaining?
History came to play at the Tony Awards with all four musical performance level offered to black actors. Cynthia Erivo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom, Jr were all awarded a a Tony in their respective categories for their professional...
Obama Shows His Love of Black Music by Declaring June African-American Music Appreciation Month
The beginning of President Barack Obama’s final summer in White House will ring a celebratory note. As his presidency draws to a close, the president, in an official document published on May 31, declared June 2016 to be African-American Music Appreciation Month. In...
Steph Curry’s Wife Said Game 6 Of the NBA Finals Was Rigged!
These games can get heated and Game 6 of the NBA finals was one of those moments. There really were some WTF moments though and Steph Curry's wife Ayesha Curry took to social media seeing red and making some accusations. She later deleted her comments and said she was...
HELP: Obama MUST Pardon Jeffrey Sterling, He Has Suffered A Year In Jail Already For A Crime He DID NOT COMMIT Because The CIA Is Punishing Him!
Jeffrey Sterling has spent a year in jail for divulging classified information to a New York Times journalist. Basically he is being punished by the CIA for doing us, the public, a service he should be rewarded for. Cornell West wrote a piece in the Huffington Post...
The Doe Foundation is Dope! They helped over 2000 Break The Cycle Of Homelessness, Addiction And Incarceration. WATCH HERE…
The Doe Foundation is getting it's hands dirty and helping people on the ground. Seeing as New York alone has 91% more homelessness than 10 years ago and we can say it's probably worse for incarceration and addiction, there is a need for foundations like Doe! Anyway I...
Kenya Launches Digital Literacy Program by Giving Out FREE Laptops to Primary School Students
After a protracted implementation process, the Kenyan government has finally started issuing free laptops to primary school pupils in its efforts to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the school curriculum. This past April, the Kenyan...
Dump with Trump | Chinese Company Aims to Make Toilet Paper Great Again (Crass, But Funny)
While the election heat is raising up in USA, over the pond some serious money is being made by mocking the world's most famous US presidential candidate in the most extraordinary manner - by putting his face on a toilet paper! Yes, you heard right, now you can...
Smith Famiy of 8 Wins $429.6 Million Powerball | What Would You Do With The Money?
A New Jersey family that purchased a ticket to last week’s $429.6 million Powerball-jackpot stepped forward at a press conference Friday to publicly announce they’re the winners. “Wow. That is what it’s like,” said Pearlie Mae Smith, 70, at a news conference held at...
Why You Should Switch To THIS Black Owned Credit Card…
You must have heard of One United by now? They are the biggest black owned bank in the USA. We've been trying to make a point that you've gotta put your money in black business and that means you gotta bank black too. Alright, enough preaching. Of course, the fact is...
Black Patients Less Likely Than Whites To Become Delirious During Intensive Care Stays!
African-American adults between the ages of 18-50 have been found much less likely to become severely confused (experience Delirium) during ICU stays according to a recent study. This is compared to whites of the same age according to Researchers at the Regenstrief...
12 Year-Old Aspires to Make History & Meets Her Idol
Dr. Mae C. Jemison, physician and NASA astronaut, made history in 1992 when she when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. She became the first African-American woman to travel in space. Dr. Jemison has inspired so many girls,...
11-Year-Old Founder Of #1000blackgirlbooks Nails The Importance Of Relatable Heroes
At just 11-years-old Marley Dias has created #1000blackgirlbooks. In this project she collects books with black girls as the main character. An undeniable awesome and important project! On Tuesday she was at the United State of Women summit in Washington, D.C....
Meet the 28 Yr Old, Biotech Co-Founder Whose Company Aims to Heal the World With Honey
By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac, Urban News Service Show Kayla Rodriguez a jar of honey, and she will tell you it’s medicine. Against the odds is one way to describe the young, Latina entrepreneur in the predominantly white, male-dominated, global biotech industry. Kayla...
John Singleton’s New Project Takes On Police Brutality in America
Rebecca Knight is a black female police officer. Her white partner shot and killed her brother and the relationship is more than complicated. To add, her father blames her for her brother's death. This is the setting for the new project from legendary John Singleton....
Top 5 Most Successful Businesswomen in Africa
African women continue to be discriminated against due to male-dominated societies that prefer that their women stay home and take care of children. In fact, many African communities still do not believe in women empowerment. Even with all the challenges, though,...
OUR QUEEN: Serena Has Built Schools In Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya & Jamaica
We love you Serena! This woman is showing everyone just how hard someone can work for the people they care about! Her Tennis achievements are starting to look like a small thing compared to her off-court achievements as she recently finished building a school in...
WTF: These Are All The Black CEO’s OF The ENTIRE Fortune 500…
So, after the retirement of McDonald's CEO Don Thompson the entire Fortune 500 only has five black CEOs left. This is certainly not good! That's just two in the Elite Dow 30! Kenneth Chenault of American Express Rodney O'Neal of Delphi Kenneth Frazier of Merck Arnold...
