My Brother’s Keeper: Working Hard to Make a Difference
The program My Brother’s Keeper, created by President Barack Obama, with a mission to help at risk boys of color achieve greatness, is making strides to change lives. April 14th there was a National Action Network convention where Broderick Johnson talked about My...
Paul Laurence Dunbar Talent & Versatility Allowed Him to Succeed in Two Worlds
Poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar was so talented and versatile that he succeeded in two worlds. He was so adept at writing verse in Black dialect thaqt he becameknown as the "poet of his people," while also cultivating a white audience that appreciated his...
Black Jews Fight Back Against Israeli Police Brutality!
It seems that the USA isn't the only country where Police Brutality is directed towards blacks! The Black Jews in Israel have been having a huge struggle over the years getting recognised and having their voice heard instead of silenced. Now protests are ongoing...
Africa Grows Stronger As Ghana Opens It’s Doors And Wipes Out Visa Requirements For ALL Africans!
The motherland has had a tough time but in recent years we are seeing more and more signs of strengthening nations, less corruption, more advancement, people rising. And now, Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has made an announcement that could benefit many other...
365 Black History: May 2nd – “The Real McCoy”, Negro Baseball League, Poor People’s Campaign & More
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 2nd in Black History: 1844 -...
365 Black History: May 1st – Gwendolyn Brooks, a Birth, Mother of the Year, First Black Governor of Virgin Islands & More
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 1st in Black History: Dr. James...
Ernest Everett Just Unlocked Secrets of Cell Structure, Function, Pioneered Marine Biology & Founded Omega Psi Phi
Ernest Everett Just pioneered the study of cell life and human metabolism and explored egg fertilization. In the 1920s and 1930s he was the first to unlock secrets of cell structure and function. During his day, Just was regarded as one of the leading experts on egg...
Benjamin Banneker Was an Inventor, Astronomer, Engineer & Activist Who Called Out Thomas Jefferson’s Racist Rhetoric
Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 on a farm along the Patapsco River, about 10 miles from Baltimore, to a free mulatto mother and an African father who had purchased his way out of slavery. He spent most of his young life on the farm, going off to a Quaker school in...
Did You Know? Prince Helped Launch Tech Initiative To Help African American Youth
Prince's death shocked the hell out of us all. The man was a legend in so many ways and more and more positive stories are pouring out. Prince worked to help many, without making huge fanfair of it, and finding this out today was very interesting. I must say a man who...
365 Black History: April 29th – Duke Ellington, Harold Washington, LA Riots & More
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On April 29th in Black History: Macon B....
Do You Know the Top 5 Diamond-Producing Countries in Africa?
Diamonds are one of Africa’s most lucrative natural resources. For many years, they have contributed immensely to the economic sustenance of its few diamond-producing countries. While this resource continues to generate wealth for the continent, it has certainly cost...
Askia The Great Revitalized the Songhay Empire by Focusing on Literacy & Scientific Scholarship
The history of Songhai can be traced back to the 17th century under a long line of Dias (Kings or Emperors). After Mali lost its power, Songhai was there to assume its role as the last of the Great Three ancient West African empires. Askia Mohammed, born Muhammad Ture...
RIP: The Last Buffalo Soldier Dies Aged 93! RESPECT!
Tomie L. Gaines was the last surviving Buffalo Soldier and last weekend he sadly passed away, in Greenville, South Carolina, after 93 long years. He served with the 27th Calvary, an all black unit, from March 1943 until December 1945. His wife Clara survives him, they...
Haile Selassie I was the Last Emperor of Ethiopia & a Direct Descendant from the House of David
Born in 1892 near Harer, Haile Selassie I was the last emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974) and a grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II. In 1916, he ousted Menelik's successor, Lij Iyasu, replacing him with Zauditu, the old emperor's daughter. Selassie succeeded Zauditu when...
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver, Steve Smith Takes Chronically Ill Teen To The Prom And Fulfils Her Dream!
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver, Steve Smith did an amazing thing for chronically ill teen Aubrey Bridges, a senior at North Gaston High School in North Carolina. Aubrey was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and a year later a rare circulatory disorder. However she has...
One State Giving Reparations to Individuals Convicted of Committing Marijuana Related Crimes
If you go to jail for a committing a crime that is then legalized, I think you deserve some kind of reparations. This country has a habit of making the black man’s hustle illegal then turning around and legalizing it so that the government can then make money from it....
Video Posted Calling For Lynchings at SIUC, Admistration Acts
On Saturday, a video was allegedly posted, by the fraternity Alpha Tau Omega, using racial slurs throughout a clip from the move, 'A Bug's Life'. The video ended with an Anonymous-like broadcast calling for the lynchings and beatings of African-American students on...
White-Washed History: Estevanico the Moor Pioneered Western America Nearly 200 Years Before Lewis & Clark
It is highly unlikely you've ever heard the name Estevanico the Moor. Don't worry, prior to doing this research and reading many other pieces, I wasn't aware either, which is why it is important to shed light on our history. Not because this is a pivotal piece in our...
Did You Know Mali & Mansa Musa Drove the World’s Intellectual Revival?
Mali was the second of the "Great Three" ancient West African kingdoms whose history can be traced back to Paleolithic times through rock paintings, carvings and other finds - all of this goes back before its known record, 600 A.D. - 1,400 A.D. Mali was a small state...
Andre 3000 & Erykah Badu’s Son Has Been Accepted Into Four Colleges!
Andre 3000 and Erykah Badu have not only shown us on many occasions that they are some of the best and most talented artists in the business, they have also shown now that despite being split they raised their kid right! Erykah tweeted Our son Seven got his 4 college...
