How to Effectively Communicate With Your Spouse

How to Effectively Communicate With Your Spouse

Proper communication is one of the most important factors in any relationship. It is also, unfortunately, the one that is least understood. Many people find it difficult to understand and make themselves understood. This often leads to miscommunication between...

Its No Longer About ‘Getting Out The Hood’….

Its No Longer About ‘Getting Out The Hood’….

NEW RULE: “Its no longer about ‘getting out the hood’. It’s about buying up the hood and making it a decent place to live.” ~ Deric Muhammad Deric offered this snippet and I think he has a big point. For yeas the hood has been gentrifying and blacks have been being...

BIG BANKS FOUND GUILTY: They Will Have To Pay $5.8 Billion!

BIG BANKS FOUND GUILTY: They Will Have To Pay $5.8 Billion!

Five big banks are to pay billions in fines after a guilty verdict finally puts them in the face of their wrongdoing! I think we can all agree this is a very positive step! On Wednesday morning the Justice Department announced that Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and...

Meet the Black Cowboys of the Old West

Meet the Black Cowboys of the Old West

It is estimated that 1/3 of all cowboys were either of Hispanic or African-American heritage. Following the Civil War, freed slaves left their masters and plantations to make a new life for themselves. Many African Americans moved out to the west in hopes of buying...

Ex-Texas Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Sandra Bland Case

Ex-Texas Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Sandra Bland Case

A Texas cop, Brian Encinia, who was fired for the improper arrest procedure of Sandra Bland, has also been charged with misdemeanor perjury. Sandra Bland, was then found hanging in a county jail after being arrested three days earlier and family is, justifiably, not...