DYK: Africa’s First Solar Powered Bus Is Launching In Uganda (and it can travel for 8 hours straight).
The ‘Kayoola’ whic loosely translates as ‘mass carrier’ is launching in Uganda soon! The solar powered bus created by Kiira Motors Corporation is part of a vision to spearhead Uganda's auto industry. The bus seats 35 and can travel for about 80km, around 8 hours! The...
“The Most Potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” – Bantu Stepeh Biko
“The Most Potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” - Bantu Stepeh Biko From Wikipedia: Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. A student leader,...
Innovative Black Shaving Product Raised $24M, Here Is Why Every Black Man Should Try It!
Bevel was created by young Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tristan Walker to address grooming problems specifically to black hair, he found a market niche and took it over head on. Now Bevel is the number one (and maybe only) major company aimed at the black shaving and...
Tristan Walker raises $24 Mil with Magic Johnson as an Investor & His Product to be Carried in Target Stores
Tristan Walker’s dream is to become the next Johnson & Johnson for people of color. He made a step in the right direction by creating what is known as Bevel, which caters to the shaving needs of black men and women. Bevel helps with those unsightly razors bumps we...
Learn How This Woman Is Changing Transportation in Ghana with Her Eco-friendly Bamboo Bikes
The idea of using Bamboo to make bicycles is quite cool. All bicycles are believed to be eco- friendly coupled with other benefits such as exercise. However, it seems there are bikes more eco-friendly than others. Here is a story of Bamboo bikes in Ghana which has...
Ava DuVernay Hires All-Female Staff for New OWN Television Show
Since Selema we are hearing the name Ava DuVernay a lot more. Now Ms. DuVernay has created her first television show called Queen Sugar. The show Queen Sugar is based on the book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile. It’s a story about an African American woman from...
They Steal Everything Else, Why Not Dr. King’s Legacy?, Part II
Advise and Consent. The Otto Preminger film originally cast Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the role of a Georgia Senator by the name of "Senator King." King was to have appeared in a short role at the height of the movie during a staged Senate vote, but he later backed...
They Steal Everything Else, Why Not Dr. King’s Legacy?, Part I
Here lately, the Black History month initiatives have been dissipating across the nation. As a clue of how racist the United States of America really is, all we have to do is tune in to the conversations that have been taking place about President Obama since he was...
Uconn Creates A “Black Male Only” Living Space: Segregation or Smart Move?
The University of Connecticut is doing something quite bold and controversial in what it says is an effort to fight the low graduation rates of blacks from the university. They are inviting applications (and promoting a scholarship) for a program starting this fall...
Meet Sheila Johnson the Second Wealthiest Black Female in America
Meet Sheila Johnson she built Salamander Resort and Spa located in the mountains in Virginia. She also owns four other Salamander Resorts, three in Florida and one in North Carolina. Yes that’s right, a black owned resort and spa. Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of...
Religion-Bashing Re: “White Jesus” – The Root is in The Truth
There was never a "white jesus," and we, as a People who have yet to discover we are a People, have been aware of that for quite awhile. White Jesus is so over for us, and I think we (Black folk) are all pretty much schooled about the truth by now. Those who aren't...
Stacey Dash Is Coonin’ For Fox News Says Cousin Damon Dash (VIDEO)
Damon Dash didn't hold back when he said that "it isn't the best thing to hear Dash associated with Coonin'" while talking to Boyce Watkins. Basically he thinks his cousin Stacey was paid by Fox to make some controversy. He says he knows Fox (and we all remember him...
Did You Know? 300 Union Plumbers Took To Flint And Installed Water Filters FOR FREE Over The Weekend!
An amazing act of people doing things where the authorities should have happened this past weekend as hundreds of plumbers went door-to-door in Flint to make sure residents had a water filter installed. Where the filter couldn't fit their old faucets they even put in...
Racists Come Out After France Crowns New Miss France But She Stays Positive
Recently 19-year-old Flora Coquerel was crowned as Miss France. Her mother is from Benin and her win was a good representation of the mixed France that you can see. However, her win also seemed to bring out a nasty side to the country. One where many racists lash out...
FCC and Charter Faces $10 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Suit Over Civil Rights Violations
The Federal Communications Commission and Charter Communications are being sued for $10 billion in federal court by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios and the National Association of African-American Owned Media. They have filed for for “racial discrimination in...
These Maasai Warriors Learned Cricket And Now Champion Woman’s Rights! (VIDEO)
Have you heard of the Maasai Cricket Warriors? Well, me either until recently! These guys picked up cricket in 2007 and have now managed to become a semi-professional team! They took to cricket quickly finding many of the movements natural to them, they became good...
Wendall Pierce Explains Who Black People Got Their Violent Ways From
I think it is quite funny how white people judge black people for how violent they are. They call us savages for being drug-dealers and murdering our own people. You would think that white people never committed any crime in the history of man. The image of black...
Maine Gov. Calls For “Public Executions By Guillotine For Black Men Who Impregnate White Girls”
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) followed up recent complaints about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating “white girls” by suggesting recently that some drug offenses should be punished with public executions. “I think these people – there’s nothing good enough for these...
Young Black Woman Shuts Down #AllLivesMatter With Viral Video
Whenever black people come together and show unity, there is always some white people in the world that feel threaten. Therefore, they create something to counteract the black movement which serves as a distraction. For example, we created #BlackLivesMatter. White...
Armed Black Activists Call For Arrest, 95 Year Old Assault Victim Speaks Out
Activists are calling for the arrest of a suspect after a 95-year-old woman was sexually assaulted inside her home. According to activist Quanell X, the woman was put in the hospital following the attack. According to her family, a man broke into the home in Sunnyside...
