Entrepreneurs Create Urban LiveChair Barbershop App To Share Customers And Get Us A Decent Cut Instantly!
We all know the frustration of turning up at the barbers and seeing a line that feels like you are trying to get into the opening night of the new Starwars movie! Well three computer programmers have come up with a very unique fix to the problem! While some shops are...
11-Year-Old Girl Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks Drive To Collect Books With Black Girl Leads
Some people are just remarkable, depite of their age and 11-year-old Philadelphia native Marley Dias is one of those people! At just 11 she has already acheived so much (such as gaining a grant to feed orphans in Ghana) and her latest project is something we should...
The Number of Brazilians that Consider Themselves Black is Consistently Rising
Last year 53% of Brazilians classified themselves as black or multicultural as opposed to previous years where 48% of the culture identified as black. This may not seem like a big deal but according to the Brazilian Geographical and Statistics Institute (IBGE) the...
“Whiteness History Month” Planned By Oregon College May Not Be What You Think…
So when Portland Community College's planned "Whiteness History Month" got spread around the internet a certain amount of buzz, reaction and wtf! was thrown around. Of course White History Month (in the same way as Black History Month) is not needed and those that...
Janet Hubert Magnifies Everything that is Wrong with the Black Community
I read a lot of what people had to say about Aunt Viv and I slightly agree with her message. Especially the part about there being more important things going on in the world. BUT Aunt Viv is what's wrong with our culture. What other cultures constantly call each...
Antwaan Randle El, Former NFL receiver, Regrets Ever Playing Football
As a man who loved the game it's hard to hear Former NFL receiver Antwaan Randle El talking so bad about the game that made him! However the ex player has experienced many negative health effects and talked frankly of his feelings. Here are some excerpts from the...
Police Won’t Release Information On 16-Year-Old Kentucky Girl Who Died In Police Custody
A 16 year old girl dies in a Kentucky jail cell last week whilst in Police custody. CBS reported: Gynnya McMillen was found unresponsive in the early hours of January 11. She was being kept at the Lincoln Village Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Elizabethtown. Of...
Miles Davis Brought To Life In Don Cheadle’s Directorial Debut
Don Cheadle doesn't shy away from big impactful roles and for his foray into directing he has picked a project that is hard to nail. Don acts as Miles, co-writes and directs the movie Miles Ahead, a bioptic of one of the most iconic music figures in history. Miles...
Police Who Stop The Public Filming May Face $15k Fines In Colorado!
It's a right to film the activities of police as long as us civilians are not interfering in the investigation. Personally I would say that in today's circumstances it's actually a responsibility. However, sadly, many people are intimidated into not filming, police...
Trump Condescends to “The Blacks” By Leveraging Dr. King’s Legacy: His Personal Record on “The Blacks” Speaks for Him
Appearing on ABC’s “This Week”, Trump said blacks would fare well under a Trump administration. Trump says he agrees with those who say King’s dream hasn’t been realized. “I agree with them, especially under President Obama. We have an African American president and...
Jamie Super FOXX in Action Pulls Man from Burning Car | MY HEROS ARE BLACK LIKE ME:
TMZ and other news outlets our reporting this morning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx pulled an accident victim from his burning car after skidding on the wet surface and overturning the vehicle near the actors home Monday evening. The 48 year-old Mr, Foxx, born...
State of the Disunion Address: Flint MI, Van Jones, Lisa Jackson & the Biggest Missteps Black America Took Since January 2009
This month, President Obama gave his last State of the Union address on live TV, radio, and social media. Though we ultimately saw a more aggressive Barack Obama than the humble timid man who first entered the White House on the third week of January 2009, seven years...
Flint, MI: So Far 42 Children have Tested Positive for High Levels of Lead Poisoning
You know there is a problem when you can poison hundreds maybe even thousands of children and no action is taken. Well the President did sign an emergency declaration making federal emergency aid available to Michigan residents. But what I mean by no action being...
Damon Wayans on The Peculiar Institution of Modern Day Slavery
The peculiar institution of modern day slavery. In this video, Damon Wayans illustrates -in comedic fashion- just how easily bought and sold Black people are in today's America. But we weren't supposed to just sit at white people's counters and on the front of their...
Jada Pinkett Smith: Why she and we should not watch the Academy Awards?
Ever since Denzel Washington and Hallie Berry won Oscars for Training Day and Monster’s Ball I questioned why black celebrities set the Grammy’s and Academy Awards at such a high standard. Why not create your own award shows or make a bigger deal out of winning a BET...
Jada Pinkett On The Oscars: Begging Diminishes Dignity | We Have Our Own Power And Don’t Need Them
I'm so happy that a black celebrity has come out to tell everyone in so many words to stop bit*ching and begging for their acceptance and celebrate your own. I swear it feels like so many of us still want to please the slave master and will cry when the slave master...
Black Female Physicist Given $1m To Revoluntionize Cancer Treatment
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is an amazing role model! As one of less than 100 black women physicists in the U.S. she is pushing forward with research and a plan for clinical trials that looks to drastically change the treatment of cancer and make it far less harmful. Her...
The Golden Voiced (ONCE) Homeless Man Ted Williams Is Back On Air!
We all remember the viral hit of the smooth voiced Ted Williams. Can you believe this all happened five years ago! In 2011 Ted was asking for money at a traffic light intersection when he was found Doral Chenoweth, a videographer for the Columbus Dispatch in Columbus,...
The 30th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Also A 50th Anniversary….
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The King Center will be celebrating at a special service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. This ends a week of events to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy and the theme...
7 Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was of course a remarkable man and one of the most important in recent history. As today marks the 30th day of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States we thought we would bring you a few lesser known facts. 1. He wasn't born with the name Martin, his dad...
