First Black Female-Owned Comic Book Store in Philly
Ariell R. Johnson decided to bring in the New Year by opening her own business, Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse. Her comic book coffee shop is the first African American female-owned comic book shop on the East Coast. Philadelphia is known for its plethora of comic...
19 Black Owned Banks in the United States | What If We Kept 10% of Our Annual Spending Power in Those Banks?
We are constantly hearing about the importance of economic unity in the black community to combat the lack of lending and economics. People talk about the potential strength of our money, the $1.2 trillion dollars in annual spending power of the community, but somehow...
Black Owned Gas Station Losing Thousands Due to Police Harassing Customers
Diane Stower owns a BP gas station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She said she has lost thousands of dollars in business last year due to the police harassing her customers. Two young African American males were recorded saying while at her gas station an officer approached...
Instead of Complaining About Car Trouble, He Developed an App That Will Save You Time & Money
When you are in a new place and you have a problem with your car, you are always searching for ways to fix the issue. However, before the issue is fixed, you have to pay a fortune for emergency repair. Stephan Walters, the developer of GreaseMonkey, faced the same...
Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album will be Re-released With Spike Lee Documentary
Michael Jackson’s 36 year old classic album, Off the Wall, will be re-released February 26th along with a DVD of the new Spike Lee Documentary entitled, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall. The documentary will make its debut at the Sundance Film...
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green Wins a $1.1 Million Grant to Study Cancer Treatment
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is something like a big deal. She is a physicist and an assistant professor at Tuskegee University. There are less than 100 African American physicists in the United States and she is one of them! She is also the second African American female...
Michael Jordan Not Given Enough Credit for Giving Back in a Major Way
Michael Jordan is currently the CEO and owner of the Charlotte Hornets, making him the ONLY black majority owner in the NBA. Not only are the Hornets the only team with a majority black ownership they also have the most diversified staff in the NBA. The diversity of...
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Abraham Was Supposed To Sacrifice His Son: The Ram In the Bush [#SandraBland]
The story goes like this: Abraham was supposed to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on a rock or a slab, then burn him -- as would normally have been done with a spotless lamb or ram to substitute for the sins of man. Instead, he found a ram that was tangled by its horns in...
UPDATE: Arresting Cop in Sandra Bland Case to Be Fired for Perjury
Update It isn't enough. He needs to be found out, arraigned, indicted, and tried for her murder.
LA District Attorney Declines to File Charges Against Bill Cosby in LA Cases
Despite popular opinion being convinced Bill Cosby is guilty, LA prosecutors and the District Attorney decline the opportunity to file charges against the embattled comedian. Cosby was facing charges in Los Angeles, California for two separate allegations of sexual...
Arresting Texas Cop In Sandra Bland Case Is indicted on Perjury Charge, Class A Misdemeanor?
A grand jury convened Wednesday to consider charges against the Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland during what should have been a simple traffic stop. However, the situation turned violent and deadly for Bland. The state trooper was charged, but not of...
INSPIRATIONAL: This Couple Paid Off $50k Debt After Just 1.5 Years Of Marriage!
Debt haunts many of us but there are many many positive role models in the community showing us that it needed drag us down. When the world seems like it's out to get us we need to look at people like this with respect and use them as a point of inspiration. Samuel...
Did You Know in 1997 Talib Kweli & Mos Def Invested in Brooklyn’s Oldest Black Bookstore To Fight the Eurocentric Agenda?
Finding a bookstore that isn't just pushing the eurocentric agenda is hard work but back in 1997 rappers Talib Kweli and Mos Def AKA Yasiin Bey had a vision. The put a ton of their own cash into Nkiru Books when they purchased it off of it's previous owner (who had...
Did You Know Three Siblings Created An App to Help Tackle Police Brutality?
Tamir Rice, Laquan McDonald, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, and the list goes on. I don’t have to explain these stories because most of us are familiar with them. Police brutality has been a problem in the black community since its humble beginnings, when...
A Simple Solution To Fast Food Companies Hiring Burger Making Robots Instead of $15/hr Workers
The surge is on around the country to raise minimum wage for restaurant workers by much of the population. People and politicians realize the corporations are just being greedy and can afford to pay their workers a living wage, but refuse to do so. It would only cost...
At 2 years old, His Dad Taught Him How To Play Chess & Believes Your Child Is Capable of Far Greater
One thing that grinds my gears when it comes to Black people is us being told we are not capable of learning….and accepting it. This entire SCOTUS Scalia madness about black children not being fit for college is absurd and not something i’ve wanted to lend any of my...
Former Fashion Designer now Designs Blankets for NASA Satellites
I make blankets! Sounds easy enough right? Not when you add on the fact that the blanket are for satellites in outer space. Sounds far-fetched? Well meet Paula Cain from Maryland, she designs “space blankets”. Cain started her career with NASA almost eight years ago...
Compassion: In Just 10 Days, Chance The Rapper Raised $60,000 for Chicago’s Homeless Population
If you visit the city of Chicago, there is no doubt you will notice the growing population of homeless people sleeping outdoors. It is a sad sight to see that is compounded when you consider the frigid Chicago winters. How are they able to endure? Thanks to Chance The...
Is Saartjie Baartman Too Important of an Historical Figure for Beyonce To Write & Star in the Biopic?
Is Saartjie Baartman Too Important of an Historical Figure for Beyonce To Write & Star in the Biopic? Update Feb 16, 2016: Beyonce's 2016 Superbowl performance showed her blackness and support for the community. Many are wondering does this add to her credibility and...
ABC News Showed Their Biased, Racist Journalism With This One Simple Oregon Tweet
A lot happened this weekend and you might have missed it between the new year celebrations, resolutions, recovery and general blind happiness of Americans these days. Out in Oregon, a group of white people got together and held a peaceful protest as they TOOK OVER A...
