Remembering Black Legacy: In Memoriam of Lerone Bennett Jr.
When I was a child, I would pick up Ebony and JET magazines from my grandmother's and other people's coffee tables and flip through them. I was not only enthralled by the in-depth stories-I was an avid reader-but also I was blown away by the classic photography. These...
Black Impact: The 97 Things Mr. President Obama Got Right in Less Than Two Terms
Black History Month is all day every day, ALL YEAR LONG.... It's not a month, it's a worldwide daily tribal global event. Earlier, we talked about the THREE things Barack Obama did during his eight years in office that ticked off Black America the most, now it's time...
Part I: The Bible and American Racism-The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
By thy words thou art justified and by thy words, thou art condemned. - Matthew 12:37 Dear 'Precedent' Trump and all Trumpean cronies: If you mention Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in your attempt to prove you are not a racist, it means you don't know Black people and...
Saying Goodbye to Temptation: The Legacy of Dennis Edwards
As these things always begin: The music industry has lost another super-soul singer and iconic legacy, The Temptations' own Dennis Edwards. As these things don't always begin: The music industry has been losing it's refined soulful 'edge' for a very long time and the...
Laura “Beauregard” Ingraham Tips Her 2018 Confederate Hat to a Dead Racist and a Dead War that the South Lost in the 1800s
A pro-Trump business group in Louisiana is walking back support of known FOX TV white supremacist Laura Ingraham after another "senior moment" in Republican history that matches the wits of their illustrious fascist leader in Washington DC, Donald Trump. Ingraham's...
In 1965 Mr. Lawrence Huggins Led A march of 105 African American Educators To Attempt To Register To Vote
Less than two months before Bloody Sunday, on Jan. 22, 1965, Mr. Lawrence Huggins, an educator in Selma Alabama participated in & led a march of 105 African American educators to the steps of the Dallas County courthouse in Selma to express their support of voter...
Julie “Cindy Lou Who” Delpy Says Hollywood is Easier on Black People than Women
In a statement that shows nothing other than how privileged she is to be white, actress Julie Delpy, star of "The Avengers: Age of Ultron", revealed at the Sundance Film Festival that the toughest gig in Hollywood is being female. To be exact, she said “Two years ago,...
Ten Reasons Haiti Is Not A Shithole
It was with horror and dismay that I learned that Donald Trump called Haiti a shithole. I saw New Jersey Senator Cory Booker on TV almost in tears about it. New Jersey is where father made a home after emigrating from Port-au-Prince when he was in his 20's to complete...
N-word Stereotypes and “the” Donald
It's official, you can now throw their white supremacist American "monkey poop" back over the fence and into their yards where it belongs. --- The average typical Trumpanzee has made for themselves the King of All Stupidity, and it turns out that THEY are the very...
How The Obamas Conquered and Then Greatly Divided America
In November of 2008, Barack and Michelle Obama did the unthinkable and unimaginable and even the intangible in this nation and got themselves elected to the two top positions in the country - as President and First Lady of the United States of America, POTUS/FLOTUS....
For Sale: Buy-A-Reputation Featuring Donald John Trump
Back in "the day," there were certain persons of some financial means who decided it wasn't a bad idea to buy their way onto the cover of a major mainstream magazine. Advertisers not needed. It was bad enough that politicians were already inventing #fakenews about...
Oh Happy Day! In Memoriam – Edwin Hawkins
(January 15, 2018) “Oh Happy Day” was one of the great Gospel songs of all time. Recorded in 1967, by 1969 the song, written by Edwin Hawkins and recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, had become an international hit. It is the most important crossover gospel song...
How Long? Not Long! The Moral Arc of the Universe, Dr. Carson
Rinse and repeat, y'all. Here we go again. Since the dawn of American civilization, white-skinned European-inspired racism AND terrorism have been a fact of life for all melaninated peoples of the planet. In response to an earlier post, someone stated that if there is...
Did You Know Hannibal of Carthage was Black?
Hannibal Barca (247 B.C. – 183/181 B.C.) is considered by many to be one of the greatest military leaders of antiquity. His exploits as a young commander of the Carthaginian army gained him legendary fame by his people and fear and hatred by their enemy, Rome. But...
About “That Genius” Donald John
There is but one Caveat regarding the Trumpitis that has overwhelmed American jurisprudence, and that is that President Barack Obama, in this hour, does not seem to be the least bit worried about Trump's deep dark need to destroy his legacy -- probably because he...
Chance the Rapper and Steph Curry Lend Their Voices for Barack Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ PSA
Our 44th President recently collaborated with Steph Curry and Chance the Rapper as part of his “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The purpose of the organization is to mentor and create opportunities for young men of color that they normally would not have access to....
Black Woman Falsely Accused of Fraud After Spending $6700 at Louis Vuitton Store (Video)
After purchasing Christmas gifts at Louis Vuitton, a Michigan woman was stopped and questioned by the police as she looked for more items to potentially purchase. As she and her daughter walked around the store, the clerk asked her to leave her bags behind the counter...
Black Men Purchase Memphis Parks then Immediately Remove Confederate Statues
The importance of ownership 101 While some complain and others ask the government to the do the right thing, most of us know the only way change will come is if we make it happen ourselves. Van Turner is the President of Memphis Greenspace Inc. as well as an attorney...
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams and the First Open Heart Surgery
Daniel Hale Williams was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on January 18, 1856. A little less that twenty years after the ending of the Civil War, in 1883, Daniel graduated from Chicago Medical College with his M.D.[1] From the beginning, Dr. Williams, or Dr. Dan...
Do You Know the 10 Point Program for the Black Panther Party for Self Defense?
In the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement in the United States is remembered for the demonstrations and attempts at peaceful protests against racism and segregationist policies. At the forefront of this movement were Dr. Martin Luther King and his approach to effect...
