New Study Finds Banks Are Cheating Black People Out of Mortgages Based on Race, Not Income
A new study sheds more light on Baltimore and the racial and economic exploitation of its Black residents, particularly in the area of mortgage denials. According to Home Mortgage and Small Business Lending in Baltimore and Surrounding Areas, a report just released by...
Why A-PHI-A Fraternity March Shows Positivity, But Will Accomplish Nothing In Chicago
Let me start off saying that I like the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha is interested in playing a pivotal role when it comes to the violence in Chicago. There are a lot of young black men who are misguided and are helping the murder rate go up when it comes to...
‘Brown Girls Do Ballet’ Co-Founders Highlight The Need For Diversity in Ballet
The organization Brown Girls Do Ballet is drawing attention to ballet’s need for diversity through beautiful Instagram posts. According to their website, the organization is “dedicated to promoting diversity in ballet programs through various media platforms, training...
Bed-Stuy Principal Transforms School With Art And Social Justice Programs
When Celeste Douglas-Wheeler arrived at M.S. 57, Ron Brown Academy in 2006, she faced the daunting task of turning around a failing school. The middle school at 125 Stuyvesant Ave., near Lafayette Avenue, was placed on state’s “Schools Under Registration Review” list...
Black Billionaire Is Paying For Education of Nigerian Girls Taken Hostage by Boko Haram
18 months ago 300 Nigerian girls from Chibok Government Girls Secondary School were taken hostage by Boko Haram terrorists. While there was an initial world-wide positive reaction to get the girls back wiith the #BringBackOurGirls campaign the world at large has moved...
TRUMP TWEETS: Black Killed By Blacks – 97%! Pure Lies! More Inaccurate Hate Spreading
Donald Trump seems to be playing the racism card in recent weeks as he goes on from one false or out of context statement to another and this time his Twitter account is posting false statistics. The graphic posted lists a bunch of stats. It says: USA CRIME STATISTICS...
31 Ways to Buy Black After Black Friday, During the Holidays, & SUPPORT Black Owned Businesses
By Eric Easter, Urban News Service - Amid a tepid economy, America’s burgeoning “maker” movement is breeding a whole new generation of creative black entrepreneurs. They are betting their futures not on traditional jobs, but on serious craft. Whether hand-sewn,...
BLM Protester Called N****R, Monkey And Beaten At Trump Rally: What Did Trump Say?
Mercutio Southall Jr. is a well known activist and is no stranger to abuse. While protesting at Donald's Trump's recent Birmingham rally for Black Lives Matter he says he came up some serious abuse yet it was him that was led out and even Trump had something to say...
Did You Know This South African is the First Black Woman To Launch an Airline in the World?
The airline industry is a brutal business. One that features many failures by start ups and everyone expects this trend to continue. However, one black woman is unphased by the skepticism and failure rate of the industry. Siza Mzimela of South Africa became the first...
Homeless Single Father Raises 56K To Help Homeless
James Moss became homeless with his young son Zhi after making a move to Denver from NYC to start a new life and having his housing arrangements fall through. He was left trying to arrange somewhere to live for his son and him. Now he is no longer homeless and is...
Riley Curry First Modelling Gig: What Lucky Company Snapped Her Up!!!
The cuteness of 3-year-old Riley Curry cannot be denied and now she has been snapped up for her first modelling gig. No real big surprise there! Riley has already been in the spotlight as the daughter of NBA superstar Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha. She really is a...
CBS News Reveals Leaked Documents That Proves United States Created ISIS
Last week the entire country was praying for Paris. The terrorist group known as "Isis" struck Paris with bombs and innocent people died. The United States was quick to jump up and ask for everyone to #PrayForParis. President Obama has stated that we must take action...
90yr Old Baltimore Lady Wins $95K Settlement After Locking Police Officer in Basement
What do you do when a Police turns up at your door and tries to gain entrance to your home without a warrant? Well, if you are 90 year old Venus Green you lock the law breaking lawman in your basement! Venus was 87 at the time when the incident happened in which she...
Three Chicagoland Foodpreneurs Building Successful Businesses in an Industry Ripe With Failure | #BlackBusinessesMatter
Starting a restaurant has got to be one of the scariest business ventures to enter because restaurants have the reputation of being the one of the most difficult businesses to succeed in. Starting a restaurant is so challenging that if you were to Google “What...
Black Community Comes Together to Turn ‘Food Desert’ Into a $2 Million Co-Op
For almost two decades, the residents who live in a predominantly African-American Greensboro neighborhood didn’t have a place to shop for food. The community tried to attract the attention of a popular grocery store, but when that plan didn’t work, they decided to...
A Strong Black Sista: Georgia Woman Finishes College Exam While In Labor
No matter how much they try to label the black woman(God) as a whore, thot, baby momma, prostitute, and any other negative name that is invented, let it be known that some us realized that the black woman is the strongest force in the universe. The media makes sure...
Sandra Bland’s Death Was Not Isolated – 550 People Died In Texas Jails in 2015
If you’re lucky enough to escape unscathed from contact with a Texas police officer, but unlucky enough to have broken an unjust law such as drug possession, the danger is not over. 550 people have died while in custody of Texas law enforcement so far in 2015, mostly...
Walmart Fires Black Employee Who Redeemed $5.10 Of Cans In Their Parking Lot
The ideas that a man can get fired from Walmart for cleaning the parking lot sounds ridiculous right? Wrong! This really happened. Walmart, the store that runs America, fired a black man for picking up cans in a parking lot and turning them in for money. Lets not act...
This Superintendent In MN Has Banned Black Kids From Being Suspended Without Her Permission
Minneapolis, Minnesota superintendent Bernadeia Johnson is making sure that students of color are getting the same treatment as white students when it comes to suspension in their schools. Black children are suspended ten times more than white students and she wants...
School Resource Officers Tasing Students, Have They Taken It Too Far or Is This Necessary?
Almost a month ago at Spring Valley High School, Ben “Officer Slam” Fields, was fired after slamming a 16 year old, female student on the ground and flinging her across the classroom. There have been debates on the news and talk shows about whether the force was...
