NBA Rookie Surprises His Mom With A New House on Her Birthday & Hasn’t Bought One for Himself
Don’t you just love people who love, honor and cherish their mother? We definitely do here at Urban intellectuals and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is one of those people. Rondae is an NBA rookie with the Brooklyn Nets. The 23rd pick in the NBA draft is very excited to sign...
Did You Know A Black Owned Hotel Group Is Opening A Hotel In Downtown Oakland?
The Homage Hotel Group is giving you a chance to become a part of making Black History in the Travel and Leisure Industry. Homage is seeking to make a change in the American hotel industry, in which African Americans own less than 1% by opening a new hotel in downtown...
White Racism Vs. Black Racism: The Difference White People Need To Understand
For the past decade or so, white people have yelled reverse racism in certain situations. But I don't think white people understand what racism or the fact that they created it. After I break down the effects of racism and you watch how Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary break it...
An Attack On Black Culture: Ohio School Bans Afro Puffs And Braids
The Lorain Horizon Science Academy in Ohio is facing heat from the natural hair community after a copy of a letter to parents that included a ban on afro puffs and ‘small twisted braids’ was posted online. The letter details changes to the dress code for the upcoming...
Did You Know Beyoncé Dropped Millions To Build Housing Complex For Houston Homeless?
Beyoncé is certainly feeling philanthropic this year! After donating half a million to Chime for Change, a global campaign that was created to help strengthen and unite the voices of young women around the world by inspiring them with “powerful stories” about...
POTUS Obama Defends #BlackLivesMatter: “The African American community is not just making this up.”
President Obama may not address black issues like many of us want him to all the time, but he does stand up and speak up on these issues. Recently, he took a moment to address the #BlackLivesMatter movement and it is something we believe you need to see. POTUS is...
Did You Know This Nigerian Billionaire Dethroned Oprah as World’s Richest Black Woman?
Dethroning Oprah Winfrey as the richest black woman in the world, Nigerian fashion designer turned oil financier, Folorunsho Alakija, is worth an estimated $7 billion. She began building a fortune in the 1980s with the development of a successful fashion design and...
This Chicago Entrepreneur’s Vegan Cookies Gain Momentum, Now Sold in Whole Foods & Walgreens
You might think because his cookies are vegan, they will not appeal to you because you eat meat. However, you couldn’t be further from the truth, according to fans of the Chicago cookie entrepreneur. Jimmy Prude is the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago...
Usher Takes A Stand Against Police Brutality During Live Performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
As more and more light is shed on the fact that police brutality is something is real and happening all over this country, celebrities are jumping on board to support their people. It is actually quite refreshing to see this. Not everyone can steal the show when...
Ex-Athletes Go Broke, But Not David Robinson Who Just Launched His SECOND Private-Equity Fund
You constantly hear the horror stories of professional athletes going broke after they are finished playing. Former NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL stars finances dry up at a pretty alarming rate during retirement because they are use to spending and earning at a certain level....
11 Year Old Nigerian Journalist & Filmmaker Is Youngest Person Ever Interviewed by Forbes Magazine
We believe the world needs to celebrate excellence and this is exactly what 11 year old Zuriel Oduwale represents, excellence. She is the youngest person ever interviewed by Forbes Magazine, not because she is black, but because she is supremely talented. Zuriel,...
As Original Tuskegee Airmen Fade, an Effort to Save the Legacy Grows | #NeverForget Our History
By Avis Thomas Lester / Urban News Service: More than 16,000 Tuskegee Airmen made history, but now only about 250 remain. They see each other mostly at funerals these days. When the heroes returned some from overseas after World War II, they were still treated as...
Prison Phone Rates Generate Billions For Companies With Exorbitant Fees on the Backs of Black Families
By Curtis Bunn/Urban News Service: Garry Lawrence’s family worried about paying his legal fees. But phoning him in prison nearly bankrupted them. When Garry was arrested almost seven years ago on a minor drug offense, his loved ones knew that paying a lawyer...
American Tax Payers Want Congress Members To Be Drug Tested To Prove They Aren’t On Drugs
Clearly, those in Congress act as if they are always on drugs and the majority of Americans believe testing our “leaders” would be a good idea. Afterall, no one on drugs should be receiving Governmental assistance, right? This is the argument you hear all the time for...
Do You Know The Day Black People Became “African-American”?
By Eric Easter - The debate over what black people call themselves spans centuries. While people think it is a relatively recent term, "African-American" has always had a prominent place in that debate. In fact, Yale scholar and associate librarian Fred Shapiro found...
Michelle Obama Launches College Resource Website To Help With ACT, SAT, Scholarships & Financial Aid
It is no secret that Michelle Obama can do no wrong and everything she touches turns to gold. Ok, maybe that isn’t true, but she has recently launched a new phsase of her initaiative to help encourage students to continue their education after high school. According...
Louisville Man Goes From College, Selling Drugs, Being Homeless To Owning Three Restaurants
Behind every success story, you will find a path of hardships, perseverance and a commitment to succeeding against the odds. This is the story of Darnell Ferguson. Too often people believe success is something that happens to the few, the lucky, the priviledge who...
Pastor Ray Hagins States All People In The Bible Are Fake | What Do You Think?
I'm not sure where to start with this one. Tell black people that their Jesus is not real is a sure way to start a war! Pastor Ray Hagins use to be a "Christian" pastor for over 20 years but gave it up after he became "conscious". He began to teach scriptures that...
Robert Kennedy, Jr Says CDC Knew Mercury Based Vaccines Give Black Boys Autism & Destroyed Data
Would it be insane to believe that certain vaccines are used to hurt the black the community? Of course that is insane, the CDC would never allow anything like that to happen as it is their main focus to protect ALL AMERICANS from vaccines that could hurt someone....
Can You Believe That Kirk Franklin Said It’s His ‘Job’ To Help People ‘Lose’ Their Religion?
GRAMMY AWARD-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin is on a mission to help people "lose" their religion. The 45-year-old recording artist mused about the concept of religion, while revealing the name of his new album on social media. Franklin is releasing his first...
