Police Lives Don’t Matter
...at least not to the Mafia. "We don't typically kill police officers. That's just a rule in the Mafia." Those are words of "Big Dino" Calabro, who, in 2012, testified in Brooklyn federal court about the open daylight blatant murder of NYPD housing cop Ralph Dols....
Elementary Genocide 1 & 2: The Proof of the Pudding is in the Reading (and the Watching)
When I mentioned to a white female with the Op-Ed Project that my "burning question" in life had to do with the mass incarceration of Black men and how the prison systems of America, under corporate control, had become another institutionalized slave-holding...
Ta-Nehisi Coates Award ‘Genius” Grant & $625,000 by the MacArthur Foundation | A Rare Honor for Black Writers
If you are not aware of this brother Ta-Nehisi Coates by now, i’m wondering what rock have you been sleeping under the past few years. Coates is national correspondent for The Atlantic, bestselling author and one of the most compelling and interesting African American...
20 Year Anniversaries: The Million March Or O.J. Simpson’s Acquittal | Which Had More Impact?
By Eric Easter - Urban News Service - This October, the nation will recognize the 20th anniversary of two cultural touch points, but in very different ways. On Oct. 10, the Million Man March will be both celebrated – appropriately – as a milestone on the road to...
Did You Know Ex-NBA Star Jalen Rose Started a College Prep, Charter High School in the City of Detroit?
Jalen Rose is like any other man, father, son and person with a vision to change the world. The only difference between him and millions others is he is putting ACTION where his mouth is and making a difference. The 13 year NBA star and ESPN/ABC basketball analyst...
Jamaica Calls for Britain to Pay Billions in Reparations for Slavery As the UK Prime Minister Visits the Nation | Will It Happen?
There is zero doubt black people around the world have suffered the most horrific tragedy and sieges on human life the world has ever seen. In Jamaica it was no different, but their reaction today as the Prime Minister of the UK comes for a visit is. Jamaicans are...
POPE’S VISIT WARMED SOME BLACK CATHOLICS, CHILLED OTHERS
By Avis Thomas Lester/Urban News Service - While Donna M. Moore was eager to see Pope Francis, Martina Callum decided to stay away. Moore, of Glenn Dale, Md., and Callum, of Baltimore, both were born into Catholicism and raised in families close to the faith. Both...
Did You Know a 13 Year Old Starts a Peer-To-Peer Mentoring Group to Help Kids Overcome Obstacles In Life?
What were you doing at the age of 13 years old? Don’t answer that question, but think about it and then consider the actions of this young man in North Texas. Jhalen Spicer is the young man that decided to use his positive experience and support from his parents to...
NBA Star John Wall Donates $400,000 To Help Homeless Kids with Child Care & Education
Not all good deeds go unnoticed and hopefully will not only bring notoriety to the philanthropic person, but inspire the rest of us to get off our butts, stop talking about it and helping out those less fortunate than us. NBA star and point guard for the Washington...
22 Year Old Twins, Born to a Single Mom, Both Graduate with Masters of Business Administration Together
There is no greater feeling in this world than having children of great accomplishment. As a parent, I only dream of our children doing what these fabulous young men have accomplished thus far in their brief 22 years on this planet. At just 22 years old, Darion and...
Let’s Help Warrick Dunn Build More Homes for Families by Donating $28 to His Charity Through the 28 Challenge!
I JUST DONATED $28 dollars to the Warrick Dunn Charities and am CHALLENGING YOU to do the same. It isn’t a lot of money for us individually, but the funds can go along way to help people in need by giving to a man and charity so hard at work for others. (Picture proof...
Pope Francis Smacks Churches: “If You Don’t Help the Poor and Needy, then Pay Taxes Like a Business”
With Pope Francis coming to the United States just a little over a week away, he has sent a very clear message to churches that use their tax-exempt status as a way to exploit their property for economic gain. Some churches are refusing to accept refugees into the...
Did The Daily Show Get Dropped in North Africa for Hiring Trevor Noah, a South African?
According to The National, OSN, one of the largest television subscription services in the Middle East and North Africa will not be airing new episodes of the Daily Show since replacing Jon Stewart with Trevor Noah. The show which had previously done pretty well on...
UI Member Recognition
Joseph Ward AKA the trans-racial, trans-species, Japanese Camel Ned Yakamoto Operates out of Tallahassee Florida. He is an AIDS/HIV Health Consultant, Motivational Speaker and Entrepreneur. His business, Live Skilled Live Fulfilled, is a life skills company centered...
A Father’s Love: My Daughter Said All The Dollhouses Were Too Small, So I Built Her One
There are far too many negative stories and images about how black fathers are not their for their children or not worth anything. Therefore, when we find everyday stories about regular dads going above and beyond for their children we love to highlight them. Reggie...
This Trio of Young, Talented Siblings Play Classical Music in Subway to Raise Money for Homeless (VIDEO)
The compassion of the youth is something every adult should admire, inspire and learn from these days. This trio of siblings are amazing with their chosen musical instruments, but their desire to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate is nothing short of...
Did You Know This Black Tech Entrepreneur’s Facial Recognition Business Acquired an Emotion Analysis Company?
Word on the street is black folks are not in the tech space, but fortunately no one told Brian Brackeen about this “reality” back in 2012 when he started his company. His business is in the bleeding edge space of facial recognition, but recently expanded their...
NHL Star P.K. Subban’s $10 Million Dollar Donation To Children’s Hospital Is the Biggest Canadian Sports Philanthropic Commitment
Ever heard the saying “Go BIG or GO HOME”? This National Hockey League star took the saying to heart and went BIG, $10,000,000 BIG in the form of a donation. The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation will receive $10 million dollars over the next seven years thanks...
Ex-NFL Great Warrick Dunn Gives Away His 139th Home To Single Mom | Don’t You Appreciate Good People?
What’s better than scoring touchdowns in the NFL? For former NFL great Warrick Dunn it is scoring life changing moments for deserving people. Via his nonprofit, Warrick Dunn Charities, Dunn successfully provided his 139th home to a single mom. Something you probably...
Ex-Hedge Fund Mger Buys Rights to AIDS Drug, Raises Price $13.50 to $750 Per Pill | Says ‘Still Underpriced’
GREED? In an unbelievable interview with Bloomberg TV this week, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company defends his decision to raise the price of a critical drug in the fight against AIDS and raised the price by 5,500 percent. Martin Shkreli is the 32 year old founder...
