Misty Copeland Announces She Is Engaged To Taye Diggs’ Cousin as Hearts Break Around the World
Who is the black ballerina who has capture the hearts, minds and affection of millions of people around the world? Misty Copeland is her name and breaking down barriers is her game. This year, Copeland became the very first African-American female principal dancer for...
This Certified Financial Educator Started a Mobile Personal Finance Business with a Great Concept
Marsha Barnes is a young woman who was inspired by the sound financial example of her parents. They lived modest lives taking care of the family, skipping on luxuries like call waiting or shopping at designer stores for clothes. They were saving their funds for...
Be Inspired by the Young, Black Man Behind the $1 Million Dollar, On-Campus Smoothie Business
Who would have thought making smoothies could result in over $1 million dollars in annual sales? Not sure if he thought it could happen, but Keon Davis is living the reality he has worked to create. Davis runs a successful smoothie business called Smooth-N-Groove....
14 SF Cops Abuse One Legged, Homeless Man After “Mistaking” Crutches for Weapons (VIDEO)
Another day, another case of police brutality in America. This time the incident happened in San Francisco where the police detained a man with a prosthetic leg after believing his crutches were weapons. Witnesses on the scene of the abuse say they saw at least 14...
Did You Know a Black Woman Is Behind a $150 Million Dollar Per Year Construction Firm?
Most people don’t think of black women and the construction business, but that didn’t stop this powerful woman from building her dreams. She powers one of Texas most successful businesses and doing it in a male dominated field. Gail Warrior is the founded and CEO of...
Were Janell Monae’s Police Brutality Comments CENSORED By The Today Show? (VIDEO)
You be the judge, but the fact is if you don’t own media companies, then you don’t control the messages. Something we've preached a million times around here. (SN: Support black owned media outlets.) The Today Show is suspected in censoring Janelle Monae as she...
Did You Notice How Ice Cube’s Entrepreneurship Turned His Son Into an Overnight Success Using “Straight Outta Compton” Movie?
Ice Cube has changed his image over the past few decades, as any real man should. You shouldn’t be the same person in your 40s that you were as a teenager or your late 20s. Props to Cube, but that isn’t why we want to discuss him today. Today, we want to shine a...
Are You Familiar with Neil de Grasse Tyson’s Proof the Minority Pipeline Prison System Is Real?
“They don't want intelligence in the juror's box,” J.A. Rogers said to close out Tyson’s powerful testimonial on the judicial system. We have all been awaken to the realities of institutional racism in this country despite the millions who deny the reality. We know...
‘Straight Outta Compton’ CRUSHES at the Box Office, Tops $60 Million Opening Weekend
The debut weekend of “Straight Outta Compton” saw the movie skyrocket to the top of the box office charts. Many are calling it the biggest surprise of the summer. However, many of us suspected the black community would come out and support. How could you not? This was...
Her Wounded Soldiers, Eye Transplant Work Yields Honors from Department of Defense
You might not know her name today, but Dr. Kia Washington is making waves in the revolutionary field of eye transplant surgery. Working as a research with VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Washington has gained the attention of the Department of Defense and will be...
80-Year-Old Woman Used Crossfit To Cope with Her Husband’s Death. What’s Your Fitness Excuse Again?
Physical fitness is something everyone understands they need, but don’t really want to put the necessary work to get the results they desire. In the gym and the kitchen, it can be a lot of hard work. However, hard work is just what Constance Tillit, 80 years young, is...
Did You Know the Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street is a Trillion Dollar Black Woman?
Meet the Trillion Dollar Black Woman of Wall Street When most people think of Wall Street titans, they think of rich, white men who garner very little interest from our young people. This may be true, but it isn’t completely accurate because swimming with the sharks...
10 Year Old, Child CEO Builds Cookie Company from Scratch
You may not have heard of Mr. Cory’s Cookies or the young man behind it, but it is only a matter of time before he is a household name. Cory Nieves is the entrepreneur and energy behind the growing cookie brand and he is excite to be in business. After moving from the...
Janelle Monae Drops a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protest Song: Hell You Talmbout
Music has the power to motivate and unify a people. If this true, then we hope Janelle Monae and her label mate's new song does just that. The entire Wondaland Records roster is involved; Monae, Jidenna, Roman GlanArthur, Deep Cotton, St. Beauty and George 2.0. "Hell...
Fear of Black: Universal to ‘Support’ Theaters Requesting Extra Security During ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Showings
Apparently, the NWA biopic movie has movie theaters around the country concerned the gang related theme will incite violence. This according to an announcement of "support" to theaters by Universal. Must be the fact that black people are going to come out in droves to...
5 Free Math & Computer Science Programs for Black Children
There is no doubt the STEM movement of science, technology, engineering and mathmatics are growing and thriving in the 21st century. The trend seems to be only gaining momentum as opposed to regressing. Therefore, it is important that parents of young black children...
Tyrese Pays Instagram Famous, Compton Teen’s Morehouse Tuition
The R&B singer Tyrese is paying forward his recent album's success by giving the gift of education. The rising cost of a quality college education in America scares most parents and students to death. Tuition alone rises a good 5 to 7 percent a year and there...
Jessie Williams: No Matter How Decent You May Be, You’re One Trip Away From Being a N-gga
"Nothing Can Take Humanity from White People, Black People Have No Humanity," said Jessie Williams said speaking in an interview on white supremacy. The video is making it's way around social media and has people speaking on the issue. UI loves celebrities that...
Stupid Is GOP Strategist Raynard Jackson: ‘Why Black Men Need More White Women’
First off, can you call anyone a strategist who makes asinine comments like these? Well, I guess you can if the base you are speaking to isn't that intelligent and able to logically think their way out of a paper bag. In an article produced last year, Republican...
Houston Man Convicted of Killing Police Officer Has Charges Dismissed Against Due To Lack of Evidence
After spending over a decade on death row for a crime he says he didn't commit, a Houston man is free thanks to a re-trial and lack of evidence against him. Alfred Dwayne Brown walked out out of Harris County Monday night a free man. He said, "Everything happens for a...
