Great News: LL Cool J’s Wife Is Cancer-Free
There is enough negativity and strife floating around the black community these days. Therefore, we thought it would be great to share some positive news in the form of good health in hopes to inspire you to continue to take care of yours. LL Cool J'a wife, sorry...
WTF: Cop Released on Bail After Shooting Sam DuBose in the Head During Routine Traffic Stop
Preferential treatment of police officers knows no bounds. And apparently, the judicial system respects this treatment as well. Officer Ray Tensing of the University of Cincinnati police force was indicted Wednesday for one count of murder and one count of voluntary...
Why Allowing White-Owned Corporate-Controlled Media to Control the Narrative is a Mistake for Black America
Roseland: One of Chicago's notorious ganglands...or so we've been led to believe by NBC News. Every time something evil happens to Black people in Chicago, it's at the top of the news ratings on "black on black crime" for the entire United States. It's a very false...
Charges Dismissed Against Ferguson Man For Bleeding On Police Uniform, Law Suit Next
Henry Davis' story was uncovered during the Department of Justice investigation into the Ferguson, MO police department. Fortunately, his case was discovered and this roadblocks were cleared. Davis, 53, received a parking violation, which turned out to be a case of...
White Woman Not Killed: 2 High Speed Chases, Head Butts Cop, Steals Police Car, & Grabs Police Rifle
We love to play devil's advocate here at Urban Intellectuals, so let's take a look at another traffic stop that goes dramatically different than that of Sandra Bland and Sam DuBose. This white woman has to be on some sort of drugs to act this way. However, police take...
African Billionaire Launches $100 Million Dollar Program for African & African-American Entrepreneurs
This is the sort of news we love to report and is much needed in our community. With all the negativity happening to our people around the country and world, it is good to know there are some bright spots of opportunity and advancement. Tony Elumelu is one of Africa's...
U. of Cincinnati Cop Charged with Murder for Shooting Sam DuBose in the Head (Body Cam Video)
Many of us have been wrapped up in the Sandra Bland case, but police brutality, murder and violence around the country hasn't taken a break because we haven't been paying attention. Unarmed, untreatening Sam DuBose was shot in the head and killed in cold blood by...
1st Black Judge in Waller County, Texas Explains Why Sheriff Is Responsible For Sandra Bland’s Death
Former Waller County, TX judge, Dewayne Charleston sheds light on why regardless of how Sandra Bland died and the Sheriff is responsible for her death. He makes great sense of this matter and continues to expound some important facts about the Sheriff and Waller...
Was Sandra Bland Forced Marijuana While In Police Custody? Experts Say It’s Possible
Every time new information comes out in the mysterious death of Sandra Bland, the more questions arise. This time information regarding her marijuana levels during the toxicology report are in question. According to the two experts in a report released on Monday,...
Did You Know This Historically Black, Durham NC High School Was First To Open at Bank School?
Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina made history during the 2013-2014 school year by becoming the first high school to open a functioning bank inside the school. The move was made in an effort to increase the financial literacy of the students and provide...
#PostRacialAmerica: Confederate Flag Wielding Men Crash Black Child’s Birthday Party & Threatens To ‘Kill Y’all N****rs’
Only in America can you constantly hear people constantly saying black people are overreacting to the so called racial tension in the country. After all, there is a black President, how could racism and bigotry still exist? I'm not sure what theories they are working...
Baltimore Police Denied Rihanna’s Free Concert & Protest Efforts To Benefit Freddie Gray
A few months back, the black community was in an uproar over the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Out of this tragedy, the #BaltimoreRising movement began and people started to work together to make a difference. Various performers, entertainers and...
Obama In Africa: I’m Proud To Be First Kenyan-American President of The United States
President Barack Obama became the first sitting President to visit Kenya in East Africa. The nation and people have been waiting on the visit since Obama got into office. Obama spoke to a roaring and appreciative crowd on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. There were some...
More Suspicion: Does Sandra Bland Have a Side Picture of Her Mug Shot?
Just when you think the frustration, concern and doubt surrounding the Sandra Bland case has died down, speculation continues to rise from every corner of doubt. This time the internet is a buzz with the mug shots, or lack of mug shots rather, of Ssandra Bland. Most...
Sandra Bland Cartoon In The Houston Chronicle Infuriates The Black Community
By now, you should be familiar with what should be the Sandra Bland murder investigation. State Trooper Brian Encinia pulled Bland over for what seemed to be a minor traffic violation, changing lanes without a signal, but three days later she was found dead, hung in...
NYPD Officer Assaults 11 Year Old Bronx Girl, Who Was Falsely Accused Of Theft (Video)
In the wake of the Eric Garner choke hold murder and the $6 million dollar settlement, you would think the NYPD would proceed with caution, but that does not seem to be the case. In February of 2015, just a few months after the Garner case, a NYPD officer was caught...
Hacker Attack for Justice: Anonymous Exposes The Murder of Sandra Bland
The Anonymous collective is at it again. This time, they are focusing their targets on the Waller County, TX police department, the Texas Trooper Association and the death of Sandra Bland. Bland was found dead in her jail cell just three days after being arrested for...
Bobbi Kristina Dies At The Tender Age of 22 Years Old
The daughter of legend Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown has died at just 22 years old. She passed away July 26th, 2015 while in hospice care at a facility outside Atlanta. June 24th, 2015 the family decided to take her off the medicines prescribed by...
Modern History: Meet The Youngest African American Chess Master Ever
December 16th, 2010, Joshua Colas became the youngest African American Chess Master in history. The previous record was held by Justus Williams. Colas was just 12 years old at the time. To achieve the title of Chess Master you must reach the 2200 ratings point mark in...
Fired Chicago Police Investigator, “The agenda has been to justify all (Police) of the shootings
The IPRA has reviewed nearly 400 police officer involved shooting and in all but one, the officers were found to be justified in shooting someone. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) is the agency that investigates police shootings in the city of Chicago....
