Perfect Timing: Will Smith & Jay Z Partner To Create an Emmett Till MiniSeries For HBO
Will Smith and Jay are partnering to create a miniseries about Emmett Till. They are joined by Jay Brown, James Lassiter, and Aaron Kaplan as executive producers on the project. As of today, the Emmett Till miniseries doesn't have a name, but will be produced on HBO....
Should President Obama Join The Supreme Court After His Term In Office? | He Wouldn’t Be The First
President Obama may not be the ideal President of the United States for some people, but would he make an excellent Supreme Court Justice? This is the question many are asking as they contemplate what he will do once his 2nd term as POTUS has finished. At first, I...
19 Year Old, Darrius Stewart Shot & Killed In Police Custody | Same Story, He “Attacked” The Officer
Here we go again, black community. Another unarmed, black man has been shot and killed by police. This time the shooting happened in Memphis, Tenn. The police officer pulled over a car for a routine traffic stop (sound familiar?), it had a broken headlight. The...
Call In The Feds, We Smell Cover Up: Sandra Bland’s Autopsy Results Confirm Suicide By Hanging
The death while in police custody of Sandra Bland has captivated the communities attention. Bland was the young woman pulled over for a minor traffic infraction, ordered from her car, roughed up by the officer, arrested, then was found dead hanging in her jail cell...
Questions Raised: Was Sandra Bland Already Dead In Her Mug Shot?
The community is buzzing with questions over the recently released mug shot of Sandra Bland, the young lady found dead in her jail cell three days after a traffic arrest. The Waller County, TX police say it was a suicide, but family members suspect foul play. Bland's...
Did You Know There Was a Cure For Sickle Cell Anemia That Impacts Primarily African Americans?
Remember a few months back when black people were all gun ho about helping ALS victims with the "Ice Bucket" challenge? They were dumping cold water on their head and donating money to help cure an illness that impacts a small percentage of overwhelmingly the white...
The Black Netflix Was Created By A Black Woman & It Is Called KweliTV
Netflix is the popular streaming system that gives us access to our favorite shows, series, movies, documentaries and more via their online platform. It is very convenient and I'd be a lie if I didn't tell you I love it. Been a member for years. Looks like there is a...
Sandra Bland Cover Up Exposed: Dashcam Video of Arrest Appears To Be Edited
Monday Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said prosecutors will handle the Bland death in police custody "as it would be in a murder investigation," saying that it was "too early" to determine exactly what happened. Tuesday, Texas Department of Public Safety...
Omar Epps On His ‘Daddy Don’t Go’ Documentary: There Are Thousands of Young (Black) Men Fighting To Be Active Fathers
Shout out to Omar Epps, who has signed on to be the executive producer of a featured documentary called "Daddy Don't Go". The documentary aims to shine a light on the positive fathers who are fighting to stay in their children's lives instead of those that flee. There...
Dave Chappelle: Speaking Artists Says They ‘Have A Responsibility To Be Activist and Confront Police Brutality
As if there could possibly be a reason to be a bigger Dave Chappelle fan, the comedian and culturally aware black man returns with uplifting guns blazing. Chappelle announce he will return to the comedy stage bringing his talents for humor, raw comedy and insightful...
50 Cent Calls AT&T Racist For Cancelling All Channels Considered Urban, Including Starz
If you love "Power" and have AT&T, then you could have a big issue on your hands. AT&T is pulling the plug on Starz from their platform and 50 Cent, Curtis Jackson, wasn't happy at all. He took to twitter and blasted the telecommunication giant for being...
Church Collection: Single Mom Received a $1,000 Collection Notice For Not Tithing To The Church
I know it is hard to believe, but you read that headline correctly. The church sent a collection notice for a deliquent member who didn't tithe on schedule. Candace Petterson began attending Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church about six months ago after...
…But Serena Williams Is Suppose To Be Built Like A Man & Samatha Stosur Isn’t? (Full Picture Comparison)
I know most of us are ready to move past the Serena is built like a man conversation, but there are still post and stories flying around the Internet. And as a black man that loves black women, I can't stand this madness, so please allow me one more piece to shut it...
Are You Suffering From ‘Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome?’
Hello, my name is ______________ and I have Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome. You should just go right ahead, insert your name and speak the above line out loud. Akilah Hughes is the woman behind this video, but she has properly identified the source of this built...
The Dirty (Half)-Dozen: Six Very Important Ways To Politically Sabotage the Black Community
Facebook is a most masterful tool for any attempt to take the political pulse of the Black community at-large, to distract, or even to gauge the typical day-to-day goings-on of what some refer to as the "African-American" people [Raven Symone be damned]. Those who...
Black America & the Activities of Daily Living: Behaviors That Eat Away Our Wealth Attainment
Generational Wealth and ADLs (activities of daily living). ________________________________________________________ We hear a lot of talk about the accumulation of wealth and the gaps and income disparities between Black Americans and their white constituents, who...
Respectful Representation or a Message From Hollywood: Stay In Your Lane
Tony Award winning, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress and star of Shonda Land television production, How To Get Away With Murder, Viola Davis, made entertainment news earlier this year for accepting the role in HBO telepic, The Harriet Tubman Story, about the...
Kwame Kilpatrick’s Family Hopes For A Presidential Pardon From Barrack Obama
Just 8 short years ago, Kwame Kilpatrick and Barrack Obama were two rising starts in the political arena...but oh have things changed. While Obama went on to become President of the United States. Kilpatrick when on to do his best to rob the City of Detroit blind as...
Did You Know Bill Clinton Made Racist Comments About Barack Obama When He First Ran For President
For some reason, many in the black community use to refer to Bill Clinton as the first black President of the United States. We think it is because Bill played the saxaphone, admitted to smoking weed and appeared on the Arsenio Hall show back in the day. Nevertheless,...
Video: The Arrest of Sandra Bland, The Black Woman Who Died In Texas Police Custody After Routine Traffic Stop
Many people in the community feel there is foul play involved in the death of Sandra Bland. The young woman left Chicago suburbs for the Houston, Texas area, a new job and new opportunities on life July 9th, 2015. Three days later, Bland was arrested for "assault of a...
