Snoop Upset Akon’s Solar Power Initiative Ignored & Calls Caitlyn Jenner A Science Project
The long time hip hop star Snoop has never been one to bite his tongue on social, political or community issues. He has always spoken the truth as he sees it and this week was no different. The rapper/actor from Long Beach, CA hit the world between the eyes with a...
Four People Arrested For Cheering At High School Graduation, Charged With Disturbing The Peace
High school graduations are a joyful time when family and friends celebrate the achievement of young people all across the country. When their name is called to walk the graduation stage, often times parents and friends cheer for one another. However, that excitement...
Why John Amos Left Good Times: Too Much Emphasis Put On JJ Saying Dynamite Instead Of Substance
One of our favorite black television fathers of all time speaks out about why he left "Good Times", a wonderful sitcom about a black family getting by in the ghetto during the 1970s. John Amos, known as James Evans on the show, sat down for an interview to answer the...
WTF: Weave Loan Store Opens In Detroit w/ Slogan “Now You Can Afford To Be Beautiful”
The Weave Loan Store has opened in Detroit, Michigan with the slogan, "Now You can Afford to be Beautiful" to much fanfare, concern and disgust in the black community. One can get rid of their "ugly" natural hair in exchange for the "beautiful", long weave of another...
Texas Pastor Bans Hair Weaves From His Church, But Why Could Make You Agree
Everyone knows many black women love their unatural weave added to their hair. So much so, they spend billions upon billions on this hair accessory each and every year in this country and much more around the world. Many don't have a problem with this, but one pastor...
Steph Curry Donates Life-Saving Nets In Africa For Every 3 Pointer Made
At a time when professional athletes are only concerned with their well-being, endorsements or playing time, Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors continues to use his position in the NBA positively. This time, he is making a difference in the fight against malaria...
Playground Racism: 7 Year Old Boy Calls Black Man & Daughter At The Park The N-Word (Video)
Imagine this. You are at the part with your daughter, having fun and minding your business. A little white boy about the age of 7 walks up to you and her and calls both of you 'N*ggers'. What would you do? This might seem difficult to imagine, but this actually...
Africa To Launch Cairo-to-Cape Town Free Trade Zone That’s Bigger Than the European Union & NAFTA
Africa is putting together a power move on the global economic level that has the world sitting up and paying attention. Leaders of 26 African nations have agreed to work together to form a Free Trade Zone to be bigger than the European Union and NAFTA. The Tripartite...
Akon’s “Solar Academy” To Supply Electricity To 600 Million Africans
While many entertainers are worried about their "Shine", Akon continues to focus on harnessing the power of the sun's shine for the betterment of African people. People are familiar with Akon's Lighting Africa initiative whose goal is to provide 600 million Africans...
18 Ways To Fight For The Black Community Before Tragedy Strikes
We cannot continue to move from tragedy to tragedy expecting a different outcome without doing some work. Everyone gets all charged up when a police officer takes the life of an unarmed black person or our rights are trampled, but what are we doing on a daily basis?...
“I Got Tired of Talking And Started Walking” To Make A Difference
Today for the UI Member Spotlight we'd like to shine the light on Professor Carl Tone Jones. In addition to be an integral part of the UI Black History Curriculum Development Team. Mr. Jones is also a Lecturer giving messages of power and knowledge to the community...
The Scent of Our Native Sons and Daughters
The stories are true of thousands of accounts of brutal murders of our sons and daughters across the transom of American history. It has been discovered, since the founding of Christopher Columbus -a brutish loutish-behaved white male with an inferiority complex- that...
Freddie Gray: All 6 Officers Charged In His Murder While In Police Custody
It seems the outrage, protest, violence in Baltimore and the frustration nationwide in the black community is finally starting to be heard, felt and respected by the judicial system in America. Lately, officers of the law are being held accountable for their brutality...
Los Angeles Raises Minimium Wage to $15 Per Hour
In a bold move, Los Angeles moves to the forefront of the fight for higher wages across the country. The second largest city in the United States decided to raise the minimum wage from $9 to $15 per hour. LA City Council voted this week to make the wage hike by a...
Apple, Inc. Buys Nigerian Born Entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com for $1 Billion
We love black business and black entprepreneurship here at Urban Intellectuals. Thus, when this story rolled off the press about a Nigerian born entrepreneur selling his company for $1 billion dollars, we had to present it to the readership. Chinedu Echeruo is the...
Beyonce & Jay-Z Sent Thousands to Bail Out Protestors in Baltimore and Ferguson
There is a lot of hate in the black community surrounding the Carter family. Some say they have sold their soul to the Illuminati just to increase their fame and influence around the world. Others say they are just flat out sell outs to the black race. However, these...
Emancipation: How Emerge & Thrive Despite A Felony on your Record
You are finally free from the belly of the beast. You have dreamed of this day for months and in some cases years. You have all of the expectations, desires and balled up emotions of any hostage that has been held in captivity. You have meticuously planned your first...
France President Vows To Pay ‘Moral Debt’ To Haiti, But No Mention of Reparations
An interesting development happened in Haiti this week. France President Francois Hollande vowed to pay a "moral debt" to Haiti during a visit on Tuesday. The struggling Caribbean nation was freed via revolution lead by Toussaint Louverture in 1804 after 13 years of...
Karma: Ben Carson Looses Tooth in Ham Biscuit & Delivers Speech Anyway
Giving a whole new meaning to the words, "the show must go on", Ben Carson proves he is dedicated to diverting from real issues in the black community to keep his minstrel show going. While out on the Presidential campaign trail, Dr. Ben Carson made a stop by Tommy's...
Empire’s Lee Daniels: ‘I hate white people writing for black people’
You may not like the images and content of Empire, but there are millions of people wrapped in the new Fox drama on the small screen. This has provided show creator Lee Daniels an opportunity to speak to larger issues. Daniels sat down with some of TV's best drama...
