UIMD: The One and Only Way to Fight Racism

UIMD: The One and Only Way to Fight Racism

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… After generations and multitudes of fraudulent lies told to us about The Black Panther Party, we have come to the knowledge and understanding that Black Americans have been consistently terrorized for more than 500 years. As a...

I Had A Dream

I Had A Dream

Dreams of Our Black Mothers We know what it means when our older Black mothers start dreaming about "fish." Sometimes, the dreams we dream at night are bigger and more complex than just ourselves. Maybe these dreams or mares are just an "undigested bit of beef, a blot...

Were the Good Drugs Reserved for the White Ebola Patients?

Were the Good Drugs Reserved for the White Ebola Patients?

Today, we found out the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the United States has died. Thomas Duncan was admitted for the Ebola virus on Sept 30th, 2014, to the Health Presbyterian Hospital and died Oct. 8th, 2014. Death by Ebola is the expected outcome for those...

Dallas Ebola Patient Dies

Dallas Ebola Patient Dies

The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died this morning. Thomas Eric Duncan had the Ebola virus in Dallas, Texas health Presbyterian Hospital. This is the word coming from Texas Health Resources. "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt...

5 Budgeting Sins of the Black Community

5 Budgeting Sins of the Black Community

Money… It’s a gift, curse, and a necessity that we have been burdened with through the course of world history. Many of us believe that it is the answer to our survival… While others believe that it is the root of all evil and the bane of our existence. Some believe...

Dear Mr. President: From One Elitist to Another

Dear Mr. President: From One Elitist to Another

I am tired, President Obama, of hearing white folks (and some Black ones, too) who tell us that we are so ignorant that we only voted for you because you are Black...that WE didn't know what we were doing or what you really stood for. I don't know about anyone else,...

I’m Sorry for This, But …

I’m Sorry for This, But …

I am sorry that it took the deaths of Michael Brown of Ferguson MO, Jordan Davis of Marietta GA, John Crawford of Beavercreek, OH, Troy Davis of Savannah GA, Chris Garner of New York City, Trayvon Martin of Sanford FL (as if Trayvon's murder wasn't enough of this...

UIMD: Shouldn’t We Have A “Black Tax” Tea Party?

UIMD: Shouldn’t We Have A “Black Tax” Tea Party?

 UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… There's not much of anything left here to be said. Entirely speaks for itself. BURN. Next time someone says something about "black people on welfare," understand that too many of us Black folk are still living in a...

4 Black Inventors Every Black Person Should Know

4 Black Inventors Every Black Person Should Know

Lots of emphasis has been put on Black inventors over the past few decades in America. Access to information has caused heated debates on who the inventions actually belong to especially as it pertains to race. This becomes a matter of importance for black people...

UIMD: The Thing You Fear the Most…

UIMD: The Thing You Fear the Most…

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… As the saying goes, the thing you dread and fear the most ... . For whatever reason, the 'cosmos' and the universe is set to respond inherently to your deepest desires or your most dreaded fears, including outright cowardice. The...

UIMD: The Less Taxes They Pay, The Bigger Your Bill

UIMD: The Less Taxes They Pay, The Bigger Your Bill

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… For the longest, too long, the Republican Party has advocated for "smaller government." What we've come to discover is that what they mean by smaller government is smaller government for them, more government and laws for you; and...

SCOTUS Overrides Federal Law: The 1965 Voting Rights Act Under Review

SCOTUS Overrides Federal Law: The 1965 Voting Rights Act Under Review

Recently, in 2013, the United States Supreme court reversed section four of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Section four of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 stipulated protections to prevent voter discrimination in certain US states and/or localities who are/or where known to disenfranchise individuals attempting to vote.

UIMD: Republicans Don’t Believe in Work for Americans

UIMD: Republicans Don’t Believe in Work for Americans

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… We live in a capitalistic society, check. We're okay with capitalism done right, check. But the hypocrisy of the oligarchical society that we allowed to run this country for too long because we were so busy looking up to them trying...