Run For Peace Through Chicago’s Englewood Neighborhood
A quiet Sunday morning, June 1st in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, IL, men and women ran the streets. Not in the fashion you might expect in this Southside neighborhood. They ran for Peace. The brainchild of Christopher Posey, a Chicago native, Run For Peace...
Obesity Among African American Women
Many outside entities influence African Americans women, but one that stuck out to me the most was obesity. We need to increase awareness of obesity in America because it continues to be a problem that is not addressed properly. We are quick to go out and eat a meal...
When The Man You Love Hurts You
I attended a luncheon with mostly female educators, three students from a high school performed. There were three young ladies and two of them recited original poetry about being in abusive relationships. When they finished the audience went crazy, They were...
6 Laws That All Employers in California Should Know
Not all employers operate strictly by the book. Some of them break laws cut corners; others because they just don't care about their employees. Most of them break the law because they simply don't know it. On top of federal laws that often go forgotten or unenforced,...
The Love of My Life, Ruby Dee, Has Passed Away
Don't get me wrong, I admired and respected Maya Angelou deeply. Her history, her accomplishments and achievements, everything she did and stood for was cherished and appreciated by all. There is no comparison or competition, but if I had to say a woman really stole...
The Historical Link Between The Jews And The Africans
The truth is stranger then fiction. Maybe one reason why most of us only keep an illusion of truth as not to be jolted out of sleep. For those who linger in the shadows and feel too comfortable in their state of half-awareness, let me be your alarm. Here are a few...
The Jews & The Slave Trade, What They Want Us To Forget
When I was growing up, my knowledge of the world, history and it's many Peoples was very rudimentary. My world-view was colored and formed by my Christian upbringing. Amongst which the Christian (white) tale of the Jews, the chosen people of the god who created earth...
Introduction: The God Genome
The God Genome, A Six-part Series An Urban Intellectuals Exclusive The God Genome is an exclusive six-part series that encompasses and digests the many broad threads and facets of Black history, geology, geography, science, genealogy, and scripture and brings them...
The Independent Woman Movement Revisited Pt. I
It’s been 14 years since the release of the song “Independent Women Pt. I” by Destiny’s Child from the Charlie’s Angels Soundtrack. To refresh our memories, the lyrics from the first stanza go a little something like this: “Question, Tell me what you think about me...
28 Years A Lie: The Awakening of Black America to The Truths
Yes, "28 Years A Lie," that was a play on words with the hit film "12 Years A Slave." Now that I've got your attention, let's focus for a moment on a recent news report about an M.I.T. Dean who managed to stay in her position for the better part of close to 30 years...
The Poor Teacher’s Gravy Train May Be Over
Yes! Yes! Yes! Congratulations to the kids in California. Have you ever had a job and you failed to accomplish the goals of the company and you still kept your job? Let me answer that for you, the answer is h*** no! You would be fired for being incompetent and...
Fantasia: “Gay Is a Sin”
Awhile back, there was an article on Blackbluedog.com about the public release of the Gay Bible, the Queen James version. Around that same time, more or less thereabouts, super-celeb Fantasia Barrino, a talent contest winner who went on to huge stardom, made a...
Do You Have A Hate Group In Your Community?
Did you know there has been a major increase in the number of hate groups since President Barak Obama has been elected? Let's see how about 800% according to some groups that are recording this type of internal chaos. Who are these people? The President appointed a...
Finding Your Calling w/Rapper Que
“When I’m in my artistic zone, I can’t hear or see anything except what I’m trying to put on the paper. It’s like I go in a trance!” -Aaliyah Anderson, from the forthcoming young adult novel “The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson” A couple of months back, I uploaded the most...
Ever Wonder Why Black America is Crucified for All of the ‘Evils’ of the World?
Everywhere you turn these days, it's Black people's fault for everything bad that happens in the world, and only white people are capable of producing anything good ... or at least, some folks seem to think so. There appears to be an escalation of these "old events"...
Best for Business: Telecommuting is the New Trend
Telecommuting became popular a few years ago. Many companies have embraced it, while others tried it temporarily and pulled back when glitches came up. But the overall trend is still moving in the direction of telecommuting. There are a variety of situations where...
Can White Mental Health Counselors Effectively Counsel Black People? Mental Health—Overcoming Illness
Visit almost inner city you find them. Service recipients. As we know, the United States of America is a service economy with high paid service providers (doctors/lawyers) and low paid service providers (fast food worker) economy. No one is immune to receiving...
Why Idris Elba’s “Ascension” Should Set A Precedent In Black Hollywood
“I've always had ambition, and the acting was successful and put my name on the map, but it was never the plan to stop there.” - Idris Elba Earlier today, it was reported on the Urban Intellectuals fan page that world renowned actor Idris Elba would be starring in a...
Correcting Black History in British Hollywood: Idris Elba to Play Imhotep in ‘Ascension’
In the new British mini-series, Ascension, Idris Elba, Actor and Academia Extraordinaire, is slated to play the most controversial and beloved Black man in ancestral history, Imhotep. Racial tensions have rages for years over who the ancient Egyptians were, and most...
Shoot ’em Up Bang Bang In Chicago Part I
Every week end we get a murder report from Chicago, this week they killed forty-two more African Americans. One of the craziest ideas I heard was from Roland Martin Show. He recommended that Marshall Law be declared, and the government send in the troops. Chicago...
