Why You Gotta Be So Deep?
“Why you gotta be so deep all the time?” A question I have experienced time and time again throughout my life, specifically from my Black brothers and sisters. I was an inquisitive child who grew into an even more inquisitive adult, always seeking answers to questions...
Taking Back Control Of Our Image
Get the first four chapters of “The Diary Of Aaliyah Anderson” for only $2.00 today! The money goes to promotion and marketing costs for the novel. Support the youth. Remember, the author of this article is only 17! http://payhip.com/b/DhLU “If we don’t own the...
Mother’s Day with the “Nelson Mandela of Rap”–Marcus “M-Positive” Parker
More than ten years ago, Port Arthur native Marcus Parker, now known to his fans and constituents as “M-Positive” embarked on a career as a motivational rap artist and mentor to hundreds of teens around the state of Texas. Today, he still raps, motivates, teaches...
Dr. Dre To Be Hip Hop’s First Billionaire By Selling Beats By Dre to Apple
Just when you thought Hip Hop was for kids, Dr. Dre is poised to show you just how big and powerful hip hop really is on the world economic stage. The rapper, producer, turned business mogul is sitting a terrific spot this afternoon as speculation surrounding his...
The Prison Conspiracy w /Author & Publisher Benjamin Janey
“Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.” -Angela Davis Earlier this year in my U.S. History class, we were going over the constitutional...
The Art of Reinvention w/New York Times Bestselling Author Wahida Clark
“It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.” -Oprah Winfrey One of the many reasons I wrote my first novel The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson was to show the young people of my millennial generation that there are...
Final Obituary for “T. Black” Community dated May 6, 2014
In recognition that The Black Community (hereafter known as “T. Black”) was never given a proper funeral and burial, here is its final obit, dated May 6, 2014, @ Midnight. Obituary for "T. Black" Community Born January 1, 1863, shortly after 2 p.m. Died April 4, 1968;...
BI & Coonery: Why complain? (Leslie Jones, SNL Stand Up)
The SNL stand up featured on May 3, 2014 by is a prime example of BI. This sister is forced in many ways to assimilate to finding ways to tell our story which will appease the racist ownership, degrade the acknowledgement of Lupita Nyong'o gracing the cover of a...
TO SAG OR NOT TO SAG
I posted an article a few weeks ago that dealt with this issue, but from reading conversations among my brothers, I thought that I might hit on it again. To sag or not to sag, what the hell difference does it make? Let me first dispel a myth. Sagging did indeed come...
The Trash That is Now Called “TV”
In 2008-2009, Hollywood suffered a severe blow from a now-six-year old Writer's Strike. The early New Millennia actually carried the very last of quality broadcast television programming, with shows like "Living Single" and "Frasier." Once the "powers that once were"...
UI Discussion Party #04: The Black Family
UI Discussion Party is a panel styled podcast produced by Urban Intellectuals. The discussion is meant to move the African Diaspora's discourse in a positive, self healing direction. The panel guest are members of the Urban Intellectual community. UI is dedicated to...
Does The NAACP Reflect Our Mirror Image?
“Alea iacta est”, in English: “the die is cast” … Sterling, the 21st century vintage plantation owner, was caught acting as a white male born during the hayday of our oppression. Nurtured, educated and formed in that good ol' white tradition. I wont go over the taped...
Suspensions and Fines Aren’t Enough
So it would seem that the dust is beginning to settle and rather quickly. Black people have settled into their customary premature celebrations over superficial victories while the larger dominant white society smiles and pats us on the back cheering with us. We all...
U.I. TUESDAY
On this day that I proclaim U.I. Tuesday I just thought I would remind some of our posters about our responsibility to our readers. I am making my attempt, and I hope some of you will join me, to wean myself of that corporate monster called Facebook. Anyone...
It Takes Money: What the Clippers’ Players and Coach Neglected to Do
There has been much vitriol and discussion regarding the Clippers lately. The NBA has yet to take a stance, but sponsors have begun separating themselves from the Clippers, as they illustrate their dissatisfaction with the owner, Donald Sterling. Although many have...
Buh-bye Chris! Columbus Day Cancelled for Indigenous Peoples Day
Picture this: Minneapolis Replaces Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples Day. What's an indigenous peoples? Basically, anyone who is known as the "first" people to inhabit a land anywhere in the world. If there is no evidence of anyone having existed in a certain area...
Sisters, It’s Time To Step Your Game Up!
Get the first four chapters of “The Diary Of Aaliyah Anderson” for only $2.00 today! The money goes to promotion and marketing costs for the novel. Support the youth. Remember, the author of this article is only 17! http://payhip.com/b/DhLU “A girl should be two...
LA Clippers Owner: Don’t Bring Blacks Including Magic Johnson To My Games
The NBA has announced that it is investigating the racist comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to his girlfriend V. Stiviano. The backlash comes after TMZ released a nine minute tape of Sterling telling his girlfriend among other things...
Crime and Economics (or why is jail always full of us)
Fate is a funny thing. I had a totally different beginning for this piece but I ended up changing it based on conversations I have had over the last few days with my UI compadres. The direction I'm taking with this post is to answer that age old question. You are a...
The Top 6 Reasons Black Republicans Are Delusional
Black Republicans are delusional if they think they are supporting a Party that supports them and looks out for the best interests of the common people of the United States of America. It hasn't happened in a long time, and by the looks of things, it will never happen...
