URGENT: 10 Scholarships for African Americans With Deadlines in January 2014
There are times when you might read some of my articles and think i'm anti-collegiate education, but that isn't the case at all. In fact, I have a Master's in Business Administration, so it is apparent that i'm very interested in higher education. Enough to put my...
What Do You Think The Black Agenda for 2014 Should Be? Here Is Mine.
UI Family, we are always into discussions about what is wrong in our community, but let's do something different. Let's put together an agenda for the black community moving forward in 2014. Here is my agenda below, but at the end I want to hear yours. Self Reliance...
WARNING: If You Take Pictures With Your Smart Phone And Post Online, You Are At Risk
UI Family, you are not going to believe this one. Please take the time to watch this video and make sure you follow the steps to keep you, your family and kids safe as possible as we traverse the digital world. Many of us take pictures with our smart phones and post...
Did You Know Richard Pryor Started His Career As A Singer And Was Good?
A few of the best comics in the world started in comedy, but transitioned to singing. Who comes to mind immediately is Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx. As we know, Eddie wasn't very successful at making the transition, but Jamie was and is. They both moved into movies...
Malcolm X Killer Released From Prison
If you are anything like me, this bit of news slipped by you. Not because you were sleeping, but because it wasn't widely publicized. I pride myself on staying informed, but was a bit shocked to find out this happened and I didn't know anything about it. The sad part...
Suspended From School Because She Did Not Have An Afro, Dreads, or Locs?
There have been many cases reported over the past year of students being suspended from school or forced to change their hair style because it was natural. These students had Afros, dreads, locs, or some other hair style that wasn't considered of the Western culture...
Baby Mama, Baby Daddy… Can’t We Just Be Family?
I recently read an article that was supposed to big up the Black father. The article’s title (something along the lines of “Black Men as Deadbeats is a Myth”) suggested, at least to me, that this would be a story of a man or men who go through hell and high water to...
Worse Behavior
I listened to Drakes "Worst Behavior" 10 times and it confirmed that I should live for no one else but myself and what I believe in... I stopped trying to figure people out. It was exhausting. Me, trying to change who I am to appease others or trying something...
Pretty Hurts… Thank you Mrs. Carter, we needed to hear someone say it.
I promised to write this mostly because I'd want my future daughter to know... So here goes; Beyoncé poses the question "are we good enough?" and "Is trying to be good enough sociological poison?". First, I don't think I can answer this question entirely but I can...
Black Women Entrepreneurs Is The New Black
We are constantly talking about entrepreneurship and business development inside the UI Family. Many understand there is a strong need for us to open our own businesses, hire our community and support these endeavors with our spending dollars. One segment of the black...
Black Unemployment Rate Is Consistently Twice That of Whites
Here is what I don't understand. President Obama is being trashed in the media and around the country for the high unemployment rate, but the black community doesn't seem to be concerned or outraged at our numbers. According to the Pew Research Institute, African...
Nelson Mandela Has Transitioned – At the Age of 95, the Former South African President Dies
If you have a little age on you, you will NEVER forget the moment Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, were walking hand in hand, fist raised to the sky when he was released from Victor prison, Cape Town, on Sunday, February 11th, 1990. I know I won't. Although a...
Woman Kills Three Over X-Box During Black Friday Sale
The Black Friday madness has always been a stupid social phenomenon to me. Never have I participated, don't plan on it any time soon, but will admit I use to go to the malls to people watch. It is hilarious, but haven't done that in a while. Good thing, they are...
Christian American Patriots Militia Leader Says They Have The Authority To Shoot POTUS Obama
Stupid, dumb and dangerous is the only way you can explain this idiot that would openly threaten the life of President Obama on his Facebook page. I must admit that I am a bit shocked that it would happen so openly, but not surprised. Let's be honest, we know why some...
AMA Award Winning Artist Honors Trayvon Martin on Stage And They Were Not Black
The American Music Awards were held in Florida =and an artist took a chance by speaking up on the Trayvon Martin case, but they were not black artist. Doesn't this figure? What happened to our entertainers? They use to be the enlightened crowd among us that stood up...
Did You Know the Super Soaker Inventor Was Black & Sued This Fortune 500 Company?
Most people don't realize the inventor of Super Soaker is a black man. His name is Lonnie Johnson. A former NASA engineer, he says he is an inventor. It is just what he does. This week, Lonnie Johnson was able to invent $72.9 million dollars into his bank account. The...
Racist who wanted to create whites-only town proven to be of African descent
In a bit of humor and irony, the white supremacist who wanted to turn the small city of Leith, North Dakota into an all white town got some startling news recently. He took a DNA test on national television and was informed that has African blood flowing through his...
Palin Stands by Slavery Remarks on CNN – I am Not One to Be Politically Correct
Your girl Sarah Palin is back shoving her foot in her mouth. But this time, she is refusing to take it out. Standing firm by her words to compare the national debt to slavery, a defiant Sarah Palin sat down with CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss what many saw as poor...
Ghetto Excuses – You Know How They Are
By Erica Tolber - I’ve notice in our community we justify the way people are by saying, “that’s how June Bug is.” We tend to let everything slide saying that a person is just that way. Earlier this year I was dating a guy, and he sexually assaulted me. I went to the...
A Working Alternative To HealthCare.gov
People are aware of the Affordable Care Act, or Obama Care to many. Unfortunately, when people think of enrolling, they have nightmares because they know they have to tackle the nightmare of a website, HealthCare.gov. This may come as a surprise to you, but our...
