Brazilian President Wants To Reserve 20 Percent Of Government Job For Blacks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/brazil-government-job-blacks_n_4224948.html
Minnesota School Bus Driver Fired After Leading Kids In Prayer
This is an open and shut case to me, but i'm not one that want any school official leading any sort of pray or religious based anything in the schools. Many in the black community seem to think differently and Edward Nathaniel III is in this group. He falls in a long...
Can A White Person Be An Honorary Black Person And You Accept The N-Word From Them?
Like it or not, black people use the N-Word, with an A, among one another. It is a cultural thing that has swirled around our community for decades now. Many people don't like it, but it seems to be something that is here to stay, at least for the time being. With...
19 Year Old, Detroit Woman Shot To Death Asking For Help After Car Accident
Where have we seen this story played out before? That's right, in the good old U.S.A, the land of the free and the home of the brave? This slogan the country loves to spout just doesn't seem to hold water as another senseless murder of a black person happens in this...
Roots Remake To Be Done By The History Channel
If you are not familiar with "Roots", then I don't know what to say about you. Your black card is in serious jeopardy in many circles. The book and film are two very important pieces of African American film and literature history. Roots: The Saga of an American...
Teen Changes Name from Keisha to Kylie After Racist Bullying
There are often conversations and discussions in the black community about so called black sounding names. The debate these days rage from should we name our children in this fashion or avoid the stigma all together? Well, today's story is about a young lady whose...
White Girl Thinks Black Girls Rock, Tells Whites to Sit Down And Be Quiet
OUTSTANDING! I don't know any other way to open this article and won't even attempt to find a way to do so. Not sure if you have read it or not, but Olivia Cole, a white poet, author and activist, wrote an unbelievable piece on the Black Girls Rock movement in the...
Racist, N-Word Spewing Miami Dolphin Richie Incognito Suspended For Threats And Harassment, But Here Is Why I Am Pissed
You have probably heard about the Miami Dolphin, Richie Incognito, by now. He is the player harassing another player on the team because he is a rookie and mixed American. Incognito has made it his mission to go out of his way to verbally harass, threaten and call...
Kerry Washington On SNL Taking On The Lack Of Black Women Cast Members Controversy
Kerry Washington has been money lately. She is the new darling of the entertainment world. With her smash hit, starring role Scandal (which many of you cannot stand), activism and now her killing on Saturday Night Live. Seems like there is nothing she cannot due. This...
Our Children Need Real Teachers, Not Packet Pushers As This Student Schools His Teacher
We are often engaged in conversations about how the school system is failing our students. It is a subject near and dear to many of our hearts because we understand the children are our future, but also many of us have children and therefore are invested in state of...
High School Senior Kicked Out Of Class For Jesus Costume During Halloween
I have not been the greatest proponent of religion in the past, particularly when it comes to the separation of Church and State as it relates to keeping religion out of schools. However, this is just down right ridiculous in my eyes and the school officials should...
Woman Behind Horrific Trayvon Martin Costume Gets Fired From Her Job
If you think Karma is a lazy, useless being, then you should think again. Karma has been busy and hopefully this is just the beginning of her exacting revenge on ignorant, racist that for some reason think it is funny for an unarmed young man to be shot and killed....
Child Support Adds to Many Black Fathers Debt Load
The subject of child support is a very touchy one in the black community. Don't believe me? Just bring it up at your next get together, no matter if you have an all male, female, or mixed audience. Tempers are bound to flare as people start to voice their opinions and...
Teen triple majors at Morehouse College, will graduate from med school at 22
We are often talking about the bad thing happening in our community, but today I want to take a moment to shine a light on something great. In fact, I want to encourage you to spread the word and do the same. These are the stories we need to take our social media...
Jay Z Has 99 Problems And Barneys Is One With The Black Community
I am sure by now you are aware of what is going on with Barney's harassing people for shopping while black in their stores. However, just in case you have been under a rock, allow me to recap the stories very quickly for you. The Barney's outraged started on February...
The Top 5 Reasons UI Facebook Page Is So Raw, Gritty, And Even Profane
Recently, I received a question in the inbox about my behavior on the Urban Intellectual Facebook page, so I decided to post it and address the question directly: Why is your Facebook Page so nasty, harsh and out of order at times? I love the information I learn here,...
Hip Hop Lyrics – What Is In A Song?
Guest writer: Erica L. Tolbert - I attended the Birmingham Magic City Classic over the weekend and I stopped at one of the tailgating spots where they were playing the current popular songs. One song that stood out in particular was the “Aint worried about Nothin”...
UI News Team Update – Fans Upset About the R Jelly show In Louisiana – Wait Who
Breaking new from the UI News team: I’d like to take a break from the norm of social awareness and reports of racial misdoings to report a rather funny story. Earlier this week in the state of Louisiana, thousands of fans paid an upwards of $150.00 to see R&B...
The Breast Cancer Gap
I lost a woman I loved like a mother to Breast Cancer October 17, 2012. In February when we were called to the hospital for what we thought may have been pneumonia I was optimistic even after she revealed to the family that she had Breast Cancer. I thought no big...
UI News Update – Barney’s NY Lawsuits Over Racial Profiling Are Finally Underway
Breaking News… Law suits are finally underway in the cases of 21 year-old Kayla Phillips and 19 year-old Trayon Christian. If you haven’t heard these two young adults were racially profiled by Barney’s New York and the NYPD earlier in the year. They were both targeted...
