Queens Bakery Fined For Refusing To Hire black Counter Girl, But When Will We Stop Begging For Employment?
Stories like this make me feel like a broken record, but apparently the Black community needs to hear this. When are we going to get off our knees begging for employment and start our own businesses, hire our own community, and not need to worry about discrimination?...
African American SAT And ACT Scores Could Soar With This Easy Tip
The importance of a college education isn't lost of the African American community. We understand it is critical to get an education and advanced degree. However, many time we don't get down to the simple, concrete solutions that could help each other. I'm talking...
Ronald Harris Murder Update – Slain Pastor Was Accused Of Rape By Murder Suspects Wife
The news first came out about a Pastor being shot during a sermon, many said they would wait to get more details. Well, the details are starting to come out of Louisiana regarding the case. It seems like the shooter did have a motive and it was very personal. The...
Scandal Rebuttal – Don’t Support Shows That Promote Sell Outs and Worse
The following is a response from an anonymous reader to our previous article posing why you should watch Scandal. Black people should not support anything that affects our people and community in a negative way. It does not matter how great the writing or how...
4 Reasons To Watch Scandal Despite All The Negative Hype In The Black Community
Unless you have been under a rock the last few weeks, I am sure you have heard Season 3 of Scandal is coming back. Starring Kerry Washington and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, this show has a huge following in the black community, but has drawn an abundance of...
From Sequester To Shutdown. What Is Next?
Congress has failed you again, American people. By now, there is no way this surprises you, but it will impact your life immediately. This isn't like the sequester, which we endured not too long ago. The Government Shutdown will be felt around the country tomorrow....
Fast Facts on Obama Care
Tomorrow October 1, 2013 The Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") will begin open enrollment, so I thought I'd take this time to share some important facts with those of you concerned or confused about it. "Obamacare" is actually the Patient Protection and Affordable...
In the face of death, Black man is Denied Justice
A man by the name of Herman Wallace is on the brink of death after 42 years in solitary confinement. Wallace has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is starting to lose faith as he feels that he has been done a great injustice. Wallace is 71 years old and has been...
Why Have We Killed The Fun In Hip Hop? Or… “Seriously?!”
Good morning, afternoon, evening…Or whatever the time of day is for you. Welcome once again to another thought provoking UI blogging. I always have loved music, whether it be the Lyrics of true rap artists such as Talib, Earl Sweat Shirt, Del The Funky Homosapien… Or...
A Pastor Shot and Killed During Church Services
On 9/28/2013 at about 9:30 A.M. Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr. Was gunned down in the middle of his sermon, by congregation member Woodrow Karey in Lake Charles LA. The African American pastor was going about his normal Sunday routine of preaching and holding the weekly...
First Black Minister of Italy Has Bananas Thrown At Her During Speech
The latest proof that we cannot just tighten up our image, respect ourselves, and take care of our families to be respected. You hear people inside and out of our community making these claims. If we respect ourselves, then everyone else will respect us. Well, this...
The Way Some of Them View Us
I’m not even really sure how to begin with this right here…..*exhales*..….. I mean, I’m just not sure I can do this justice in an area as short as this one, but I’m going to give it a shot. I was sent this article VIA Facebook and after reading, I just had so much to...
Settlement Reached In No African American Nurse Case
The Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, has finally settled a lawsuit they faced over a discriminatory case. One of their black nurses wasn't allowed to work on a white child patient at the compliance of the hospital and request of the patients father. Clearly,...
This kid will make you believe in angels…
Tobias Bass, 10, wants to be a pastor, brings home good grades and sports trophies but that alone is not why he was featured on Oklahoma's News 9. This young man wrote into the news station requesting help NOT in the form of money but a loan, a loan for a jogging...
Florida Court Grants New Trial To Woman Serving 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot
Here is some decent news coming out of Florida, but many are remaining cautiously optimistic. Remember the woman sentenced 20 years for firing a warning shot into the air in aims of keeping her abusive husband off of her? She has been granted a new trial to prove her...
Mom: 17 Year Old Brought Gun To School To Protect Himself
This story is causing a lot of heart break, outrage, and frustration in the community. There are too many of our young people that want to do the right things like go to school, get an education and make something of their lives, but they are constantly being bullied...
Kid Genius to Graduate College at 14, Credits God
There are some very intelligent children in our community and Thessalonika Arzu-Embry is definitely one of them. She is on her final leg of her collegiate undergrad tour. Amazing! The 14 year old girl from the Chicagoland area should be getting ready for her first...
“Where Have All Our Starlets Gone?” Death Of The African America Starlet In Hollywood
Hello UI. There are things in this world that are in your face, and direct. We see these things as threats, and tackle them head on with vigor, and strong emotional feelings. However there are many small wars that rage on, yet are so subtle that we tend to forget that...
72 No Loans FREE Schools for Low Income Students
Since our community is increasingly interested and concerned about the rising cost of college level education, we thought it would be a great idea to dig up more information on Universities that offer No Loans, Free college schooling for our students. And guess what,...
72 No Loans FREE Schools for Low Income Students – Part 2
You are probably chomping at the bit to see the list of 72 schools on deck that offer no loans or free schools for low income students, so let's just jump right into it. This creates a fantastic opportunity for many of you or someone you know to create a better life...
