{VIDEO} 16-year-old cellist heading to Carnegie Hall
Khalil Payne is the 16-year-old prodigy is an amazingly talented and inspiring young man who has fought through tragedy and is going to be heading back to Carnegie Hall for a second time! “You could say it’s almost like another world. When I start playing, I actually...
Did the FBI seriously try to honor #MLK today, after everything they did?
The audacity of some people, the audacity of some institutions!!!!! I just can't, not today! Today is supposed to be a day of reflection, part mourning but part celebration and part planning for how the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. must be pushed on. BUT my...
MLK Day wasn’t officially observed in all 50 states until the year 2000!
It's Martin Luther King Day today, the official holiday put in place to recognize the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As Wikipedia says Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an...
{AUDIO} “If we’d known you all were going to be this much f—–g trouble, we would have picked our own f—–g cotton” Voicemail Received By Top Prosecutor!
If ANYONE tries to tell you that racism isn't a problem anymore, look no further than the tirade Baltimore City's State Attorney Marilyn Mosby received via voicemail. This came just days after she rallied around a fellow prosecutor speaking out against these kinds of...
A Black woman delivered the articles of impeachment for a White Supremacist President on Martin Luther King’s real birthday
Whatever happens in the coming months / years, let's not forget this little moment of History that was shared by @iDaywa. "A Black woman delivered the articles of impeachment for a White Supremacist President on Martin Luther King's real birthday" Oh and by the way......
The National Archives Edited A Photo to Remove Critique Of Trump, This Is What Fascism Looks Like!
We have a problem, a real real problem. When the National Archives are actively editing out imagery critical of the standing President we have to ask what kind of system we are living in. This isn't Russia, Cuba, Venezuela or any other supposed authoritarian regime,...
Spike Lee has been named the first Black head of the Cannes Film Festival jury
This is amazing news and we must say a long time coming. buy synthroid online https://store.drhagmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/synthroid.html no prescription pharmacy One of the best directors currently alive and certainly a vibrant personality many wonder...
Was Everything We Know About Greek Philosophy Stolen From Egypt?
The Greeks didn't just stumble upon enlightenment yet it seems much of our education stops blank at their findings as the gateway to the modern world. However we know that reality is never really as simple as that and recently an article from TruDreadz.com reminded us...
54 volume encyclopedia of African culture being written by Ghanaian writer and art historian, Nana Oforiatta-Ayim
This is an amazing story, we just had to share! Ghanaian writer and art historian, Nana Oforiatta-Ayim is writing a huge 54 volume encyclopedia of African culture! Read an excerpt below from Okay Africa. Ghanaian writer and art historian, Nana Oforiatta-Ayim, was a...
Tamara James, from Basketball player to city Mayor!
This is a short bio on the success and inspiration of Ms. Tamara James, Mayor(now Commissioner of Dania Beach Fla.). This bio was submitted by our list member Glenn Rice. Tamara James is a HOF basketball player from the University of Miami and went on to a long...
14 year old Spelman Freshman finishes semester with 3.76 GPA and gets on the Dean’s list!
This is absolutely dope, we had to share! Not only is Sydney Wilson finishing her freshman semester on the Dean's list, not only is she finishing with a 4.76 GPA, she is also ONLY 14! It is absolutely mind-blowing how amazing some of our youth are! We learned about...
Black Teen Violently Arrested in 2015 Won a $148k Settlement!
I am sure you remember the viral video from three years ago, where 15-year old Dajerria Becton was violently arrested by a police officer at a pool party in McKinney, Texas. This story is originally from 2018 but passed by us, so we are sharing it again! As Teen Vogue...
Serena Williams Is Building Schools in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya & Jamaica
Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time broke the internet world. Not about the sports but with her charitable works. Yes! You heard it right, the tennis champion was working! She builds schools in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Jamaica with her...
Pinterest To Stop Promoting ‘Plantation Weddings’
The popular wedding-planning sites Pinterest and The Knot announced they are no longer promoting content for "plantation"-style weddings. A Pinterest spokesperson told ABC News that Weddings should be a symbol of love and unity. Plantations represent none of those...
HISTORY MAKER: 11-Year-Old Charlotte Nebres is First Black Lead in NYC Ballet’s The Nutcracker
11-Year-Old Charlotte Nebres is making her ancestors proud and making History as she is staring as Marie, the young heroine of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at New York City Ballet. It opened on Friday and she is now officially the first Black lead of this ballet...
82-year-old female bodybuilder beats up man who broke into her home: “I’m alone, I’m old, but guess what I’m tough”
This intruder “picked the wrong house to break into” after he got beat up by the Rochester, NY, occupant, Willie Murphy, an 82-year-old woman Body Builder. This amazing lady is an inspiration, not that we condone violence but DAMN! She beat him with a table, a broom...
First All-African made smartphone launched by Rwanda!
Rwanda has taken a step further in cementing itself into a regional tech hub and strengthening Africa's stake in the global economy by launching the first every smartphone completely manufactured in Africa. The phone, by Rwanda’s Mara Group, was announced by Rwanda...
{WATCH} Quick Lessons from London with Freddie Taylor (CEO Urban Intellectuals).
Here are a few quick lessons I learned from traveling to London last week. You will be very interested to hear my perspective AND I wanna hear your thoughts? So, do you agree? PS. Make sure you enter our contest at UrbanIntellectuals.com/contest for a chance to win...
Eliud Kipchoge Becomes First Person EVER To Run Sub-2-Hour Marathon!
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in under two hours today in Vienna. He ran the 26.2-mile distance in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds. Just let that soak in, let that soak in that he ran 4:34 minutes per mile for the whole race! WOW! Unfortunately, this will not...
Whiskey brand honors the enslaved man who taught Jack Daniels how to make the now famous drink!
We've covered the story of how an enslaved man, Nathan 'Nearest' Green, actually taught Jack Daniels how to make bourbon. He has been recognized in very small moves as the godfather of Tenessee Whiskey but it is still not mainstream knowledge. However, if you are...
