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Bruno Mars Says Black People Created ALL American Music!
“When you say ‘black music,’ understand that you are talking about rock, jazz, R&B, reggae, funk, doo-wop, hip-hop, and Motown. Black people created it all. Being Puerto Rican, even salsa music stems back to the Motherland. So, in my world, black music means...
5 Years After His Death Trayvon Martin’s Parents Look Back And Consider Going Into Politics
5 years after the tragic death of teen Trayvon Martin his parents are remembering the life of their child, their best friend and sweet child. Building a portrait of a sweet boy who loved to help his father and best friend go out to feed the homeless and to snuggle up...
DYK Hannibal Was Black?
Hannibal Barca is often described as the greatest military general in history, the enemy of Rome and the one that out thought what was the straongest army of their day. Hannibal lived during a period of great tension in the Mediterranean Basin, when the Roman Republic...
BHM: Google Doodle Honors Edmonia Lewis, Native and African-American Sculptor (1844-1907)
Black History Month #BlackHistoryMatters “I have a strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.” —Edmonia Lewis *** According to Biography.com, Mary Edmonia Lewis was born around 1844 in Greenbush, New York. Hailed as the first professional...
Those Who Do Not Remember The Past: Black America, Are You Willing to Allow Money, MS to Kill Emmett Till’s Legacy Like the KKK Killed Till?
MONEY, MISS. — Deep in the Mississippi Delta, some poor agricultural towns are separated by a large stretch of corn and cotton. Yes, this was it, this is the place ... now covered in thick weeds and ivy is Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market, where a 14-year old Black...
How Blacks Playing “Kumbaya Footsies” With Trump Supporters Sets Them Up for the Next Geopolitical Hit Man
A white Trump supporter who hands a Black waitress a $450 tip and tells her, in his own way that "WE have to learn how to be one and become 'just Americans'" has more on his mind than just being a blessing to that Black waitress. He who was incapable of being "one...
T.I.’s Letter to President Obama Outweighs the Graven Image of the Stench Now in the Oval Office
Since UI is a Hip-Hop Generation initiative, we thought we might share this letter with our readers that was shared with us by those closest to President Obama... T.I. Pens Heartfelt Open Letter To President Obama January 7, 2017 “You entered humbly into our worlds...
Telling Our Stories Should Be The Norm, Not A Trend, Says Viola Davis
Viola Davis is an amazingly talented lady that is facing three Oscar nominations. She is also black and it seems that very much in reponse to last year's #OscarSoWhite outrage the Academy has brought black actors and Industry workers into the fold for this years...
Azealia Banks Defends Trump’s Muslim Ban And Orders Rihanna To ‘Shut Up’
Rihanna was not happy about Trump's country-specific muslim travel ban and called him out as an "immoral pig" on social media this past weekend. Azealia Banks came out in defence of Trump in a bunch of Instagram tirades (of which many she has deleted) basically...
AND THE DICTATORSHIP BEGINS? Donald Trump Fires The Acting Attorney General Of The United States
Sally Yates said she’d refuse to defend Trump’s executive order on immigration, as the head of the Attorney General you'd think she would have a good position to make such a decision. However, defying Trump obviously comes at a price and it's also an indicator of what...
#IamIrish Was Created To Raise Awareness Of The Unspoken Plight Of The Black Irish: Learn More And Give Your Support!
Being black or mixed race in 1960s/70s Ireland was not comfortable for many children who struggled with a mixed Identity. Wanting to be Irish, born there, but not fitting in and being subjected to daily racism. Fast-forward to today and #IamIrish...
THOUGHTS? White Trump Supporter Left Black Waitress $450 Tip And A Message….
Jason White, a West Texas Dentist and Trump supporter was in New York to celebrate Trump's inauguration. He was wearing his Make America Great again cap when he and his friends decided to visit the artsy liberal Busboys and Poets. This is a place the fights for social...
