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There Are Currently 64,000 Black Women Missing In The U.S.
64,000 missing black women, that's a horrifying number! These woman have gone missing for many reasons from sex trafficking, domestic violence and seniors just walking off! It sounds crazy and is something that doesn't have much awareness in the community. Natallie...
PTSD in Poor Neighborhoods May Be Much Worse Than Currently Thought!
Poverty and violence in urban life literally have the same effects of those living in a warzone. For many it feels and affects exactly like a warzone and in recent years it's been accepted that some people under these conditions are suffering from PTSD, the same...
Obama To Posthumously Pardon Marcus Garvey?
In May 1923, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in relation to the operation of his signature program for Black economic independence, the BlackStarLine. He was sent to prison and later deported. He could never return to the United States, and his global movement for...
‘Hidden Figures’ Singer’s Homophobic Sermon Condemned By Co-Singers And Stars…
Gospel singer Kim Burrell is a pastor at the Love & Liberty Fellowship Church in Houston and a Friday sermon about homosexuality has drawn some harsh condemnation from people who worked with her. Burrell sings with Pharrell Williams, on the song “I See a Victory” on...
George Crum – Yes, A Black Man Named “Crum” Invented The Potato Chip!
Crum was not the original surname of George, a talented chef and restauranteur. However he adopted the name not because of his idea for the potato chip but because it was the name his father used in his career as a jockey! Crum was born as George Speck in 1822 in...
A Nigerian Tribal King Has Taken Oil Giant Shell To Court In London Due To 20 Years Of Death
For over 20 years, Nigerian people have died due to oil spills in Nigeria. Yet no one is held accountable for it. Michael Vick goes to jail because some damn dogs were fighting and died (insert sarcasm). So let me get this straight, Shell Oil Company is taking oil...
Since Your God Allows Injustice To People & Bone Cancer In Children, Your God Is A Maniac
The concept of God is one that can only be defined by a person's perspective. Everyone has their own experience with "God". However, you can not ignore factual information when it comes to the ALL SEEING BEING known as God. Before you get your panties in a bunch, read...
WORD: Kaepernick Voted To Get 49ers’ Len Eshmont Award For Most Courageous and Inspirational Player!
Colin Kaepernick’s decision to stand against racial injustice was a really brave move. He knew he would cause an absolute fire storm up and down the country but none the less he put his self to the back burner and stood up for what he felt mattered. And, it seems the...
Dr. Umar, We Don’t Need A Prince To Lead, We Are Already Kings And We Need Unity!
Dr. Umar Johnson has caused quite a stir recently with his tacky and childish attack against General Seti. The rant involved far too much use of the n-word, it attacked light skin and albino members of the community. As one young Albino man said, he made himself look...
Three Officers Fired After Joking About Using Blacks For ‘Target Practice’
In Miami three officers have been reprotedly fired by the city manager after it emrged they used a group chat to joke about using Miami’s primarily black neighborhoods for target practice. Kevin Bergnes, Miguel Valdes and Bruce Alcin all lost their jobs before...
2 Reasons We are Focusing on Black Inventors this January
Happy new year to all of you wonderful readers of Urban Intellectuals. We truly appreciate you more than you know. It is our pleasure to serve you positive Black news, insight, history and cultural information. As a new feature during 2017, we have decided to do...
What Is Georgia A & M University?
Vote for Miss FVSU to be one of the ten HBCU Campus Queens at this link: http://bit.ly/2gDKQxF For the past week, the social media world has been abuzz about the mysterious appearance of HBCU Georgia Agricultural & Mechanical University. Recently, a whole...
