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A Glimmer Of Hope? First Officer Charged In Eric Garner Death BUT…
New York Police Department sergeant Kizzy Adonis has been charged in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, however, this is far from the justice and hope that it should be! Adonis has been stripped of her gun and badge and is facing internal charges, however, still, not one...
Obama Gives Prison Inmates a Chance to Go to College Free with Second Chance Pell Grant Program
President Obama’s administration is pushing to reduce the recidivism rate in the U.S through a prison reform agenda that will allow eligible inmates to benefit from Pell grants. The plan, named The Second Chance Pell Pilot Program, was introduced by Arne Duncan, the...
Dwight’s Foundation helps Girls’ Education and Empowerment in East Africa
Dwight David Howard, the world renowned American basketball player, and Atlanta Hawks center is not only concerned about his NBA career but also the well-being of the youth. The award-winning basketball player established The D12 Foundation in 2011, a charitable...
Happy 911 Day: Top Ways Black Folk Continue to Subsidize Sustained Cultural Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, and Black Genocide in America (A 2-Part Series)
{1}. Shaquille O'Neal, per FOX News: "Shaquille O’Neal will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this week. The four-time NBA champion, 15-time All-Star, Olympic gold medalist and supremely outsized personality joined the "Fox and Friends" co-hosts this...
Common Helps Raise $250,000 in HBCU Scholarships Inspired By His Own Background
Common, a famous rapper, activist and rapper, has decided to team up with Allstate as well as the Tom Joyner Foundation. The main reason for this is to raise about $250 000 so as to help students in HBCUs. The entertainer is passionate about helping students who are...
Meet Gabriel Goodwin: The 9 Year Old CEO Raises $28,000 on Kickstart for Her Hair Accessory Solution, GaBBY Bows
Gabriel Goodwin is a 9 year old CEO, an elementary entrepreneur who raised $28,000 recently on Kickstater with the assistance of Rozalynn, her mom. The money raised from Kickstart is meant to allow her to make new colors and designs for GaBBY Bow, her hair accessory...
Kaepernick Isn’t Alone, Jackie Robinson said, “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag”
Colin Kaepernick’s principled stance, rather kneel, has continues to draw more attention currently, but he isn't the only athlete that has refused to stand or salute the American national anthem. It can be traced back to Robinson. Robinson remains an activist and a...
From 12 Years in Jail to Owning a Publishing Company: Justin Daugherty Turns a Nightmare Into His Own Business
The police arrested Justin Daugherty when he was just 18 years old. They arrested him for drug related offenses. Daugherty would spend the next 12 years in prison. He was 30 years old when he became a free man once again. Daugherty admits that he committed the crime....
49ers Back Kaepernick With $1 million Donation 2 Bay Area Groups!
So, its growing! The whole Seahawks Team will kneel for the anthem, other players are joining, and in other sports too AND the 49ers are backing their man! This is big! It was a question as to where his team would stand but now 49ers CEO issued this statement: ...
BE THE SOLUTION: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Opens a New Charter School in Harlem
From the partnership with other celebrities like Tyler Perry, Combs has seen his dream of playing a role in the development of young people in the society come true by opening his own charter school in Harlem, New York, called Capital Preparatory Harlem. “Great...
NFL Retired Star Shannon Sharpe Sets Every Person Straight On Colin Kaepernick
Shannon Sharpe is from Georgia and is not afraid to talk about race relations on national tv. Personally, I think the tv network got more than they bargained for. Shannon Sharpe set every white person straight yesterday when he said he has been black for 48 years, and...
Jessie Owens Said, “Life is the real Olympics” & What a Life He Lived Serving Others
World record-holder Jesse Owens had one qualifying jump left at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He had fouled on four of his first five tries. And he was angry because Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler, with his misguided notions of Aryan supremacy, had just delivered an...
