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20 Black Holidays To Celebrate Your History & Culture Instead of the White Washed Ones
A people with no reverence for their past have no future. The African story is part of our collective human story. All people ought to celebrate these important dates in world history. Successful societies reinforce a narrative of their success and struggle through...
“I’m Sorry” Testimony of White admits she lied in a case that jailed five Black teens 18 years ago!
“I’m so sorry for what happened,” Black explained to the commission, which is tasked with reviewing the case and then determining whether the young men were falsely convicted of murder. “I am so sorry for (Jones’ family’s) loss, and I’m sorry that things went as they...
“Absolute bulls**t” Idris Elba hits back over claims he is being paid to say he has coronavirus!
After Idris Elba tested positive for Corona Virus, and later his wife, you wouldn't have suspected too much insesnsitivity. The virus is spreading across the world, so there is no reason why it wouldn't hit a few well-known people! buy flexeril online...
BODY CAM: ‘Please Do Not Shoot Me’ Chicago Police Officers Interrogate, Point Guns At Innocent Children During Wrong Raid
This is beyond terrible, CBS Chicago wrote: "Police body-worn camera video from another wrong raid reveals Chicago Police officers not only entering an innocent family’s home, but also pointing assault rifles at and interrogating children without an adult present. As...
“Torture Of Slaves” Black History Lesson Sees Student-Teacher In Tennessee Dismissed!!!
We are very interested in your thoughts on this.... A student-teacher at Waverly Belmont Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee has been dismissed after she taught a Black History Month lesson that asked fourth-grade kids to recite violent methods of slave control....
Surely Not A Mistake? New Rosa Parks Barbie Has Eyes That Look Like Racist “Sambo” Faces
The internet is having a fit of fury right now after the new Rosa Parks Barbie has a glint in its eye, different to other Barbie's, that looks strikingly similar to a typical racist Sambo face, the kind of face depicted by Black and White minstrels and used heavily...
Nkosi Johnson died at 12 from HIV but in his short life he campaigned tirelessly for equal rights for children with Aids
Today Google's Doodle honored a hero many in the USA have never heard of. South African activist Nkosi Johnson was the longest-surviving child born with HIV when he passed away at age 12 in 2001. Nkosi was born to Nonthlanthla Daphne Nkosi in a village near Dannhauser...
{VIDEO} MSNBC Anchor Says N***ERS (or NAKERS?) When Addressing The Death Of Kobe Bryant!
First of before we start, RIP Kobe, this is a sad loss of so much more than just a basketball player. This legend did more off the field than he did on and his death is a huge loss, especially for our youth who looked up to him so much. "He was just the kind of star...
Detroit man goes to cash his race discrimination lawsuit check, then bank refuses and calls cops!
The trials and tribulations of doing just about anything whilst Black! Imagine, you win a race discrimination lawsuit, you get the check from your "alleged" racist-ass employers and then the darn bank goes and throws more racism back in your face. This isn't some...
“Never cut your locks Deandre Arnold” – Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins supports for student suspended over locks
We shouldn't be having this tussle, not in 2020 where institutions should not be discriminating over what is part of our culture. Locks are part of our culture and asking them to be taken away is discrimination plain and simple. Houston Texans’ star DeAndre Hopkins...
{VIDEO} WTF: This is what happens when Black folks refuse to show their ID to cops
It's almost becoming routine, if you get pulled over whilst Black, trouble is coming, even if you have done nothing wrong. We all know if you are White the likelihood of at least asking why a cop wants to see your ID without having your ass kicked, or having a gun...
Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women….
We need to question the things we take as fact, this is an ongoing process. Today, on our Raising Proud Black Children Facebook group, a member shared something that is important for us all to know. It concerned Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom was originally a character from...
