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State of the Disunion Address: Flint MI, Van Jones, Lisa Jackson & the Biggest Missteps Black America Took Since January 2009
This month, President Obama gave his last State of the Union address on live TV, radio, and social media. Though we ultimately saw a more aggressive Barack Obama than the humble timid man who first entered the White House on the third week of January 2009, seven years...
Damon Wayans on The Peculiar Institution of Modern Day Slavery
The peculiar institution of modern day slavery. In this video, Damon Wayans illustrates -in comedic fashion- just how easily bought and sold Black people are in today's America. But we weren't supposed to just sit at white people's counters and on the front of their...
Jada Pinkett On The Oscars: Begging Diminishes Dignity | We Have Our Own Power And Don’t Need Them
I'm so happy that a black celebrity has come out to tell everyone in so many words to stop bit*ching and begging for their acceptance and celebrate your own. I swear it feels like so many of us still want to please the slave master and will cry when the slave master...
Black Female Physicist Given $1m To Revoluntionize Cancer Treatment
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is an amazing role model! As one of less than 100 black women physicists in the U.S. she is pushing forward with research and a plan for clinical trials that looks to drastically change the treatment of cancer and make it far less harmful. Her...
The Golden Voiced (ONCE) Homeless Man Ted Williams Is Back On Air!
We all remember the viral hit of the smooth voiced Ted Williams. Can you believe this all happened five years ago! In 2011 Ted was asking for money at a traffic light intersection when he was found Doral Chenoweth, a videographer for the Columbus Dispatch in Columbus,...
The 30th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Also A 50th Anniversary….
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The King Center will be celebrating at a special service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. This ends a week of events to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy and the theme...
7 Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was of course a remarkable man and one of the most important in recent history. As today marks the 30th day of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States we thought we would bring you a few lesser known facts. 1. He wasn't born with the name Martin, his dad...
Why Is White America Ignoring Leonardo Dicaprio Talking About The History Of The Indigenous People Of America
It is funny that everyone wants to boycott the Oscars because no one that was of color won. Get over it. The Oscars were not made for people of color. The issue is we keep begging for recognition from white people. Create your own and you don't have to worry about the...
Actor Danny Glover Tells Students 2nd Amendment Was Created To Protect Slavery
The Constitution's Second Amendment was created to bolster slavery and capture land from Native Americans, award winning actor Danny Glover told a group of students at a Texas A&M sponsored event on Thursday. Actor Danny Glover told students at Texas A&M University...
FORMER SLAVE CREATES THE FIRST BLACK DOLL COMPANY FOR HIS DAUGHTERS, HERE’S WHY
Richard Henry Boyd, born Dick Gray on March 5, 1843, the former slave renamed himself Richard Henry Boyd after the Civil War. Boyd eventually became an entrepreneur and wore many hats throughout his life—preacher, missionary, publisher, banker, educator, writer, and...
Meet Gwen Jimmere, The First African American to Hold a Patent for Natural Hair Care Product
All too often, African-American women dread washing their hair, since it can take multiple hours or even a whole day. Not only did entrepreneur Gwen Jimmere create a solution to this common inconvenience, but she is also the first and only African-American to hold a...
Bernie Sanders To Liberty University: America Founded on ‘Racist Principles, That’s a Fact’
Speaking at Liberty University Monday, self-proclaimed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) declared that the United States was founded on “racist principles,” among other statements about the lack of justice and morality regarding income inequality. Sanders, who is...
