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A Father’s Love: My Daughter Said All The Dollhouses Were Too Small, So I Built Her One
There are far too many negative stories and images about how black fathers are not their for their children or not worth anything. Therefore, when we find everyday stories about regular dads going above and beyond for their children we love to highlight them. Reggie...
This Trio of Young, Talented Siblings Play Classical Music in Subway to Raise Money for Homeless (VIDEO)
The compassion of the youth is something every adult should admire, inspire and learn from these days. This trio of siblings are amazing with their chosen musical instruments, but their desire to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate is nothing short of...
Did You Know This Black Tech Entrepreneur’s Facial Recognition Business Acquired an Emotion Analysis Company?
Word on the street is black folks are not in the tech space, but fortunately no one told Brian Brackeen about this “reality” back in 2012 when he started his company. His business is in the bleeding edge space of facial recognition, but recently expanded their...
NHL Star P.K. Subban’s $10 Million Dollar Donation To Children’s Hospital Is the Biggest Canadian Sports Philanthropic Commitment
Ever heard the saying “Go BIG or GO HOME”? This National Hockey League star took the saying to heart and went BIG, $10,000,000 BIG in the form of a donation. The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation will receive $10 million dollars over the next seven years thanks...
Ex-NFL Great Warrick Dunn Gives Away His 139th Home To Single Mom | Don’t You Appreciate Good People?
What’s better than scoring touchdowns in the NFL? For former NFL great Warrick Dunn it is scoring life changing moments for deserving people. Via his nonprofit, Warrick Dunn Charities, Dunn successfully provided his 139th home to a single mom. Something you probably...
Ex-Hedge Fund Mger Buys Rights to AIDS Drug, Raises Price $13.50 to $750 Per Pill | Says ‘Still Underpriced’
GREED? In an unbelievable interview with Bloomberg TV this week, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company defends his decision to raise the price of a critical drug in the fight against AIDS and raised the price by 5,500 percent. Martin Shkreli is the 32 year old founder...
Minister Louis Farrakhan Implies It’s Time for Jay Z to Cover Beyonce Up With More Clothes | Do You Agree?
Minister Louis Farrakhan has never been one to bite his tongue or speak without fully expressing himself. When the subject turned to the role of women in our civilization and Beyonce, he didn’t do it either. Recently Farrakhan sat down with HipHopSince1987.com for an...
Ahmed’s Old High School Welcomes Him Back, But the Family Chucks Them The Deuces | He Won’t Return
Ahmed Mohamed, 14 years old, was falsely arrested last week for bring a clock into his Irving, TX high school that was “mistaken” for a bomb. This week the school is trying to amend the error and welcome the teen back to the school. MacArthur High School said via a...
Did You Know Viola Davis Became The First Black Woman in History To Win Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama?
More Hollywood barriers fell last night as Viola Davis became the first black woman in history win an Emmy for being a lead actress in a Drama. The historical moment wasn’t lost on those in attendance or on social media as it erupted in celebration. Davis won for her...
Did You Know This Female Engineer Started an Automechanic Institute to Empower Black Women?
"Women will take care of a $300 bag better then they take care of a $25,000 car, you know, and that's a shame," Banks said. The statement made by Patrice Banks is so true. It is really unfortunate so many women have luxury handbags, clothing and shoes they take better...
The Truth: Is #BlackLivesMatter Racist?
With the recent racial events of the past few years, black people around America and the world have started to become more socially and politically aware. Once seemingly blind to the acts of covert oppression, the murder of Michael Brown and the highly...
Did You Know Wendell Pierce Rebuilt 75 Homes After Hurricane Katrina Because Insurance Companies, Like Allstate, Cheated Families?
Hurricane Katrina woke the modern black community to the racial bias and realities of our life in America. Like it or not, the reality is white people would have never been treated in the manner black folks were that were wiped out by hurricane. When the flood that...
