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Omar Epps On His ‘Daddy Don’t Go’ Documentary: There Are Thousands of Young (Black) Men Fighting To Be Active Fathers
Shout out to Omar Epps, who has signed on to be the executive producer of a featured documentary called "Daddy Don't Go". The documentary aims to shine a light on the positive fathers who are fighting to stay in their children's lives instead of those that flee. There...
Dave Chappelle: Speaking Artists Says They ‘Have A Responsibility To Be Activist and Confront Police Brutality
As if there could possibly be a reason to be a bigger Dave Chappelle fan, the comedian and culturally aware black man returns with uplifting guns blazing. Chappelle announce he will return to the comedy stage bringing his talents for humor, raw comedy and insightful...
50 Cent Calls AT&T Racist For Cancelling All Channels Considered Urban, Including Starz
If you love "Power" and have AT&T, then you could have a big issue on your hands. AT&T is pulling the plug on Starz from their platform and 50 Cent, Curtis Jackson, wasn't happy at all. He took to twitter and blasted the telecommunication giant for being...
Church Collection: Single Mom Received a $1,000 Collection Notice For Not Tithing To The Church
I know it is hard to believe, but you read that headline correctly. The church sent a collection notice for a deliquent member who didn't tithe on schedule. Candace Petterson began attending Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church about six months ago after...
Are You Suffering From ‘Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome?’
Hello, my name is ______________ and I have Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome. You should just go right ahead, insert your name and speak the above line out loud. Akilah Hughes is the woman behind this video, but she has properly identified the source of this built...
The Dirty (Half)-Dozen: Six Very Important Ways To Politically Sabotage the Black Community
Facebook is a most masterful tool for any attempt to take the political pulse of the Black community at-large, to distract, or even to gauge the typical day-to-day goings-on of what some refer to as the "African-American" people [Raven Symone be damned]. Those who...
Black America & the Activities of Daily Living: Behaviors That Eat Away Our Wealth Attainment
Generational Wealth and ADLs (activities of daily living). ________________________________________________________ We hear a lot of talk about the accumulation of wealth and the gaps and income disparities between Black Americans and their white constituents, who...
Respectful Representation or a Message From Hollywood: Stay In Your Lane
Tony Award winning, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress and star of Shonda Land television production, How To Get Away With Murder, Viola Davis, made entertainment news earlier this year for accepting the role in HBO telepic, The Harriet Tubman Story, about the...
Kwame Kilpatrick’s Family Hopes For A Presidential Pardon From Barrack Obama
Just 8 short years ago, Kwame Kilpatrick and Barrack Obama were two rising starts in the political arena...but oh have things changed. While Obama went on to become President of the United States. Kilpatrick when on to do his best to rob the City of Detroit blind as...
Video: The Arrest of Sandra Bland, The Black Woman Who Died In Texas Police Custody After Routine Traffic Stop
Many people in the community feel there is foul play involved in the death of Sandra Bland. The young woman left Chicago suburbs for the Houston, Texas area, a new job and new opportunities on life July 9th, 2015. Three days later, Bland was arrested for "assault of a...
Whoopi Goldberg Forced Reverse Her Position On Bill Cosby By ABC After Viewer Complaints
There aren't many defenders of Bill Cosby left on the planet and another one went down this week. Whoopi Goldberg has been outspoken in her defense of Bill Cosby. However, reports indicate her recent change of mind wasn't because of she wanted to change, but instead...
Did You Know 9 Year Old Nigerian Twins Were London’s Youngest High School Students Ever Admitted
In 2010, a pair of nine-year-old twins became two of the youngest pupils admitted to a UK secondary school. Paula and Peter Imafidon are among hundreds of thousands of other children who are finding out which secondary school they will attend. Peter and Paula, from...
