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Dedicated to The Black Women Out There Fighting “It” E’rry Day…
This is dedicated to the sistahs living in "fight mode" on a near-daily basis. Yeah, you know the ones. They look at you and call you "ignorant," and you just think you're being diligent -- holding it in the road when someone else is trying to take your wheel. But...
Imagine if black people loved each other the way we love white women: Why I refuse to dog Bill Cosby
I, like everyone else, find it very disappointing that Bill Cosby admitted to giving women drugs in order to have sex with them. I think we all felt some kind of personal connection to Mr Cosby due to the Cosby show and his legacy for encouraging thousands of young...
POWER MOVE: Did You Know Serena & Venus Williams Bought A Stake In The Miami Dolphins?
This was new and great news to me. I had no idea the Williams sisters were making history in professional sports by becoming the first African American females to have ownership in a NFL franchise. In August of 2009, the Serena and Venus officially became limited...
Why Is President Obama Against Reparations For African Americans Who Endured Slavery & Jim Crow?
Within the last calendar year, President Barack Obama has made some bold moves for the black community. After nearly 6 years of ignoring black issues in this country, he has shown the disenfranchised black community we are on his radar. However, POTUS has yet to make...
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Explains ‘Hip-hop Is Not The Problem Our Reality Is’ & Shuts Down Geraldo Rivera
Kendrick Lamar has his finger on the pulse of the young, black community, but Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera thinks hip hop is the problem. Recently, Rivera took tot he airways to to speak against a recent Kendrick Lamar performance and hip hop in general. Here...
Meet The Muslim Student Who Raised $60,000 For Black Churches Destroyed By Fire
At a time in the world with people of various religions at each other's throats, this young woman is a fresh of breath air because she is doing what her faith taught her...lead with compassion. Faatimah Knight decided to reach out to a group of her Muslim friends and...
Usher Breaks Silence On Juneteenth Shirt: ‘Know What You’re Celebrating’
Usher has gained a lot of respect in the black community with his decision to wear a wonderful t-shirt during his Independence Day performance at the Essence Festival. The singer wore a tshirt July Fourth spelled out on it, but it was crossed out in red and blue....
Candace Hill Is The Fastest Girl In The History of the World
While most teens are concerned with high school gossip, their upcoming prom or who is talking about whom on social media, Candace Hill is trying to figure out how to deal with the national media pressure. The 16 year old track phenom burned up the track world with her...
Bernie Sanders: America Has “Got To Apologize For Slavery”
Bernie Sanders is campaigning to become the Democratic nomination for the 2016 President of the United States...and making waves in the black community speaking about slavery. On the Joe Madison show yesterday, the host asked Sanders how he feels about a U.S....
Apple To Invest $40 Million Dollars Into HBCU Technology & Computer Science Programs
The tech giant Apple has decided to team up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to help create more diversity in technology industries. Johnny C. Taylor, the President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, did an interview with Roland Martin on the...
Netflix: Idris Elba Will Star In Movie About An African Civil War, Beasts of No Nation
Netflix is a popular movie streaming service enjoyed by millions of people. The company's popularity is growing and their growing list of quality original programming is only going to help. Next up is a movie featuring Idris Elba called "Beast of No Nation". It will...
Dad Teaches His Son a Lesson for Being a Bully by Making Him Fight a Pro Boxer
When a dad discovered his son to be a bully at school, he took an unconventional approach to change his ways by making him fight more. Only his son wasn't to fight other kids, but two different professional boxers. UI Family, I have to be honest with you. I'm not sure...
