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2015 List of Black Billionaires
Forbes recently released their list of the world's richest people. Their annual list of billionaires is something people look forward to each year, despite the likelihood of them ever joining it is slim to none. Nevertheless, every year there are new black people...
Halle Berry: The Life & Story of Angela Davis Is My ‘Passion Project’
Halle Berry has always been a hot topic of interest throughout the community. Her movie star good looks and Oscar winning performance have kept her in the spotlight for a long time. However, Berry, 48 years old, is making waves in a different way this week. Sitting...
Closing Out Black History Month: Until it’s time to Do What A Beast Would Do…
Today marks the end of Black History Month 2015 and the beginning of Black History Year 2015. Anything worth one month has to be worth the entire year, including the celebration of parents, grandparents, and anything else we consider worthwhile. Attorney General Eric...
Black LGBT Feminist Confronts Dr. Umar Johnson & Gets Schooled On The Black Struggle
Not many in the black community lay down the truth like Dr. Umar Johnson has done over the years. Nevertheless, everyone doesn't love everything that comes out of his mouth. Specifically, many in the feminist and LGBT community find his speech offensive and demeaning...
Justice Department Declines to Punish American Jihadist George Zimmerman
July 2012 - ...George Zimmerman has no regrets from the night he killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, the Florida resident told Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday. "I feel that it was all God's plan," Zimmerman said. "I'm not a racist and I'm not a murderer." In a...
Minister Farrakhan Calls Rudy Giuliani A ‘Privileged Cracker/Devil’ Over Obama Comments
Rudy Giuliani met the verbal wrath of Minister Louis Farrakhan recently. Giuliani remarked that President Obama doesn't love America because he didn't grow up like he did. These remarks didn't sit well with many in the black community and Farrakhan expressed our...
Facebook Flogger Says Black People Have “Stockholm Syndrome” When It Comes to ISIS
Stockholm syndrome is a phrase that was coined at the end of a six-day hostage situation in which a bank was seized and its workers were held captive. Ultimately, the kidnapped hostages end up empathizing with their captors, some to the point of becoming sympathetic...
Patricia Arquette: “It’s Time for People of Color to Fight for Us Now”
On Sunday's 87th Academy Award celebration, Patricia Arquette took the stage upon winning Best Supporting Actress for the groundbreaking film Boyhood. The speech that followed beckoned to some 45 million viewers and over 6,000 academy members in an effort to...
POTUS Obama Says ‘I love America – Even Its Idiots’
Say what you want about second term President of the United States Barrack Obama, but you must admit he is rather candid when compared to his first term self. The President offended more people with his frank discussion of America during his weekly radio address. In...
Marshawn Lynch Speaks Raw & Uncut to Oakland: ‘I’ve Been Losing Too Many Of Y’all’
You can say what you want about Marshawn Lynch, he loves the city and people of Oakland. There is no doubt about it as he represents Oakland on a national level, his words, every chance he gets. Although you might not hear Lynch say much to the corporate owned media,...
Stokely Carmichael Explains Dr. King’s Nonviolent Philosophy Rested On One False Assumption
Stokely Carmichael is an extraordinary figure in the Black Power movement and black history in general. He seems to fly under the radar during discussions around black consciousnesses and what we should do as a people moving forward. Lost between Dr. King, Malcolm X,...
Teacher Pepper Sprayed At MLK Rally By Police Is Suing for $500,000
Not long after delivering a Black Lives Matter speech in Seattle, Jesse Hagopain was pepper sprayed by a police officer for no reason. We understand there is a segment of the population that believes a police officer would never do such a thing, but the rest of us...
