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Successful Afrocentric Preschool, “Inner Child Artistry”, Founded by Husband & Wife
Protesting, marching and making a statement about what matters to you is important. However, investing your time, money and talent into developing a solution is POWERFUL! This what a husband and wife duo did to make their mark on the black community. Moya and Mohammed...
Jackie Robinson West Stripped of Little League Championships for Cheating
The world fell in love with the Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team last year. The all black players and coaches dominated the tournament by capturing the US title. However, on Wednesday, the league stepped in and stripped the Chicago southsiders of their...
NIKE Black History Shoe Collection Sparks Support & Outrage in the Community
Black history month is here and people are ready to throw their support behind the black community, including companies NIKE, Inc. However, not everyone is sold on NIKE's participation. Many wonder is this just a monetary play to capitalize off the popularity of the...
Gabrielle Union: They Want Black Women “Shucking and Jivin’ and Cooning” on TV and in Movies
Gabrielle Union made some waves this week on "The Angie Martinez Show", Power 105.1 FM in New York promoting "Being Mary Jane". She expressed her disgust over the under casting of black women on television and film. Black women are reduced to less classy, "shucking...
Steve Harvey Said “I Don’t Give A Damn About Slavery” During Black History Month
We are not to take the words, actions and deeds of comedians as sacred. Nor are we to get upset each and every time they say something controversial in their acts. However, did Steve Harvey go to far by saying his favorite line in a discussion of the past is, "I don't...
Class: Ledisi Addresses Beyonce Grammy Gospel Performance Controversy (Video)
In case you missed it, the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were yesterday in Los Angeles. The event brought the stars for the big night to honor the music industries best and brightest. High fashion took front stage as many in the black community wondered why we are still...
Reaganista “Tom Cotton” of Arkansas says Gitmo Detainees can “Rot in Hell”
Yes, that is his real name, Tom Cotton. And apparently, only he and his friends know exactly in the hell where "Hell" is; and furthermore, they appear to be speaking as if they have the keys to its Front Gates. Let's lay a small but doggishly solid background for...
“Evangelicalism” Faux Pas: More Black Atheism in America Caused by Christianity
There are white people in America, evangelicals who call themselves "christians," and they will bother to tell you that their own "white" Jesus was not a Roman Catholic idol symbolic of themselves as gods, but in fact -- they were lied to like everyone else. Indeed,...
Obama Says Christ Was Used To Justify Slavery And Jim Crow (Video)
President Obama has been in rare form lately compared to his first 6 years in office. Taking on issues ranging from free community colleges, early child care, and now we can add slavery and Jim Crow to the growing list. As POTUS reminded us in his State of the Union...
Police Hopeful Seeking Pardon After Legally Owned Gun Tarnishes His Record
24-year-old Steffon Josey-Davis was an armored guard in New Jersey with hopes of becoming a police officer. Those hopes have been put on hold, possibly indefinitely, after an attempt to protect his sister turned into a legal issue. Josey-Davis had plans of going to...
Professor Bun B Teaching Rap & Religion in Free Online Course Through Rich University
The influence and reach of hip hop has no boundaries. Another level of the art form has been breached by none other than Bun B of the influential rap duo UGK, but not for his Grammy nominated flow....his intellectual insight. Bernard "Bun B" Freeman recently finished...
Atlanta Man’s Body Found Missing Organs in California, Coincidence or Conspiracy?
When your son leaves for California to chase their dream of being a model or actor in Hollywood, you never expect them to be part of a real life nightmare. This is the reality for an Atlanta family as their son is found dead over 2,000 miles away. Ryan Singleton, age...
