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What Black America Looks Like in the Hands of Its Abusers
Rahiem Shabazz Mike Brown's family expresses remorse for death of cops they never met; but, Darren Wilson says he'd kill Mike Brown again. #BlackLivesMatter Plantation Slave Mentality, PSM The types of attitudes which keep the murders of unarmed Black men cycling...
UIMD: Don’t Get It Twisted. Her Name is Assata Shakur, Not “Joanne Chesimard”
UI MEME OF THE DAY, a Daily Series... Today's Meme is actually a News Report. NJ.com, self-styled "True Jersey" news blog, reports "Christie Calls on Obama to Demand Cuba Return Cop Killer Joanne Chesimard." For one thing, there is no "cop killer" named Joanne...
NY Cop Killer Isn’t Linked To Protesters. This Is A Distraction Tactic And It’s Working.
There is no other way to put this, I'm disappointed in the black community. We just flat out have to do better. Every time a different cycle of news drops, we don't have to flock to it like moths to a flame. It is okay to stay in our lane and pursue our causes. One of...
Black IT Engineer Bashen Paves Inroads with Case Management Software Patent
In 1994, Janet Emerson Bashen proved to the world what could be done with a kitchen table, a small amount of capital, and a little ingenuity. Anyone who understands EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) compliance understands that federal laws require all employees to be...
DISH Network Dumps FOX News Channel Because It is Too Fair and Balanced
Uhm. Not. Did not happen. The dump was over the "usual" spoon-and-fork pork feedings: Money. RawStory reported that DISH said FOX is trying to rearrange their pre-packaged contract in order to induce DISH to pay more fees that are not "as per the contract" given. RS...
A Word To or From “The Wise”
Actually ... A Word from Tim Wise: The killing of the two officers in NYC is a terrible, horrible crime. AND, here's the thing: If you treat communities like you are an occupying army don't be surprised when folks assume you have declared war on them. And then don't...
UIMD: ProChoice vs ProLife-Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
UI MEME OF THE DAY, a Daily Series... People who are pro-life are typically some religious evangelical types who claim that abortion is murder in the eyes of God. Others just feel that the use of abortion as a method of birth control is just plain wrong. People who...
UIMD: The Sixth Commandment – Murder vs Killing
UI MEME OF THE DAY, a Daily Series... Back in paralegal school, our professor -a practicing lawyer- walked into the classroom without taking one single glance at his overly-anxious raring to go student body. He took a casual stroll to the chalkboard at the front of...
The 10 Poorest States in the USA are in the Deep South, Part I
There's good news and bad news, as usual. The good news about Georgia being on this list is that Atlanta, "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Country", is considered to be the Black Mecca of the state and the south, and the USA for that matter. It takes traveling to other...
You Keep Asking for It: Time to Get off The Battleground and Into The Banquet Hall
The battle cry has gone out all over the land, far and wide, for us to INGATHER and support Black business and BUY BLACK!. That's the cry, but will we heed The Call? We have a few people in the nation who are committed to "live, breathe, and own" their neighborhood...
UIMD: Yes, White America, You Can Officially Stop Blaming President Obama for YOUR Racism
UI MEME OF THE DAY, A DAILY SERIES... Today's Meme is actually a Report from WRAL News - Capitol Broadcasting Yes, you can and you SHOULD. Stop blaming President Obama for something that is no one's fault except your own. You know who you are, who we are talking to,...
My Response to the Black Community: Tone Down The Hateful Language Aimed at Black Greeks
I was listening to a discussion show about Black Greeks without one person in an organization on it. It was interesting to say the least. But as misguided I think BGLOs are at times, it is clear the general perception about them is far worse than one could...
