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Alphas, Zetas Organizations Implore Social Action While AKAs, Deltas Sit On The Sidelines
Historic African American fraternities and sororities are having very different responses to the social unrest. Protest, marches and social action in the black community over police brutality, murder and the justification of said actions by the judicial system seem to...
Wrong Side of History: Delta Sigma Theta Member DISGUSTED Over Sorority’s Decision on Eric Garner
Many in the BGLO, Black Greek Letter Organizations, community and beyond are dismayed and outraged over Delta Sigma Theta's decision to ask members to not wear the organizations logos or colors during protest on behalf of Eric Garner. One courageous young woman...
Illinois Passes Law That Makes It Illegal To Record Police
When the news first broke on this story, I thought it was a fake. One of those satire websites jokingly misleading the people for a few page views. However, upon deeper research, turns out this nightmare is true. The State of Illinois General Assembly has successfully...
UIMD: Not with a Bang, but with a Whimper…
UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series ... What a sloppy sloppy sorry lazy job we have done with our gifts and talents on this Planet Earth. The world is in bountiful supply of everything we need to sustain ourselves, to survive, and to reproduce and multiply. These...
RE: Tavis Smiley – It’s Time to Concede This One
I hate commenting on a draw-down between two Black men, because as a non-feminist feminist who loves Black men but will not stand for them treating Black women as if they "own" them like a white man thinks he owns Black people, I prefer that the Brothas handle their...
UIMD: World without End…
UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series... There is a certain song many of us Black people were raised to sing in the so-called "Christian" church. It was called the "Gloria Patri", coming out of the Roman Catholic churches. It went a little sumpin like dis: "Glory be to...
Cop Gets Felony for Killing an Elk, But No Trial for Killing Unarmed, Black Men?
This is becoming a familiar sight in this country. White cops and ex-cops are prosecuted for the killing of animals and not unarmed black men. It is like we are living a nightmare over and over again. This time, it happened in Boulder, Colorado. An ex-police officer...
Indiana State Law Legalizes Shooting Unlawful Police Officers
The American police force is clearly out of control with displays of excessive force, stretching of laws governing their actions and flat out acting outside of the law at times, especially when it comes to the black community. Unfortunately, it is something we...
Cop Shot, Shooter Bruised, But Not Dead. Can You Guess Why?
Columbus, Ohio - While serving a warrant in West Columbus, a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy was shot. The shooting and arrest, not killing, happened on Dec. 5th, 2014. Many are happy the officer survived, but puzzled by the unbalanced treatment of suspects by the...
John Legend & Wife Feed Protesters with Food Trucks
*Standing Ovation* John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, decided to use their fame, fortune and influence to help those protesting the police murder of Eric Garner and Grand Jury cover up decision of no indictment. The power couple paid for food trucks to be feed...
More Victim Blaming: Peter King says Eric Garner Would Not Have Died from Chokehold Were He Not ‘So Obese’
The basic narrative in America when it comes to the police department killing unarmed, black men is to blame the victim. This happens over and over, but the country never seems to tire of it. This time it came in the form of a member of the House of Representatives....
UIMD: So, What the He77 are Crabs doing in a Barrel?
UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series... What the hell were the crabs doing in the barrel in the first place? Oh, that's right... They were captured against their will, and put in there to be someone else's lunch, or dinner, or supper ... . True enough, the idea behind...
