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Viola Davis Gets an Honorary Doctorate Degree

Viola Davis Gets an Honorary Doctorate Degree

Hats off to Dr. Viola Davis who has joined the ranks of a few other accomplished celebrities that have received their honorary doctoral degrees. This list includes P. Diddy, Jill Scott, and LL Cool J for their hard work and dedication over the years. Davis, an award...

UIMD: The Great American Jihad Caper

UIMD: The Great American Jihad Caper

UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series… The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC recently reported on a news report written by Steve Benen about a "far rightwing" (i.e., American extremist fringe lunatic) and FOX television psychiatrist on his call for an "American Jihad." We...

6 Ways Good White People Support Racism Without Realizing It

6 Ways Good White People Support Racism Without Realizing It

Excerpt from White Anti-Racist Activism: A Personal Roadmap by Jennifer R. Holladay, M.S. (Crandall, Dostie & Douglass Books, Inc., 2000) Racism is a doctrine or teaching, without scientific support, that does three things. First, it claims to find racial...

UIMD: If Loving You is Wrong

UIMD: If Loving You is Wrong

UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series... Moment of Truth. There was a time when Tyler Perry actually challenged the generations of Black people of our history into our futures, but in his quest to become the first Black billionaire movie producer, he has formed an...

10 Reasons Why “Angry” Black Women Should Be Even More Angry

10 Reasons Why “Angry” Black Women Should Be Even More Angry

Let's start this off on a good track. You know the one: "I've got good news and bad news," which one you want to hear first? Okay ... here it is. The good news is that Marissa Alexander's 20-year sentence by a HIGHLY racist Florida prosecutor Angela Corey, who...

UIMD: Who are your enemies?

UIMD: Who are your enemies?

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Malcolm X: "Only a fool would allow his enemies to teach his children." Who are your enemies? Those who would lie to you and to your children, those who would cover up their own faults and shortcomings, those who steal from you,...

UIMD: Since When Did Rich People Get So Jealous of The Poor?

UIMD: Since When Did Rich People Get So Jealous of The Poor?

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… Greedy rich folks. They want what is theirs and what is yours, too. Since when did rich people get so jealous of the poor? Since their 90-percent of the take is simply not enough to make it off of. Poor things.

UIMD: What We are Up Against in Education for Black America

UIMD: What We are Up Against in Education for Black America

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… This is what we are up against. It is not entertainment, it is not unintended, it is not a joke - and YOU are not paranoid. It is exactly what you are seeing and thinking it is, all the way from grade school through college. This is...

UIMD: Know You Are Greatness

UIMD: Know You Are Greatness

UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… You are Greatness: Never Forget That. Your Ancestors -The Elders- know who you are, where you are, why you are and what you are doing. They are not dead, they are watching you, and watching over you, at this very moment. Mind your...