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What Is Vulgar?
You know we have shades of vulgar and levels of acceptance. We used to have cultural standards to define vulgarity as African American, what the hell happened? Did we forget we should have a public and private self? Did we forget there was a lane for children and a...
Actor Tracy Morgan in Critical Condition after Fatal Wreck
Actor, comedian and Bronx native Tracy Morgan (b. November 10, 1968) is in critical condition after a late night highway accident that cost another person his life. Morgan was riding in a limo bus at the time of the accident in Mercer County, New Jersey at the Jersey...
Making the Case for Reparations, Starting with Cultural Equality of US in the African Diaspora
Black heritage and self-awareness of all our generations in all time begins with all of us all over the African Diaspora taking time to pay homage in daily meditation. Heritage is largely thought of as the wealth or materials assets legally bestowed to a family...
Everybody Hates Black
America for the last century just about has done a very successful job waging a war against anything black. Black America for the last 40 years or so have done a very successful job at embracing the propaganda of black is bad put out by the dominant white society....
Undressing the Polar Bear (White Fur Black Skin)
So I'm having a discussion on a Facebook page about this picture which can be found to the left and I was asked the question by someone who disagreed with the picture that I thought was a pretty good question. The question was, how does someone act black, colors...
The GOP Has 1 Broken Record: When It’s Time to Screw Ni&&ers, All Hands on Deck
We say "Black people can't trust each other." "Black people don't stick together." "Black people just don't..." do anything to benefit our own race because "we are not a monolithic people," and "we simply just don't get along." The Republican Party and a lot of white...
Did A Man Kill His Son To Avoid Child Support?
Reporting for NEWS TEAM ONE: West. A Washington man is currently in jail on suspicion of killing his son. 38-year-old Thomas Everett Holland was arrested Thursday, May 15 by Prince George's County Police Department. He faces charges of first degree child abuse as well...
“We Need To Stick Together” Why Black Greek Life Is Needed In America
Hello UI. The Spirit of Thoth is once again upon me and I desperately feel the need to enlighten the masses. Now recently I saw a post on Urban Intellectuals’s Facebook page asking the question of what people thought (black particularly) of Black Greek organizations....
G.O.A.T.
I read a really good analysis by one of my homies the other day concerning the debate over who better Jordan or James. This is along the same lines as the classic debate over who is the greatest basketball player of all time. The G.O.A.T as its known in basketball...
Michael Jackson’s Security Team Pens “Remember the Time”
Okay, so word out now is that Michael Jackson's security team, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, who was once a poverty-stricken cousin living in the hard streets of south Central Los Angeles, have released a timely book about their 2 1/2 year experience working as...
Michael Jordan: The Nike Prison Industrial Complex Connection
America, that certain sector of American society, that is, cannot get enough of its addiction to slavery. According to Global Research, March 31, 2014, contributor Vicky Palaez says “[Former] Oregon State Representative Kevin Mannix recently urged Nike to cut its...
Seattle Washington: First To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 an Hour
Seattle business owners woke up Tuesday to a city set to have the highest minimum wage in the country, throwing them into uncharted territory. The city council unanimously approved an increase to $15 an hour, which will be phased in over several years. It's a...
