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AMA Award Winning Artist Honors Trayvon Martin on Stage And They Were Not Black
The American Music Awards were held in Florida =and an artist took a chance by speaking up on the Trayvon Martin case, but they were not black artist. Doesn't this figure? What happened to our entertainers? They use to be the enlightened crowd among us that stood up...
Did You Know the Super Soaker Inventor Was Black & Sued This Fortune 500 Company?
Most people don't realize the inventor of Super Soaker is a black man. His name is Lonnie Johnson. A former NASA engineer, he says he is an inventor. It is just what he does. This week, Lonnie Johnson was able to invent $72.9 million dollars into his bank account. The...
Palin Stands by Slavery Remarks on CNN – I am Not One to Be Politically Correct
Your girl Sarah Palin is back shoving her foot in her mouth. But this time, she is refusing to take it out. Standing firm by her words to compare the national debt to slavery, a defiant Sarah Palin sat down with CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss what many saw as poor...
A Working Alternative To HealthCare.gov
People are aware of the Affordable Care Act, or Obama Care to many. Unfortunately, when people think of enrolling, they have nightmares because they know they have to tackle the nightmare of a website, HealthCare.gov. This may come as a surprise to you, but our...
Minnesota School Bus Driver Fired After Leading Kids In Prayer
This is an open and shut case to me, but i'm not one that want any school official leading any sort of pray or religious based anything in the schools. Many in the black community seem to think differently and Edward Nathaniel III is in this group. He falls in a long...
19 Year Old, Detroit Woman Shot To Death Asking For Help After Car Accident
Where have we seen this story played out before? That's right, in the good old U.S.A, the land of the free and the home of the brave? This slogan the country loves to spout just doesn't seem to hold water as another senseless murder of a black person happens in this...
Roots Remake To Be Done By The History Channel
If you are not familiar with "Roots", then I don't know what to say about you. Your black card is in serious jeopardy in many circles. The book and film are two very important pieces of African American film and literature history. Roots: The Saga of an American...
Teen Changes Name from Keisha to Kylie After Racist Bullying
There are often conversations and discussions in the black community about so called black sounding names. The debate these days rage from should we name our children in this fashion or avoid the stigma all together? Well, today's story is about a young lady whose...
White Girl Thinks Black Girls Rock, Tells Whites to Sit Down And Be Quiet
OUTSTANDING! I don't know any other way to open this article and won't even attempt to find a way to do so. Not sure if you have read it or not, but Olivia Cole, a white poet, author and activist, wrote an unbelievable piece on the Black Girls Rock movement in the...
Racist, N-Word Spewing Miami Dolphin Richie Incognito Suspended For Threats And Harassment, But Here Is Why I Am Pissed
You have probably heard about the Miami Dolphin, Richie Incognito, by now. He is the player harassing another player on the team because he is a rookie and mixed American. Incognito has made it his mission to go out of his way to verbally harass, threaten and call...
Kerry Washington On SNL Taking On The Lack Of Black Women Cast Members Controversy
Kerry Washington has been money lately. She is the new darling of the entertainment world. With her smash hit, starring role Scandal (which many of you cannot stand), activism and now her killing on Saturday Night Live. Seems like there is nothing she cannot due. This...
Our Children Need Real Teachers, Not Packet Pushers As This Student Schools His Teacher
We are often engaged in conversations about how the school system is failing our students. It is a subject near and dear to many of our hearts because we understand the children are our future, but also many of us have children and therefore are invested in state of...
