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High School Senior Kicked Out Of Class For Jesus Costume During Halloween
I have not been the greatest proponent of religion in the past, particularly when it comes to the separation of Church and State as it relates to keeping religion out of schools. However, this is just down right ridiculous in my eyes and the school officials should...
Woman Behind Horrific Trayvon Martin Costume Gets Fired From Her Job
If you think Karma is a lazy, useless being, then you should think again. Karma has been busy and hopefully this is just the beginning of her exacting revenge on ignorant, racist that for some reason think it is funny for an unarmed young man to be shot and killed....
Teen triple majors at Morehouse College, will graduate from med school at 22
We are often talking about the bad thing happening in our community, but today I want to take a moment to shine a light on something great. In fact, I want to encourage you to spread the word and do the same. These are the stories we need to take our social media...
Jay Z Has 99 Problems And Barneys Is One With The Black Community
I am sure by now you are aware of what is going on with Barney's harassing people for shopping while black in their stores. However, just in case you have been under a rock, allow me to recap the stories very quickly for you. The Barney's outraged started on February...
UI News Update – Barney’s NY Lawsuits Over Racial Profiling Are Finally Underway
Breaking News… Law suits are finally underway in the cases of 21 year-old Kayla Phillips and 19 year-old Trayon Christian. If you haven’t heard these two young adults were racially profiled by Barney’s New York and the NYPD earlier in the year. They were both targeted...
Lesson from TLC Movie – Black Community Must Own Their Intellectual Property
I love TLC, but clearly they haven't made some of the best business choices during their career. The legendary hip hop, r&b, pop trio of Left Eye, T-Boz, and Chili recently had a biopic movie released on VH1 about the rise and trying times of their all girl group....
Black Women in the Media: From Mammy to Olivia Pope and Everything in Between
She's the sassy, overweight, mammy archetype without an ounce of sex appeal. She bakes cakes, fries chicken and will not hesitate to slap you upside the head if you step out of line. While she was sometimes married the husband was a couch dwelling imbecile that she...
Orphan Teen Goes To Church And Pleads For Someone To Adopt Him
When you think your life is tough and the deck is stacked against you, think about 15 year old orphan, Davion Navar Henry. He has spent his entire life in the foster care system, from birth to today. Can you imagine something like this? I know I can't, but this...
Village Idiot – African American Pastor Blames Civil Rights Movement for State of the Black Family
On the Urban Intellectual Facebook page the other day, someone mentioned there is an idiot in every village. Well, to that gentleman, I apologize because we just found him. His name is Bishop Wellington Boone. The African American pastor did something I thought I...
Man Who Shot 8-year-old Child In the Face Gets Bail REDUCED
You remember the little 8 year old black child who was shot in the face in his front yard last month, right? Well, there is a new development in the case that is bound to seriously upset you to say the least. Brian Cloninger is the 46 year old man who shot 8 year old...
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation invests 5 million in black-owned banks
We have been discussing black owned banks lately here at Urban Intellectuals and look what I discovered in the process. Apparently, we are not the only ones concerned with black owned banks and the economical future of the black community. To your, and my, surprise,...
The New Black Community – 5 Things You Should Do Every Christopher Columbus Day
Columbus Day is bogus! Built on a lie! And many in the black community are fed up with it. However, America isn't ready to wake to the horrors this man represents to the African Diaspora and repent for their injustices, but that doesn't mean have to continue to be...
