by Samayoch | May 18, 2014 | Blog
According to Meriam-Webster’s online dictionary, Think-tank is defined as: an institute, corporation, or group organized for interdisciplinary research (as in technological and social problems) —called also think factory The full definition reads: Institute,...
by Ghostndamachine | Apr 29, 2014 | Culture, News
On this day that I proclaim U.I. Tuesday I just thought I would remind some of our posters about our responsibility to our readers. I am making my attempt, and I hope some of you will join me, to wean myself of that corporate monster called Facebook. Anyone...
by Patrick Irvine | Mar 24, 2014 | Blog, Business
I think it’s time to have a real look at Black Business. Why? Because we are constantly beat over the head with people saying that we need to start more business in order to get out of the situation that we are in. But no one ever goes into much more detail than...
by Furious | Oct 15, 2013 | Business
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,...
by Furious | Oct 2, 2013 | Business, News
Stories like this make me feel like a broken record, but apparently the Black community needs to hear this. When are we going to get off our knees begging for employment and start our own businesses, hire our own community, and not need to worry about discrimination?...
by Furious | May 8, 2013 | News
Crowdfunding has opened up a world of opportunity to people searching for capital, but that doesn’t mean those opportunities extend equally to all segments of the population. BlackStartup debuted a crowdfunding platform today that features projects and ideas...