The bloody origins of the Dominican Republic’s ethnic ‘cleansing’ of Haitians http://t.co/AAISZltapV — tejwo (@tejwo) June 16, 2015 In what critics describe as ethnic “cleansing,”…
Memorial Day has long been known as a holiday to celebrate and honor America’s soldiers. It’s also the holiday that officially kicks off summer, which…
Dr. Olivia Hooker, the first African-American woman to actively enroll in the U.S. Coast Guard, was honored last week with not one, but two commemorative…
When you take a trip to the far north part of Manhattan and visit what had once been the Audobon Ballroom — now redesigned and renamed the…
The body of an Egyptian woman, who died more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered recently. On her head were about 70 or so hair…
How often have you heard it said that Black Americans don’t support each other economically? It’s a common refrain in conversations around sociopolitical uplift for…
“I have never killed a bird nor shot a rabbit. I never liked fishing and always let others kill even the chickens which I ate.…
Sunday’s Academy Awards was championed by many for its diversity. The program had big wins for people of color. Quite a few also presented awards.…
A brand new infographic highlights just how white and male the Academy Awards really are. According to research by book publisher Lee & Low, since the…
After Super Bowl XLVII was a big game. From the 49er’s come slight come back to Beyonce’s booty shaking half time. But how could we ever ignore the one big event that postponed out big game viewing pleasure for over 30 minutes?? Yes, we are talking about the power outage that left haf the stadium literally, […]
LONDON – U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas made history Thursday, winning the most coveted color of all, Olympic gold. Douglas, 16, became the first African-American to win the women’s all-around title. MUST TRY: Online Tool Lets You Plug In Your Height and Weight And Find the Olympic Athlete Who Matches Your Body + Find Your Olympic […]
NBA Sanctions are getting thrown around like parking tickets these days but much more harsh. In Light of the Unprecedented sanctions laid down by the NCAA on Penn State yesterday……let’s take a look at the harshest punishment laid down by the NCAA RELATED: Adrien Broner’s Awkward Marriage Proposal [VIDEO] RELATED: Arts Philanthropist Louise Nippert Passes […]
