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When it comes to entrepreneurship we can be very creative and fill a need when there is one. The coronavirus created a need for personal protection equipment, for the average person finding a mask early on was very difficult. But these creative black minds made a successful black business buy making and selling reusable cloth […]
Recently celebrating her 77th birthday, American poet, writer, educator, commentator and activist Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni, Jr. was born June 7th, 1946 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Named as one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 Living Legends, Nikki Giovanni’s name rings bells in times like today with an urge to provide positive inspiration to African American youth. Early […]
In Tacoma, Washington, Manuel Ellis was hanging out with his landlord for a while before deciding to walk to the store for a late night snack. This was said to have occurred around 11pm on the evening of March 3rd. On his way back home, Mr. Ellis was approached by two police officers. The officers […]
“I want you to know that you matter, I want you to know that your lives matter, that your dreams matter.” That was the message from former President Obama sent directly to men and women of color in the United States during a virtual town hall on Wednesday. Watch the entire conversation here. While addressing […]
Oprah Winfrey has the same question we all have. Where Do We Go From Here? She is planning to host a two-night special on OWN with the same question on June 9th and 10th at 9pm, according to OWN. The show is a special conversation. Oprah will speak directly with Black leaders offering insight and […]
Send cards to the Louisville Kentucky Attorney General to bring Breonna’s Family Justice June 5th, 2020 Fill out a birthday card in honor of Breonna Taylor, who was slain by the Louisville Kentucky Metro Police Department in her own home on March 13th earlier this year. The event takes place Friday, June 5th, 2020 at […]
Kimberly and Beck afternoon hosts on 95.1 FM in Rochester, NY have been fired after referring to black people as “N-Word” and “Thugs” live on the air. iHeartMedia & Radio 95.1 made the decision to terminate Kimberly and Beck yesterday as soon as we learned of their comments. We will not tolerate this kind […]
In a 24-hour period between May 31 and June 1, the thriving neighborhood known as ‘Black Wall Street’ was burnt to the ground by a mob of over 2,000 white people. The mob was empowered by and under the protection of city and state officials in Tulsa Oklahoma. The American Red Cross said the death […]
At 1pm Saturday afternoon members of ACLU and Black Lives Matter organized a rally for Black lives and the end to injustices and murder of Black lives by the hands of police and law enforcement at MLK Jr Park. According to organizers the protests were,”..very peaceful and moving.” A large crowd marches down Court St […]
From 1945 – 1947 Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester injected 11 unwitting patients with plutonium as part of “The Manhattan Project”, which studied the effects of radiation. The researchers tracked the patients for the rest of their lives and studied their bodies when they died. Most of the “human products” died before […]