Month: January 2020

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, by choosing to no longer rock with the royal family, have created the proper pushback to British media’s racial hypocrisy

Source: How Meghan Markle exposed racism in the British media (then bounced) – TheGrio

India is the most diversified country in the world. With 29 states and a population of 1.2 billion living in these states, the culture and traditions are followed by 9 religions. But, there’s one thing in common.

Source: Indian Photographers Re-create Gods With Dark Skin And The Pictures Are Divine! – BuddyBits

During slavery many many peoples were parted, taken from their families and cultures. It’s rare that an individual who is descended from an enslaved person can fully track back their roots. However, one group of Afro-Cubans, the Gangá-Longobá kept their traditions alive. In a new documentary some of these Afro-Cubans take a trip back to … Afro-Cubans Make A Trip Back To Africa To Reconnect With People They Were Torn Away From! (VIDEO) Read More »

Source: Afro-Cubans Make A Trip Back To Africa To Reconnect With People They Were Torn Away From! (VIDEO) | Urban Intellectuals

Under this administration, nothing is sacred as we watch the nation’s crown jewels being recut for the rings of robber barons. For more than 100 years, professional management of our national parks has been respected under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Yes, they have different priorities, the Democrats often expanding the system and the Republicans historically focused on building facilities in the parks for expanding visitation. But the career public servants of the National Park Service (NPS), charged with stewarding America’s most important places, such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Statue of Liberty, were left to do their jobs.

Source: The great dismantling of America’s national parks is under way

A once-virtuous cycle is breaking down. What now?

Source: No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore

Say what you want about the Nation of Islam (NOI), but what Brother Nuri Muhammad said about Black folks’ spending habits is something that should be addressed.

Source: Why you should say NO to ‘Financial Coonery’, by Brother Nuri Muhammad

It was a Saturday morning on March 16, 1991. 15-year-old Latasha Harlins walked into a store a few minutes from her home in South-Central Los Angeles to buy a bottle of orange juice. Harlins, a student at Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California, picked up the $1.79 bottle of orange juice and put it…

Source: Killed over a bottle of orange juice, this 15-year-old helped spark the 1992 L.A. riots – Face2Face Africa

Last year witnessed a lot of celebrities and business executives visiting Africa for various reasons.

While some came to trace their roots, others were just for the funfair.

Ghana, in particular, was the main center of attraction. After it declared 2019 the Year of Return, the West African country was host to several foreigners, especially U.S-based celebrities.

Source: Idris Elba and other black Americans who have been granted African citizenship – Face2Face Africa

I remember a time where I used to be embarrassed about the way I looked, more specifically, my dark-mahogany complexion, plump lips and kinky hair. Such is def

Source: Stop Being a Walking Apology for your Skin Tone Dark Skinned Women

The Billingslea boys, Joshua, 11, Isaiah, 9, Caleb, 7 and Micah, 5 are better known as the Yummy Brothers.

Source: Four brothers, all under age 11, start their own cookie empire | 11alive.com