From Harlem to Hollywood: The Journey of Ving Rhames
A Harlem Foundation Born Irving Rameses Rhames on May 12, 1959, in Harlem, New York. Ving grew up in a neighborhood that taught him the value of toughness and authenticity.…
Assata Shakur: The Revolutionary Spirit Lives On
The Woman Behind the Name Assata Shakur, born Joanne Chesimard on July 16, 1947, in Jamaica, Queens, grew up during an era when racial injustice defined daily life for Black…
Black Resilience in the Age of Shutdowns and AI
Introduction: Hard Times Never Broke Us Every few decades, America faces another crisis — and somehow, the story always sounds the same: layoffs, shutdowns, and fear. But for Black America,…
Government Shutdown About To Show Blacks How Strong We Are
Government Shutdown Is About to Show Black America How Strong We Really Are When the government shuts down and cuts off programs like food stamps, panic spreads fast. Headlines scream…
5 Smart Side Hustles for Teenagers in 2025
Teenagers today aren’t waiting for the future — they’re building it.From social media marketing to sneaker flipping, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are using creativity, hustle, and tech savvy to…
Jonathan P. Jackson: The Teenage Freedom Fighter
The Making of a Revolutionary Jonathan Peter Jackson was just seventeen years old when he walked into the Marin County Courthouse on August 7, 1970 — but his name would…
Recidivism: The Reality No One Wants to Talk About
The View from the Outside Looking In It’s hard to talk about something you have no experience with.When people talk about recidivism, they often see it as someone who “didn’t…
Why It’s Time to End The Death Penalty in America
The Death Penalty Needs To Be Banned On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the state of Alabama plans to execute Anthony Todd Boyd, 54, for the 1993 murder of Gregory Huguley,…
The Most Violent Things Blacks Done Were Done to Us
Most Violent - America loves to talk about violence in Black communities, but rarely the violence done to them.The Truth is, from slavery and segregation to police brutality and redlining,…
Rebuilding Black Trust in Medicine
The History of Distrust For many Black Americans, mistrust of medicine isn’t paranoia — it’s reality.From the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, where Black men were denied treatment for decades, to the…