Toy designer helps girls of color embrace their natural hair and love the skin their in. A 20-year-old is helping girls of color “see themselves during playtime.” With lack of black representation in the toy industry, Yelitsa Jean-Charles founded Healthy Roots Dolls in 2015. Her mission was to offer black representation to young girls and not conforming […]
The governor calls out Alabama GOP candidate to step down. You can add Ohio Governor John Kasich to the growing list of Republicans asking GOP Alabama candidate Roy Moore to step down. This comes from a Washington Post story broke an allegation that Moore initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old back in 1979. Since the […]
The tech giant with its own diversity issues has given money to encourage more black boys into STEM. On October 27th, Google announced they were giving The Hidden Genius Project a $1 million grant to promote more diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ). The Oakland-based group mentors black boys and equips them with the […]
We must not let distraction get in the way of honoring a fallen soldier and his family. Sgt. La David Johnson’s family laid the fallen soldier to rest in Florida on Saturday who died serving his country in Niger. https://twitter.com/putinsgay/status/921917948616253440 Mourners remember the solider and his three comrades who died alongside him back on October 4 […]
The ex NFL star was released after serving 9 years for robbery. O.J. Simpson was released from Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Institute after winning parole back in June. After his release, he went back to Las Vegas, according to ABC News. Simpson who has never been shy of the spotlight reportedly wanted his release to be “quiet […]
GOP want to put an end to peaceful protest for they are on the wrong side of history. Women’s March, Million Man March, Black Lives Matter marches and more can be ruled as criminal if the Republican Party have it their way. NewsOne Now reports that Republican lawmakers in some states seem are leaning towards making […]
Nasa opens a new computer research center named after the woman who helped astronauts reach space. After the movie Hidden Figures, many of us have learned that was African American women who help get the USA in outer space. Now Nasa is honoring one of the heroes Katherine G. Johnson by naming a new computer research […]
The King comes to NBA’s Stephen Curry’s defense when declining to go to the White House. Since the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavs in this year’s NBA Finals, Stephen Curry was one of the first to go public not wanting to go to the White House and celebrate as champions. The entire team […]
While Confederate statues come down, Atlanta showcases a new statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday marked a historic day as it was the 54th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Atlanta paid honor to the late civil rights activist by installing a new statue of the King. “Forty-nine […]
With Hurricane Harvey weakening to a tropical storm, Â Houston is still getting hit with nonstop rain. Houston and other cities in Texas are not out of the woods yet and many are fearing catastrophic storm has only just begun. With Hurrican Harvey now categorize as a tropical storm, it is expected to drop 20-25 inches […]
Christopher Cantwell who talked a tough game was crying when he saw a warrant out for his arrest. White supremacists, nationalists, Nazis, terrorists, racists, or whatever people want to call them these days are all cowards. Case in point, the man that was seen fiercely upholding racist rhetoric and was involved in the Charlottesville riot turned […]
The outrage after Charlottesville carries over this weekend in Boston. Thousands are in Boston to protest and debate one of the country’s important amendments, freedom of speech. A free speech rally was held in downtown Boston Saturday that showcased many on the alt-right saying the First Amendment was being destroyed by counter-protesters on the left. […]
