Guest Contributor: Dwann Brown, Humorist and Advocate. Judge Oluwole “Olu” A. Stevens is everything we want in a judge. He’s unbiased, honest, and gives Black suspects a fair chance. Judge Stevens was appointed a circuit court judge in Jefferson County, Kentucky on July 1, 2009. He was one of three…
I didn’t hate it…. Tl;DR: Kenya Barris built his empire making Black shows for white audiences. #blackAF is Black-ish 2.0. And Kenya Barris is hard, if not impossible, to love in this. I almost quit early but by episode 5 the show found its footing and by episode 7 (there…
During Howard University’s homecoming (HU. YOU KNOW), one of my close friends throws a brunch/day party at this spot called Barcode. Kicks off around noon. It starts off like your typical Black & Bougie brunch…a scene dripping with black excellence with the DJ pounding out your favorite hits. Then around…
We often hear about the men of the Civil Rights Movement, but rarely enough light is shined on the women who stood front and center in leading it. One of those women who was monumental in jump-starting the wave of activism we credit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his…
* Please note: The man in the featured image of this post is NOT Hosea Easton Today is Thanksgiving Day. Hopefully in 2019 we are all aware of the atrocities associated with America’s true history of Thanksgiving. Click HERE if you need an overview. On November 27, 1828 (almost 200…