Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck is now a Ph.d and no, she doesn’t smoke the good stuff. She earned her Ph.D. last month after years of trying to prove herself despite her name. “People make such a big deal out of it, I couldn’t get away from it,” Vandyck said. Her dissertation titled, “Black names inContinue reading "Her Real Name is Marijuana and She Just Earned a Ph.d with a Dissertation on Black Names"
FREE Audio Book of the Day "How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice from White People"
"White people are always giving out 'helpful' advice after black people get shot by police, such as: 'Comply with the police and you won't get shot.' White people have been spewing out advice to black people ever since 'I suggest you pick the cotton if you don't like getting whipped.' Getting shot by theContinue reading "FREE Audio Book of the Day "How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice from White People""
NC Pool Bans Dreadlocks and Weaves
A rec center in North Carolina is facing much backlash after it placed a ban on dreadlocks and weaves. Covert racism, not so covert though... People on social media have called the center out... One person posted a photograph of the pool rules for the Outdoor Recreation Center in Wendell on Sunday. One ruleContinue reading "NC Pool Bans Dreadlocks and Weaves"
Book of the Day "What Truth Sounds Like"
What Truth Sounds Like exists at the tense intersection of the conflict between politics and prophecy – of whether we embrace political resolution or moral redemption to fix our fractured racial landscape. The future of race and democracy hang in the balance. In 1963, Attorney General Robert Kennedy sought out James Baldwin to explainContinue reading "Book of the Day "What Truth Sounds Like""
White Christian Missionary Poses as Doctor and Kills Over 100 Black Babies #WakeUp
Renee Bach ...is a U.S. christian missionary with NO medical training who left Virginia in 2007 and went to Uganda. By 2012, she founded a private NGO and healthcare facility called Serving His Children. She then conned the African people to believe she was a doctor and over 100 babies died due to herContinue reading "White Christian Missionary Poses as Doctor and Kills Over 100 Black Babies #WakeUp"
Book of the Day "Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1"
Listening to this book actually made me question a lot of things. Imagine if you could talk to god!!!!What would you say? What questions would you ask? One of my favorite authors has compiled a book in which that very thing happens! Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1 Conversations with God Book 1Continue reading "Book of the Day "Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1""
Missy Elliott is the First Female Rapper in Songwriters Hall of Fame
Missy Elliott, In Tears, Gets Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of singers/rappers and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the love back from her musical sisters as she became the first female rapperContinue reading "Missy Elliott is the First Female Rapper in Songwriters Hall of Fame"
Police Aim Gun at 4 Year Old For Stealing a Doll From a Dollar Store
Phoenix police hold a black family at gunpoint after their child allegedly stole a doll from a dollar store. A notice of claim was filed Thursday morning and it accuses police officers of battery, unlawful imprisonment, false arrest, infliction of emotional distress and violation of the family’s civil rights. According to the claim, DravonContinue reading "Police Aim Gun at 4 Year Old For Stealing a Doll From a Dollar Store"
Book of the Day "Rich Dad Poor Dad"
Rich Dad Poor Dad will....-Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich.-Challenge the belief that your house is an asset.-Show parents why they can't rely on the school system to teach their kids about money.-Define once and for all an asset and a liability.Teach you what to teach yourContinue reading "Book of the Day "Rich Dad Poor Dad""
