EDITORIAL

Perspective Is Everything: Otto Warmbier

When I heard of the return of #OttoWarmbier and his condition upon return, I was sad for his family because I have sons. However, I felt...

EDITORIAL: Willful Ignorance

There is a lot of feigned ignorance about wrongdoing in relation to the trigger-happy cops shooting Black citizens. I don’t mean the...

The Worthless Black Woman

Earlier today I received a text message from a friend requesting that I read an article he posted on Facebook and to give him my “view”...

Responsible Hip-Hop

There are significant black speakers and leaders in the community that are not getting their due. I don’t necessarily mean Al Sharpton...

Racism Exists...So What

I get it that racist attitudes worked to keep Blacks in subjugation back in the old days. I understand that the Ku Klux Klan has taken...

10 New Rules for Black Folks

In raising a family, I try to keep a recurring theme going in my household. While I try not to bash people (not out loud anyway, LOL!),...

About the Publisher

This site is an evolving idea of founder Vernon R. Heard. The mission statement is simple.. to fill the void and absence of consistent, positive images of Black people in the media and national psyche. It was never my dream to create this kind of platform but I found it SO very necessary after growing tired of the character assassination of an entire race. Some of which, mind you, from its own members.