Author, Activist and Conscious Commerce Expert Maggie Anderson announces her latest venture MAGGIESLIST.com. The website, built by iSwop Networks is an empowerment resource for consumers whose habits, attitudes, and moral compass drive a duty and desire for buying from Black-owned businesses; and all institutions committed to supporting economic growth in the Black community. Maggie is best known for her family's history-making and highly publicized stand and economic experiment to live off Bla
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Atlanta based sneaker company, Sneakerscustom.com, generates buzz worldwide
The sneaker industry has gone thru many evolutions over the past 30 years. From the emergence of global brands like Nike, Jordan, Adidas and Converse to high-end designer sneakers from Gucci, Armani and Polo, now the newest development in the sneaker business is the "custom sneaker" designed for organizations, schools, celebrities or anyone with aspirations of making their own sneaker brand.
Sneakerscustom.com, based in
....as Ramsey, Rita, DKD and IB tour cinemas
The hotly anticipated movie - 76, the first Nollywood film to get an international sales and distribution deal is out with a bang in cinemas and in its second week since its release.
In a press statement signed and made available to The Press today by Wabiye Idoniboye-Obu, Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity to Prince Tony Princewill said, it (76) is still topping the charts and selling out tickets to audience as people waiting till weekends to
PERTINENT AND VALID REASONS WHY
DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES
ARE DUE
REPARATIONS AND RESETTLEMENT
November 23, 2016
It is important for all concerned with justice for descendants of Slaves to fully understand that restitution for this heinous crime against Black humanity would not be an issue if Blacks had not been forcibly migrated from the shores of Africa for lucrative ventures that were productive across the globe. This human enterprise enabled Slave owners to grow wealthy off the backs of Slaves sto
By Maryanne Pope | "The plastic bag is an accepted part of Canada's shopping culture, but it shouldn't be. Every year we use over 9 billion plastic shopping bags in Canada. That's 17,000 bags a minute."
- Greener Footprints
Canadians use 9-15 billion plastic shopping bags every year
To get a feel for just how many bags that actually is, picture this: if we tied 9 billion bags together, they would circle the earth 55 times (Greener Footprints).
Holy Dinah!
Every year it's estimated between 500 billio
Already a legend in his state, Birmingham J (Jamal Thomas) has already earned his place as southern rap royalty. Coming from a family full of vocalists, he wrote his first rhymes at the early age of 10. A young Birmingham J saw music as an outlet to vent and tell his story during a rough childhood. A few artists that influenced him to pursue music as a career include Rakim & Eric B, N.W.A, Geto Boys, and Tupac.
Fast forward years later and Birmingham J is featured in Ozone, The Source, Murder D
New Black Central Station News Portal Launched
Black News and Views Hub Intended to Increase Understanding between Racial Groups
Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research announces the launch of a new "news portal" website dedicated to increasing understanding between minority and majority comities in the United States and eliminating unnecessary, often politically-inspired, divisiveness.
The news portal, "Black Central Station," consists of constantly-updated news and op
By Neil Savin | While there undoubtedly has been an increase in the number of black dating sites in recent years, many of the larger dating websites do still seem to cater more for the white, twenty-somethings who looking for a partner.
So, if you have been searching for love and feel let down by dating sites, here is a review of just some of the best black dating sites that are well worth taking a looking at.
Black Cupid
Black Cupid is one of the leading black dating sites and it has a thriving ch
Artist: Stromile
Hometown: Bakersfield, Ca
Title: Good Morning
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Snapchat: @stromiles
By Ranches Lee Hall | Sadly, racist behavior and racial prejudice is alive and well throughout America, including within The Church. We cannot simply ignore it; pretend it does not exist and hope it goes away. It has to be spoken about, it has to be addressed.
The history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, or AME, dates back to 1787. Unhappy with racial discrimination, restrictions and "unkind treatment" towards worshippers of African descent, Reverend Richard Allen and Reverend Absalom J
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, November 2, 2016/ — 1. Pursuant to regulation 110(2) of the Regulations of the Registry and rule 97(2) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Registry of the International Criminal Court hereby launches a call for experts to assist the Court with reparations at the reparations phase of proceedings in the case of The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, in compliance with the Decision issued by Trial Chamber VIII on 29 September 2016, in which it set a calendar for t
By Ed Kugler "U.S. Owes Black People Reparations for a History of 'Racial Terrorism,' says U.N. panel. So read the headlines of many newspapers around the world yesterday. The Chairwoman of the United Nations Working Group for People of African Descent, Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France, led the study. The panel of 'experts' includes two lawyers, three social scientists and four of the five are professors. They are from the Philippines, France, Poland, South Africa and Jamaica.
The conclusion they
HHHOF Team Initiates Capital Campaign Planning Discussions for Support Programs by Artists, Individuals, Investment Funds, Foundations, and Corporate Partners on Hip Hop Museum Building & Hotel Partnership and Management.
After two decades of development, the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame ("HHHOF") is poised to become "the Hip-Hop institution of record for the 21st century," as reported in Billboard Magazine. The organization kicks off November 2016 'Hip Hop History Month' by unveiling its long
Packaged Facts cites growing affluence and the rise of Obama as key components of black Americans' high economic confidence.
Despite the economic and social challenges, African-Americans remain among the most optimistic consumer groups in the American economy. African-Americans: Demographic and Consumer Spending Trends, 10th Edition, a recent report by market research firm Packaged Facts, found that nearly half (47%) of African-Americans think they will be better off financially 12 months from



