Good news for Star Trek fans. First, all the events depicted in the movies since 2009 are officially designated as taking place in the “Kelvin Timeline” (formerly the “Abramsverse,” “JJverse,” etc.). These events now take place in an “alternate reali
On Friday, June 3, 2016, the legendary Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. As a baby boomer, I felt a deep sadness when I read the Yahoo headline that he had died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. During the 1960s and 70s, Ali was
Read more…i was looking at this video at a friends place and everything was cool / normal (no Black charters) but thats expected. then out of nowhere in the Bar scene / fight, the ONLY BLACK GUY IN THE BAR GETS BEAT TO HELL!!??!!?? I said (out loud) god
Read more…Okay, this has been on my mind for awhile and I don't think I've ever voiced my opinion on this but....
What's the deal with the glorification of Ancient Egypt in a lot of the black community?
There. I said it.
I don't get it, really, and I don't mean t
Read more…Archaeologists in Egypt say they've discovered not one, but two beautifully decorated ancient tombs near the historic city of Luxor.
The tombs, found earlier this month in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna ('Tombs of the Nobles') archaeological site, are believ
Read more…Dwayne McDuffie Comic book and television writer who has worked on Justice League Un-limited, Fantastic Four, Beyond!, and World War Hulk: Damage Control. Also created the Milestone characters which are currently being inserted into the mainstream
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photo by Alex Lear
Read more…THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
Black writers write White. This is inevitable for those of us of the African Diaspora who unavoidably use the language of our historic captivity as though it were our mother tongue
I ask the age old question "are Klingons Black?" and take a look at the portrayal of other ethics groups here at my Hugh-Cipher blog https://hucipher.wordpress.com
This is a question thought about a lot...asked about quite a bit but danced around by m
Read more…What are you working on and when will it be released? I want to spend some money! Yeah!!
Read more…I was just curious as to how everyone here on this island of blackness in the virtual realm got started on their personal journey? I know that's got to be a deep question and if the answer is too long to post,I understand. This is my first post here
Read more…Do you think we need more african stories, aboit africa and what are we doing to support african writers and comic artists out there?
Read more…Due to unforeseen yet prophecied events in the middle east particularly Syria the Arctic Doomsday vault had to be opened for snacks...
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/europe/svalbard-global-seed-vault-syria/
With all these rumors of wars and internationa
Read more…As we close in on the end of the second term of the first Black President we have the option of continuing that trend with yet another black candidate Ben Carson...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson
Legendary neurosurgeon Ben Carson with his cal
Read more…I am planning on attending this unless life gets in the way as usual...
https://www.gnomon.edu/community/gnomon-gallery/the-art-of-zbrush
I missed Siggraph this year due to various family related things this past summer so ho
Read more…Okay, an "option" is you have the "right" to make a project; there's no director, writer, actors, studio or release date yet...
But it is a start...
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2015/09/octavia_butler_s_dawn_is_coming_to_tv.html
Read more…Labor Day & Black People
Labor Day is viewed as the last long weekend to enjoy the company of friends before the end of summer. Just like many other things that we take for granted now, Labor Day began as a holiday for American workers to gain relie
Read more…Kermit The Frog broke up with Miss Piggy for a gold digging pig who is clearly after all that Muppet and Sesame Street money...
http://www.people.com/article/muppets-kermit-frog-new-girlfriend-miss-piggy-break-up
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapev
Read more…BRYAN STEVENSON took home Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Spiegel & Grau). And he gave a timely acceptance speech that had many librarians in attendance buzzing about THE BEST BOOK AWARD
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