Historically, Saartjie (pronounced Sar-key) Baartman, pejoratively called the Hottentot Venus better illustrates the way black women enter academic intercourse. Baartman’s distinguish… Read More
Rape is a crime primarily on paper. It’s common. Recent attention has been placed on the pervasiveness on college campuses but certainly it’s happening frequently elsewhere. B… Read More
One hundred years ago, Woodrow Wilson historically hosted the first motion picture screened at the White House. The film, based on Thomas Dixon’s novel The Clansman, was D W Griffith&r… Read More
In the age of Uber and one-hour deliveries, we’ve all become used to convenience. Convenience is great, but in the meantime, we’re also tending to get less of another important… Read More
"Obamacare's future at stake in election" PBS NewsHour 9/22/2016Republicans (especially emperor-with-no-cloths Trump) would like to dismantle or weaken the ACA and go back to the old s… Read More
This fall three books published bear an unusual connection in the marketplace. All three writers were members of a writer's group conducted at Bowie State University over five years ago. Bo… Read More
Rather than just go through her boyfriend's phone like regular person, a girlfriend hired porn star Valerie White to test her boyfriend and as expected,it didn't end well.The entire debacle… Read More
16 November 2016To My Students During this Night:What shall we do in the face of a nation that has pointed its finger again toward some as the object of fear and hate? We will not slump our… Read More
by Valerie Sweeney Prince1.Music is a puppet master and I a marionette. Music pulls the strings and I dance. It tugs my heart and I cry. It lifts me or lays me down. If it whispers, I sp… Read More
by Valerie Sweeney PrinceA copy of Hidden Figures just arrived in the mail today. I ordered it when I learned that it was written by Margot Lee Shetterly, the daughter of one of my erstwhil… Read More
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Valerie Fairman, who starred in the second season of MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” has died at 23-years-old. According to the… Read More
by Valerie Sweeney PrinceIn between working, I managed to make some friends. It was hard to find time for it, though. Work was always so demanding. Work seemed like it was everything&mda… Read More
CES 2017 ne aduce din partea Razer noul Project Valerie, un proiect in baza caruia vom vedea primul laptop cu 3 ecrane lansat pe pietele din intreaga lume. In clipul video de mai jos puteti… Read More
Jobs before environment, deregulation above health, and oil money above everything else."Seeing impediments to jobs, Trump prioritizes pipelines over environmental protections" PBS NewsHour… Read More
All you need is love: because of not only The Beatles hum and legitimate it, but the deducted lesson of the band-aids creation back story.
Ban… Read More
I’d like to say a bit about what I’m driving at with a piece like Waterbearer. Waterbearer is a lyrical piece of historical fiction about what it means for African American wome… Read More
And the nominees for the 11th South African Film and Television awards are: The awards take place on Thursday, 16 and Saturday, 18 March 2017 at Sun City. Jerry Mofokeng is one of… Read More
African American funkiness is a direct result of their relationship with a dead metaphor. The dead metaphor is race, which insists that African Americans are black. The idea of blackness is… Read More
by Valerie Sweeney PrinceI had heard about Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing first while listening to NPR and then I saw Yaa (a travel companion who happens to have the same name as the author) re… Read More
This is the full list of the SAFTAs11 Technical Awards winners for Night 1. The awards took place at the Sun city Super Bowl on 16 March 2017.Full list below:Best Documentary short &nda… Read More
Free Black Space Update April 2017 First and foremost we would like to thank all of the Free Black Space contributors. They are a dynamic group of F… Read More
"Having a 'different' voice didn't stop her from singing at the top of her lungs" PBS NewsHour 4/6/2017COMMENT: Love her ascent.ExcerptSUMMARY: Singer-songwriter Valerie June say… Read More
I’m looking out of my window at trees whose blushing fingertips herald the coming spring, despite the fact that they are standing ankle deep in snow. The only constant is change… Read More
Veteran actress Linda Sebezo’s seen and done it all in her career and the 52-year- old is tackling fanfavourite soapie Isibaya (2013current) now. She’s been cast as Lillian, Beau… Read More
Lawmakers and housing authorities are pushing for regulators to stop investment firms engaging in what they say is a predatory business of selling run down homes “as is” through… Read More
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Having always thought an island wedding would be amazing, the idea gained merit after Valerie and Ali started adding up their guest list for a wedding at home. After that, a Maui Destination… Read More
The excitement in the air was palpable as Valerie and Ali joined together on a gorgeous Hawaiian evening. Though our beautiful bride has been here multiple times, it was our dashing groom's… Read More
A woman has come up with a way to eat for just £5 a week by eating food cooked by total strangers. It’s not just a case of eating from bins, Josephine Liang, 25, says she’s… Read More
By Dr. Valerie Prince Free Black Space Repost from July 11, 2014The Chinese still grieve over Japanese aggressions during the early parts of the second World War, which resulted i… Read More
As they all gathered on the dramatic shores of Ironwoods, Valerie and Timothy were so excited to celebrate with their loved ones. With much to be thankful for, the entire group was smiles fr… Read More
"The Taking" by T. Christian Miller (ProPublica), Kiah Collier and Julián Aguilar (Texas Tribune) - ProPublica 12/14/2017The federal government's boldest land grab in a generation pro… Read More
The "real" is metaphor for authentic Black.Our stars cash this in. Some of our writers present it and it pays back. I saw today Monique suggest we boycott Netflix so she can get equal… Read More
"When a baby beluga got stranded, these vets jumped into action" PBS NewsHour 3/7/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a team of veterinarians went into overdr… Read More
It's been another rough day in Babylon as Ras would say. I say rough, but rough depends on how you look it at. Always a lot going on, but I guess it is how you look at it. How yo… Read More
Roseanne's Tweet was abhorrently raciest, and is NOT equivalent to using foul language."Roseanne Barr isn’t new to incendiary tweets. Here’s why ABC decided to act" PBS New… Read More
A driver convicted causing the passings of Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere and his passenger‚ Kady-Shay O'Bryan‚ was on Monday sentenced to 10 years' detainment. "The blamed on… Read More
The world has been a treasure trove of innovations which has benefited people in multiple ways. One such innovation could be framed as cosmetics. Any person would want to look their absolute… Read More
Best remembered as the de facto leader of the classic American rock band, Little Feat, Lowell George's distinctive style of slide guitar and vocalizing helped create a style of music that wa… Read More
In today's edition of least self aware woman on the planet– this person
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With fewer strings to pull t… Read More
Committed: Civil Rights and the Struggle for JusticeValerie Sweeney PrinceCivil rights were first constitutionalized in the 13th Amendment. However, the fact of civil rights as a… Read More
I pitched an article to a few magazines not too long ago on China functioning as a new mother country for folks in Africa. African Americans and Americans often miss the obvious. … Read More
My Most Anticipated YA Retellings From July - Dec 2019This post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest revie… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More
An international success, PEN Award winner, and an autobiographical author. Irish Author Edna O’Brien has lived, and written about, an extraordinary life. She continues to shock, and p… Read More
This past week we went to WasabiCon, had lunch at the new 10/Six Grille, enjoyed the cooler weather and tried out cute inspirational shirts for kids from IWillBeWhatIsee.com.
WasabiCon 2019… Read More
Disgaea 4’s Carrie Savage spoke to The Natural Aristocrat at Anime NYC 2019 about the title’s remastering and finding beauty in voice acting.
You could pick out Carrie Savage&rsq… Read More
UBAWA's Top 100 Authors is an annual list published at the end of every year to celebrate the many talented authors whose work often goes unnoticed. Congratulations to the following aut… Read More
Do you know about Juneteenth?
Here are some ways you can learn about the important significance of Juneteenth and share the history with children!
When is it?
Juneteenth is celebrated on Ju… Read More
Shirley is a biographical drama on the life of novelist Shirley Jackson. The film, directed by Josephine Decker, stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young and Logan Lerman.
I… Read More
2021 GRAMMYs Nomination: Check out full list
The prestigious 63rd Grammy Award nominations was announced on Tuesday, November 24th, at noon Eastern (9:00 a.m. Pacific).
South African-born… Read More
The Temple of Karnak is one of the most famous and important temples in Egypt. It is located about 3 km from Luxor city and it was Ibt Sot in ancient Egypt, which means the “chosen spo… Read More
Medieval castles in Europe carry a certain charm and mystique that cannot be found anywhere else, especially if these medieval castles were built in a different time. However, they are often… Read More
There is no doubt that the city of Alexandria city is one of the most beautiful cities in Egypt. It is the second-largest city in the country and the largest one on the Mediterranean Sea. Al… Read More
Gunmen kill vigilante, abduct DSS officer in Abuja
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly killed a vigilante member and abducted a Department of State Services, DSS, operative during… Read More
FCT Police rescue 11 kidnapped victims
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued the eleven (11) victims abducted in Gwargwada community, Kuje area of the FCT.
The FCT… Read More
Driver, conductor burnt to death as bus catches fire in Abuja
A driver and his conductor were burnt to death after a bus went up in flames near Kwali on the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
According… Read More
Le cinquième in French, from the number 5 (cinq) in French, the 5th arrondissement is one of the central arrondissements of Paris. Also known as Panthéon; from the ancient temp… Read More
102-year-old presidential aspirant to EFCC, ICPC: Arrest politician buying N100m forms
Chief (Mrs) Josephine Ezeanyaeche, a 102-year-old presidential aspirant has asked the Economic a… Read More
Six drug peddlers arrested in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested six suspects for alleged drug peddling.
The command also recovered large… Read More