Meet the latest weapon of white supremacist domination in Africa: Visa credit cards. A History of Debt as a Weapon Debt slavery is as old as civilization itself. Borrowers who were unaware of the dangers of borrowing and spending more than they made in income became the bonded servant or slave of the lender—a condition [...]
We are saddened by the reports that we have just received concerning the death of the first male offspring of the great Neter that we know as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz. As of this article, we are being told by major media outlets that his death was caused by a robbery while he and an alleged [...]
Six IT professionals, five black and one white, had a dream of developing law enforcement software that would assist local, state, and federal agencies in sharing information. They built a small company that concentrated on developing a software application called CILC, which stands for Case Investigative Life Cycle. This software was developed to assist [...]
“The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent. That’s power. They control the minds of the masses.” -Malcolm X The media has a special way to report on black suffering without actually doing so. Being run by mostly old [...]
In honor of Black History Month here in the U.S., United Black America brings you the Black History that is NOT taught in the public fool school system. In learning our history, we shall overcome our destruction, reclaim our culture, and redeem the memories of our fallen. For the next 30 days, United Black America will [...]
January 23 – 30, 2013 Each week, United Black America analyzes Pan African news from Africa and across the globe. America Expands Role in Mali Conflict From The Wall Street Journal – “U.S. military and intelligence officials are drawing up plans to deepen the American role in Africa by providing data to help French warplanes [...]
January 16 – 23, 2013 Each week, United Black America analyzes Pan African news from Africa and across the globe. Contrary to Popular Belief, Eritrea is Fine Eritrea, the small North African nation who declared its independence from Ethiopia in 1991, found itself in the news after a group of dissident Eritrean soldiers laid siege to [...]
By Lamont Lilly – Durham, NC On Dec. 31, outgoing North Carolina governor, Beverly Perdue, pardoned The Wilmington 10 – Rev. Benjamin Chavis, Connie Tindall, Marvin Patrick, Wayne Moore, Reginald Epps, Jerry Jacobs, James McKoy, Willie Earl Vereen, William Wright, Jr. and Ann Shepard – who had sentences ranging from 15 to 34 years following [...]
Usually we take a pretty serious stance over here at United Black America, but as we scan the global newswires for Pan-African news, we come across some pretty amazing/scary/ridiculous ish. Most of the weird news that we get from Nigeria concerns money, and the things people in that country do to make a buck. We have all [...]
Happy New Year, Family! We have survived the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse, Superstorm Sandy, and the conspiracy to destroy Black men, women, and children – for the most part. But before we rush head long into the New Year full of the hopes and expectations of change, we should look back and weigh the advances made [...]
