.Just over 26 years ago, Ice Cube cemented his hip-hop status with his seminal debut, Amerikka’s Most Wanted. Along with brilliant sampling and now-classic rhymes, Amerikka… featured a scathing interlude calling out those who insisted on ‘going along to get … Read the rest
….In a recent and illuminating interview with writer Dr. Welsing, Knowshi.com discussed her views of several dysfunctional trends among African-Americans and how non-whites can persevere despite the odds perpetually stacked against them.
KNOWSHI- There are a lot of people who … Read the rest
The die was probably cast from the moment I was born. According to Mama, one of the first things she noticed, after counting the fingers and toes of course, was my hair. “You had the thickest, glossiest curls I’d ever … Read the rest
There she was, a beautiful baby girl with cafe au lait skin, a glossy crown of curls and piercing brown eyes that reflected curiosity about the world around her. I wasn’t a first-time mother when Nia was born, but her … Read the rest
….As a member of September’s Dallas panel assembled to headline “The Journey,” a collective that assembled in four cities via the Lincoln Motor Company and Uptown magazine and highlighted the successes of prominent urban achievers, Larry Yarrell, Program Director and … Read the rest