Articles for tag: Black Pride

Karla News

Why People Give Their Kids “Ghetto Baby Names”

This is going to be a rather sticky topic to cover, as many people who are guilty of issuing their children “ghetto baby names” may be offended. But in light of recent events, I felt it my civic duty to address the topic of giving children names which are three degrees past extraordinary: A friend ...

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Most Memorable Protest and Social Uplift Songs, Anthems

Music has always been used as a vehicle to protest conditions or provide uplifting messages to the masses. Whether used during the Vietnam era anti-war protests or the civil rights movement of the 1960s or as personal and/or political anthems of the 1970s, ’80s, or ’90s, this list of songs has become an indelible part ...

10 Most Notable African-Americans of All-time

Before I go any further, let me say that, of all the articles and columns that I have written during my nearly two decades of professional writing, this was one of the toughest I have ever had to write. Selecting only 10 people for this list was akin to having a bad tooth pulled with ...