Platanos and Collard Greens

01/04/2025

Hi Platanos Fam! Ever wanted to be on stage? We are looking for actors to join our new project. We are looking for: 1. Black men and women age 19-30 who can play college students (knowledge of basketball a plus), 2. Latino men and women age 19-30 who can play college students (knowledge of basketball a plus); 3. White men and women ages 19-30 who can play college students (knowledge of basketball a plus), and 4. Asian men and women ages 19-30 who can play college students (knowledge of basketball a plus). Send us a message with your interest and headshot either here on Facebook or via email to [email protected]

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03/24/2021

Deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight people dead have stoked outrage and renewed fears about rising anti-Asian racism in the United States, which has already seen a rise in violence directed at Asian Americans during the pandemic. Police say the shooting suspect, 21...

03/04/2021

ZOE SALDANA's DOMINICAN INDEPENDANCE DAY COMMENTS SPARK CONTROVERSY

Practicing real love means looking in the shadows, too.

03/02/2021

THE NEW SOUL OF HARLEM - REALLY?

By Victor Omondi Gentrification has been digging its roots deep in Harlem, an area originally earmarked for upper-class whites about a century ago but that ended up being predominantly populated by Blacks and other communities of color. Over the past few decades, something surprising is happening. T...

01/23/2021

Today We Celebrate the Birthday of Arturo Schomburg founder of the Schomburg Library

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (January 24, 1874 – June 10, 1938), was a historian, writer, and activist. Schomburg was a Puerto Rican of African and German descent who moved to the United States and researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and Afro-Americans ...

08/29/2020

CHADWICK BOSEMAN HOWARD UNIVERSITY SPEECH! HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT!

08/07/2020

FRED HAMPTON - REAL COURAGE!

Watch the trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, a movie about the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party. Starrin...

07/25/2020

𝐌𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄. 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆!

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