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At Blerd Planet, we love our strong black women. Often we can refer back to some strong black women quotes made by our mothers, aunts, sisters, grandmothers and for those of us fortunate enough, our great grandmothers. From Harriet Tubman to famous black actresses like Hattie McDaniel, there are some truly top of the line […]

The Boondocks is an African-American themed adult animated sitcom on Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The Boondocks was created by Aaron McGruder. The Boondocks cartoon was actually based upon his comic strip of the same name. The Boondocks season 1 episode 1 premiered on November 6, 2005 . But what is the best […]

One of the most disturbing interviews of the Central Park 5 was that of  Korey Wise. The stories of each of the Central Park Five are tragic. In 1989, the teenagers were persuaded into confessing to a horrifying rape in the city’s famous park, and were later falsely convicted despite a lack of physical evidence. […]

ADOS stands for the American Descendants of Slavery, and its attempt to seek redress for the injustices visited upon black people who can trace their ancestry back to slaves on American soil. Part of the ADOS movement is to seek an apology from the United States for its role in legitimizing the slave trade. We […]

Online education is the new “normal” when it comes to higher education. The offering at Grambling State University is no exception. Grambling graduate degree programs are currently supplemented by not only individual courses but entire graduate degree programs offered via online or distance education. What is Distance Learning Distance learning is a way of learning remotely without being […]