The King Of Futbol...

Pele is arguably the greatest soccer player ever to play the sport. In the 1960's and 70's Pele was voted the third most recognizable person in the world. The Afro-Brazilian has never hidden his feeling about the mistreatment of those of the darker hue in his native country. Since the end of his amazing soccer career, he has worked on the improvement of living conditions for the poor of the country but especially the poor blacks. As much as he would like to act as if race problems don't exist in Brazil, he would be lying if he said they didn't. Brazil has the largest population of black origin people outside of Africa in the world, so race has been a issue there since the first slaves we taken there by the Portuguese.

Happy Founders Day...

Prairie View A&M University opened its doors to its first 8 students on this date in 1878. The school was founded in 1876 but did not officially open until this date in 1878. Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest state-sponsored institution of higher education in Texas. Famous alumni include DJ Premier, Mr T., Terry Ellis, and Frederick D. Patterson.

Today In Black History...

On this date in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City with Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil in the lead roles. The play ran for 530 performances, becoming the longest running Broadway play written by an African-American. This was also the first Broadway drama written and directed by an African-American woman.

Joell Talks To B.I.G....

Listen/Download: Joell Ortiz "Too Soon" Bonus: Joell Ortiz "T.O.R.Y"

Laugh Your Pain Away...

The Real King Of New York... RIP B.I.G.

Another year to the date that we lost Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious BIG. He will forever be missed but never forgotten. We Love You Big Poppa... (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997)

Listen/Download: Jadakiss-"Letter to B.I.G." Lil Cease-"Letter to B.I.G."



Big's last freestyle


Big and Jay-Z


"Juciy"


The Lox "We'll Always Love Big Poppa"

What Do You YEBies Think...

Please watch and comment. There is still so much more to do in this country...

Nas "If I Ruled The World '09"

Nas remade his '96 classic this time with Marsha Ambrosious

Listen/Download: Nas "If I Ruled The World '09"

President of Guinea-Bissau Assassinated...

Joao Bernardo Vieira The president of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated early this morning, a day after an explosion killed the head of the West African country's military.

Why must African nations always have a change of power in the form? When will the cycle of violence stop? The world sees these things and cares nothing about it because it's just more of the same old African politics, the politics they left us with after they came and raided the continent and changed the course of history forever.

Happy Independence Day...

On this date in 1956, Morocco regained their independence. Full independence was gained in the Spanish-Moroccan Agreement signed in Paris. France left first follwed by a stuborned Spain.

Somebody Blew Up America...

Amiri Baraka at his best...

Related: Get Up, Stand Up...

Today In Black History...

On this date in 1896, Ethiopia defeated Italy at Battle of Adowa. Ethiopian forces under Emperor Menelik II united to defeat an invading force of Italian troops. This was a very significant turning point in the history of modern Africa. It occurred, in 1896, when the “colonial era” was well advanced on the African continent, and it served notice that Africa was not just there “for the taking” by European powers. More than this, it marked the entry of Ethiopia into the modern community of nations. Menelik’s victory over the Italians caused the other major European states, and Italy itself, to recognise Ethiopia as a sovereign, independent state.

It's Bigger Then Hip-Hop...

March's YEBies read of the month is It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop By MK Asante Jr. The book takes a look at the world of hip-hop as not just a type of music but a cultural force. The book takes a look at the early years and how it was rooted in social activism and brings you to our current state where artists and messages have changed due the to the larger corporations that control and own the distribution of music. MK Asante blends historical information about hip-hop and the civil rights movement with personal narrative, interviews with artists, and quotations from civil rights leaders and classic poetry to create a very daring and political book about the culture we call "Hip-hop".

The Rockefeller Drug Laws...

This is on of the most unfair laws ever created. It was a law established with nobody but the black and latino youth of New York City in mind. The state of New York knew exactly what they were doing with this law and since it's creation the state's prison system has never been the same. These laws are some of the worst anti-drug legislation in America.




Read up on The Rockefeller Drug Laws

YEBies Call To Action...

My Friend M.K. Asante Jr once told me "If you make an observation, you have an obligation". The quote was so simple yet so powerful and influential. That conversation, along with a couple other things I had going on at that time caused the birth of YEBies. As young, educated, blacks across the world I feel we have a obligation to speak up for our brothers and sisters who voices can't be heard. We have to know the laws for them, so that you don't get mistreated and misrepresented. There has to be a connection between the have and have-nots, so that we stop the cycle of leaving our own people behind.