The future is very much upon us and it has some citizens and civil rights groups upset. A Los Angeles County jail has introduced and
A mixed message is currently being promoted at a local San Francisco prison. According to the laws of the land, sex among prisoners is illegal.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is one of the more popular cast members on MTV’s Jersey Shore. Well, it turns out that Snooki was in a New
It is difficult to understand why politicians and the general populace are so distracted by the shady penumbra of what is promulgated both in the
The fool is convinced that he is obligated to no one. His kingdom is founded on the practice of deception and confusion. It is here
For the past two decades Judith Jamison has been at the helm of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as artistic director. In 2008, Jamison
Given the problems that have been negatively impacting the U.S. education sector and disproportionately black children, any information that may be used to assist and
A furious debate-argument-shouting match erupted on comedian Rickey Smiley’s morning show on Tuesday, Sept. 7, after he supported a Georgia town’s bill to outlaw baggy
It is essential that we never forget our history for as Marcus Garvey wrote, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and
The United States government is preparing new laws to take control and even seize private retirement accounts. The proposed law, which is in Congress now,
Many forget that America was founded on racism. From Africans being brought over to work as slaves to Indians being given smallpox-infected blankets to the
Car thieves unwittingly caused national embarrassment for the Rev. Jesse Jackson when they stole his luxury SUV and stripped it while he met in Detroit to discuss
The collective suffering of African Americans is reaching dangerous and historic highs as the recession continues to deliver its merciless wrath. Black unemployment has risen
Tameka “Tiny” Cottle should take the charge in T.I.’s felony drug bust in Los Angeles, suggests rapper 50 Cent. In a series of messages to his Twitter followers, multimillionaire
A 4-year-old girl weighed only 15 pounds when she was found dead in her filthy Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment on Sept. 2. The mother, Carlotta Brett-Pierce,
Wyclef’s song “Gone Till November” keeps playing in my head. Does that mean that I’m a fan of the aspiring Haitian politician? Hardly. I’ve just
The breeze of one’s mind blows both cool and hot, because inside our head there warms a spot that chills an idea from feelings that
The 2010 U.S. Open, which kicked off Monday, Aug. 30, has the Williams sisters in the spotlight, again. They’ve done such damage in the tennis
Since Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, African Americans without question have voted hook, line and sinker for the Democratic Party. As a consequence of this
If anything can be learned from last weekend Aug. 28-29 following the conclusion of the rally held in Washington, D.C., by Glenn Beck and supporters
