Despite the fact that our community is perpetually besieged by multiplicity of social ills, there is a tragic sense of apathy — if not antipathy
Ask the average person what countries border Afghanistan, they probably couldn’t tell you. But ask the same person what professional Athletes or entertainers have their
Elizabeth Hasselbeck is probably busy sharpening her razor tongue in preparations for a visit of presidential proportions. That’s because the White House has officially announced
This past month, a historic first occurred in Russia. Jean Gregoire Sagbo, a 48-year-old from the West African country of Benin, became the first black
I looked upon the regal visage of former Black Panther Party leader Kathleen Cleaver as she spoke at the opening of the Freedom Sisters Exhibit
I looked upon the regal visage of former Black Panther Party leader Kathleen Cleaver as she spoke at the opening of the Freedom Sisters Exhibit
Hate him or love him, there’s a lot that can be learned from President Barack Obama. So while the media (Fox News especially) is working
After months-long political posturing and stalemate by Republicans, President Barack Obama signed a six-month extension of emergency jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed on Thursday.
Wow! What’s up with our city governments? First, no more toilet paper in Newark, N.J., and now the city council of Oakland, Calif., approved measures that
Two proud British Nigerian parents gave birth to a white baby. Yes, a blond hair, blue eyed child. The stunned black dad of a newborn,
LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Dwyane WadeNow they’re super pimps instead of super slavesThe new reality of African Americans taking the stage todayIs that once we
Police in Rock Hill, N.C., have arrested a man for for beating his wife in a hospital while she was giving birth to a child.
One of the most memorable videos involving police was the infamous Rodney King beating. It was caught on tape by a casual observer and showed
A funny thing happened to Usher Raymond on the way to becoming the next King of Pop. Along the way, Raymond woke up to a
10. Stop “crying wolf” and leave speculation and chasing phantom cases to Scooby Doo and those meddling kids in the mystery van. That Hallmark greeting
It is almost comical the outbreak of apologies being made to former U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod after a misleading video snippet got
Black fatigue appears to be the order of the dayBlack intellectual persuasion seems to have gone awayAnd at the height of a time when we
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have proven to be an essential part of African American culture and history. Their role is often overlooked and in current
A few weeks ago I wrote an opinion piece in which I listed CNN correspondent Roland S. Martin, among others, as a pseudo intellectual. I
There are many heads that need to roll like bowling balls for the atrocious mishandling of Department of Agriculture’s official Shirley Sherrod. NAACP President Benjamin
