jimi izrael

Single Father, Author, Screenwriter, Award-Winning Journalist, NPR Moderator, Lecturer and College Professor. Habitual Line-Stepper

About The Hardline

One man's opinion on very nearly everything. It's hard but it's fair.

All JANUARY POSTS (16)

Blags is OUT

Didn't see that coming.

Barry Bonds may be busted yet.

Barry Bonds may have been pumping some kind of magic muscle juice. And we now have old pee to prove it.

He's not that into you, Sista

In theatres near you

Blagojevich to self: "Why Not Oprah?

Rod Blagojevich has gone mad.

Good for the Goose...

Jet Magazine should stop running the "Booty of The Week" page.

Managing The Bidens

Just the beginning

Obama Inc.

Obama is a bootlegger's dream.

President Barack Obama: Hip-Hop's Second President

Obama’s administration is almost certain to spark a new era of Black Pride and politics that will impact rap music and the culture as a whole.

The Hardline's Inaugural Day Mixtape

"You'll know it's revolution, because there will be no commercials"

The First Mother-In-Law, take two

Another perspective.

Run DMC get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... really?

As it involves black music in general, the premise behind the Rock Hall exhibits always seems to be to highlight the music and artist that impacted the white mainstream the most, and not neccesarily those who were the most impactful artistically.

What to do about Gitmo

It's bad enough having fresh-out perverts and sex offenders moved into your neighborhood--so, you want to move in Al-Queada?

Eddy Curry's having a rough patch

The gay sexual harassment charges against New York Knick Eddy Curry don’t pass muster.

Recession Proof Jobs for Black Men

You went  and got your master's only to be downsized, but someone still has to clean the toilets.

Dick Parsons for Commerce Secretary?

There seems to be some chatter about Dick Parsons possibly getting the nod for Commerce Secretary.