jimi izrael

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

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All SEPTEMBER POSTS (13)

10 Things You Could Learn from Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown has been vilified for everything, but in total, he didn't seem like such a bad guy. Just a good guy who made some bad choices.

Eric Brewer for Mayor

East Cleveland mayor Eric Brewer is alleged to be a transvestite and that may be why he needs to be re-elected mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio.

"Obama IS Cosby:" The Cosby Effect@25

Dr. Sut Jhally talks about his study on “The Cosby Show,” Cosby’s deal with white America and Obama’s “inner Huxtable.”

Michelle Obama on Health Care

I wonder if there is too much confusion around the president's message on reform to disperse different messengers.

What Whitney Didn't Say

Whitney Houston wanted to be a good wife, so she took up all of her husband's interests: gardening ... foosball ... smoking crack cocaine. Uh-huh. Something about that doesn't jibe.

Segregated Busing

Rush Limbaugh is at it again, fueling white fear and suggests maybe it's time to go back to segregated busing.

Big Love

Goodbye, Jada Pinkett. Hello, Jill Scott. This is the age of the big girl. Tiny girls are aight but big girls stay winning.

Kanye's Disgrace

He picked this little waif of a young lady and took her moment away in a way he would never do to Dr. Dre, Eminem or Metallica.

Tyler Perry: The Right Choice

I can't think of anyone better to adapt Ntozake Shange’s play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enufthan Tyler Perry.

Kids Are Prejudice, Too

I'm convinced that children get their attitudes about race from their parents, and there is nothing to be done about it.

Rihanna's Turn

Given reports (if TMZ counts)  that she was the instigator, I'm waiting for Rihanna to be charged with domestic violence so she can do her turn on CNN too. Does it even matter who hit first? Of course it does.

Roxanne's A Sham

Beat biter, dope-style taker, Ivy-League Ph.D Psychology-Faker

BMW Disses Black People?

I'm willing to bet that market research indicates that black folks aren't even checking for Minis all like that. This occurs to me less as racism and more like judicious use of ad dollars in a recession.