Is 'Trayvonning' Seriously a Trend?

May 25, 2012

Link roundup: A new Internet meme pokes fun at the Florida teenager's death. Plus: Book details Obama's pot-smoking days.

Barbara Graves Dies at 74

The wife of Black Enterprise founder Earl G. Graves was a guiding force for the magazine.

Rape Charges Dropped After Accuser Admits Lie

After this promising athlete spent five years in prison for rape, his accuser reached out on Facebook and admitted that she made up the whole thing.

Michelle O: 'I'd Be Beyoncé'

People magazine asked the first lady who she'd like to switch places with.

Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 12

Report: Zimmerman made self-incriminating statements.

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Advances

Whichever candidate wins the historic vote will become the country's first freely elected president.

First Black Naval Academy Graduate Dies

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown was 85 years old.

Clarence Aaron and the Broken Clemency System

The DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney is under scrutiny because of this high-profile case.

On Blacks and Fat: Chef Aaron McCargo Jr.

This celebrity chef says that we have to get real about options for healthy eating in the hood.

Egypt's Voters: 'We're Making History'

In today's link roundup: Vote counting is under way in Egypt. Plus: 50 Cent's take on marriage and straight male "little buns."

One of Your Friends Might Be a Blackface Barack Obama for Halloween. Should You Get Upset?

October 30, 2009

I’m bracing myself for one or two blackface Baracks.  And I’m trying to decide now – because I do my best thinking when I’m not in a ridiculous costume – how I’ll react.

A Worthwhile Conversation

So what if it isn’t exploding with earth-shattering dating revelations?

A Response to Hair Haters

Make an effort to appreciate the discussion on black hair. If you find that you truly can't, please just sit down somewhere and wait for the this hair season to pass.

A True Inside-the-Beltway Nerd

Meet TEWW blogger Jenee Desmond-Harris.