Another promising life ended, another senseless death in the name of brotherhood. The latest victim making headlines is Cornell University sophomore George Desdunes, a 19-year-old Haitian immigrant, who died on Feb. 25 from alcohol poisoning while pledging Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The aspiring doctor allegedly had his hands bound with zip ties and duct tape and…

In our last episode, Messy Meeka came at Tami with all types of wrong, causing Tami to tap into her inner Rosa Parks so as not to beat her down with a polo mallet. This episode, the secret word is “healing.” Everyone say it with me: healing. We start out with Messy Meeka explaining to…

Guess who else is back? Our home girl Tami! Tami was missing in action last week for the Royce-and-Evelyn wineglass-slinging brouhaha, but she’s now back to Warren G this whole situation. But before she can do that, we first have to talk about Suzie. I’ve come to the conclusion that Suzie is simple. That can…

It’s the 60-second recap of this week’s Basketball Wives, so let’s get crackin’! We begin with Suzie and Royce pretending to play tennis. Royce needs to get her roots done but instead complains about Meeka. Suzie is confused. Shocker. Evelyn meets up with Shaunie at the beach. Shaunie wears a nice beach outfit and hat;…

dream hampton first attracted attention in the ’90s when she was writing for the hip-hop bible, The Source, but what most people don’t realize is that writing was simply a diversion from hampton’s real love, film. “You can’t help how people identify you, but film was the only reason I was in New York in…

Lawrence Ross is the author of the Los Angeles Times best-seller The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. His newest book, Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, is a blunt and frank look at the historical and contemporary issue of campus racism on predominantly white college…

Lawrence Ross is the author of the Los Angeles Times best-seller The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. His newest book, Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, is a blunt and frank look at the historical and contemporary issue of campus racism on predominantly white college…

Lawrence Ross is the author of the Los Angeles Times best-seller The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. His newest book, Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, is a blunt and frank look at the historical and contemporary issue of campus racism on predominantly white college…