Connecticut has jumped on the so-sorry-slaves bandwagon. The state joins Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, New Jersey, Florida and Maryland in the need to apologize for economic and human exploitation.  Connecticut Senator Toni Harp feels the apology is a step forward in elevating American consciousness, but she advises:  there will be no reparations.  Interpretation:  don’t get…

I saw Borat. I liked Borat. In fact, Borat made me laugh, sometimes. Especially the scene where he asks his dinner host to show him how to use toilet paper.  Hilarious!  But Sacha Baron Cohen’s new creation, Bruno, is looking for trouble. Oh I’m not talking about him flying into the MTV Movie Awards and…

Yesterday a Facebook friend updated his page with the words Ivan Van Sertima. I thought he was just dropping knowledge; I didn’t know he was paying homage.  Afrocentric anthropologist and historian Ivan Van Sertima died on May 25.  He had suffered with Alzheimer’s disease. I discovered Van Sertima during a lecture at the University of…

I’m sure you’ve heard the latest.  Spike Lee compared Tyler Perry’s work to Amos n Andy.  During an interview at the 14th Annual Black Enterprise Conference Spike Lee had a few things to say about the black consumer and the black image.  In so many words Spike told Ed Gordon: Black folks love to see…

Yes, the state of economy is frightening.  Yes, recent college grads are pulling out hairs trying to figure out how to pay back student loans and launch careers.  And yes, this year 35, 000 grads applied for Teach for America—that national corps of America’s most promising leaders who go into the ‘Hood and provide educational…

In an ideal society food, shelter and education would be top priorities.  Not privileges or fringe benefits, but basic human rights. However, it’s not an ideal society so Governor Schwarzenegger and the L.A. Unified Schools want to layoff thousands of teachers in order to save the state from an economic landslide.  9 Los Angeles teachers…

I woke up this morning to hear Boxer Mike Tyson’s daughter 4 year-old daughter died from accidentally hanging herself. Wow.  I was aware there was an accident yesterday and that Exodus Tyson was on life support, but the news of her death baffles me.  Allegedly the “unnamed” mother sent the 7 year-old son into the…

Filmmaker Lars von Trier, the master-provocateur behind the racially-charged Manderlay with Danny Glover, has caused a major stir at the Cannes Film Festival.  A major, major stir.  His latest film is called Antichrist.  The story follows a grieving couple, William Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, who take a trip to a cabin in the woods to…

It’s Memorial Day weekend and I just want to sit back, relax and enjoy the warm weather.  However, the recent Muslim plot to bomb NYC synagogues has spun me into a pre-holiday fury.  The four terrorist suspects are Black men.  Three American, one Haitian.  It is certainly difficult for some black men to navigate through…

If you haven’t heard the news already CW’s The Game was not picked up for another season.  The network made the official announcement yesterday and every cyber forum within Wi-Fi shot is expressing rage and love.  I reached out to my former boss and The Game creator, Mara Brock Akil, for an official statement.  She…