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The NBA's Great International Hope
Outsiders might reasonably assume that there is enough money in professional sports to be shared amicably among players and owners. But as both the NFL and the NBA have proved this year with their respective lockouts, there’s never enough cash. To quote Patrick Ewing when he was president of the NBA Players Union, “Sure, we…
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The Trials of Single Fatherhood
Before President Barack Obama was penning essays and delivering social sermons on fatherhood, there was Ed O.G. & Da Bullldogs. It was the early ’90s and the hip-hop quartet from Boston had a hit single on their hands, “Be a Father to Your Child.” For absentee dads everywhere, it was a call to action, even…
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'Hawthorne': TV Love in Black and White
The population of Richmond, Va., is 50 percent black. It stands to reason that a single black woman living in said city, or even starring in a television show set in said city, might find herself involved with a black man, at least on occasion. Not that she has to, but it just seems plausible.…
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Should Oprah Endorse Obama Again?
“Obaaaaammmmma!” That was Oprah in 2007. She was effusive and unrestrained in her excitement as the man soon to be president sauntered onto her soundstage. He spoke. She listened. He enthralled. She endorsed. They seemed like best friends. Even better, play cousins. Their mutual admiration was palpable and sometimes even difficult to watch. During his…
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Mister Cee and the Myth of the Down-Low Bogeyman
Years ago, a rumor circulated that the recipes of a popular restaurant chain contained a secret birth control agent that sterilized black men. The KKK was alleged to have masterminded the operation. They named the restaurant Church’s, after the most revered institution in the black community, and they specialized in fried chicken. Even as speculation…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
