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Chris Brown, Stop the 'Woe Is Me' Act
Tuesday’s Good Morning America appearance should have been a stop on Chris Brown’s journey toward some well-earned reputation recovery. Now it’s just another reason the narrative surrounding him and his career may always be focused on his anger. By now you’ve heard reports that Brown flew into a fit of rage after his interview with…
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Losing Our Religion
Michael Arceneaux hails from Houston, lives in Harlem and praises Beyoncé’s name wherever he goes. Follow him on Twitter.
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The Top 20 News Hogs of 2010
Michael Arceneaux hails from Houston, lives in Harlem and praises Beyoncé’s name wherever he goes. Follow him on Twitter. As happy as we are to learn that Antoine Dodson and his family got out of the projects after someone allegedly attempted to rape his sister, a part of us loathes how he has spun this episode for…
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Raz-B's Molestation Publicity Blitz
For the benefit of headline-seeking celebrities everywhere, it’s time we add an addendum to the phrase, “All press is good press.” In recent months, thanks to the likes of Fantasia Barrino and Tyler Perry, suicide and molestation — two issues largely unaddressed in the black community — have been brought to the forefront. Of course,…
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Going Beyond 'Better' for Gay Youth
When “Savage Love” columnist Dan Savage launched “It Gets Better” — a viral campaign intended to lift the spirits of distraught gay teens and thwart additional suicide attempts — he quoted the late Harvey Milk: “You gotta give ’em hope.” It’s a sentiment I myself espoused when I decided, after the suicide deaths of two…
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Making The Most With Less This Christmas
While some people got up early and made their way to the lengthy lines outside of the country’s biggest retail stores this morning to search for a 97 inch TV for $4 (I bet each store only had 2 TVs), some Americans have decided to opt out of Black Friday shopping in order to focus…
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Young, Black, and Out of Work
The Washington Post released a hard-hitting report on the state of the young black worker. In short, if you’re between the ages of 16-24 you are screwed. Actually, as someone who only recently turned 25, let me add that you’re not much bigger off in that demographic either. For black men the state of the…
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Have Blacks Been Shafted By The Stimulus?
One issue that I’ve always taken throughout this entire ordeal with the economy that so much has been stressed on the plight of the middle class, but not enough about those with much lower earnings. Yes, the extension of unemployment benefits and other services like food stamps have been helpful, but that additional money comes…
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The Blackest Black Friday
It’s that time of year again. No, not Thanksgiving. Who cares? I’m talking about Black Friday! There’s a reason why the biggest shopping day of the year is called Black Friday. And it has nothing to with burnt turkey or Target’s bottom line. The annual discounts offered after Thanksgiving can be hell on the newbie…
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The Employed Battle The Unemployed For Holiday Jobs
If you’re looking to make a little extra money this holiday season to buy things you don’t need, chances are you’re on the hunt for a seasonal job. But if this new survey from Careerbuilder.com is as accurate as it seems, you face some pretty stiff competition. Survey says 1-in-8 employed workers plan to take…
