The “down low” hysteria of the late 1990s had more than one lasting effect, according to Feminista Jones at Ebony, including the idea that men were identifying as bisexual because they were afraid of identifying as homosexual, not because they were truly attracted to both sexes. But those ideas are changing. Discussions of sexuality, especially…

On Sunday, former basketball star Dennis Rodman talked with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about his new friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his questionable human rights practices, writes Politico. Asked by Stephanopoulos about Kim’s threats to the destroy the United States, and his family’s horrendous record on human rights, Rodman said: “I don’t…

Blackboard Wars, a reality show about high school in the vein of Lean on Me, is set to air on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN soon, and an advisory group will host a meeting on Tuesday to talk about their misgivings about the show’s impact, reports the Lens. The Future Is Now Executive Board will be meeting at the…

2013 will be a solid year for black narratives as Fruitvale, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s film about slain California youth Oscar Grant, and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, hit screens in the fall, reports Shadow and Act.   Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience…

While it is Kevin Hart’s moment in Hollywood, his humor didn’t necessarily translate to his SNL hosting stint on Saturday night. A number of the skits fell flat, although some were funny, like when the Think Like a Man star played the race card in a spoof of the zombie drama The Walking Dead, writes…

When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer asked her employees who normally work at home to work from the office instead, where there is an on-site nursery, the criticism was fierce. But what if Mayer was a man, asks Keli Goff on the Huffington Post.  When reading about some of the criticism lobbed at Mayer and Sandberg,…

It’s no secret that obesity and childhood obesity is a problem in America, and Ebony contributor dream hampton writes how she and a group of mothers through the organization MomsRising.org are trying to transform America’s nutritional future. In his partly autobiographical documentary, Soul Food Junkies, Byron Hurt investigates African-Americans’ attachment to food traditions, and challenges…