Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on Her Behalf
The Words Cassie Spewed in Audio Played at Diddy Trial Made Public, And What She Said May Shock You
Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There
Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary
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The Long Arm of the Law: Supreme Court Extends Gun Owner Rights
Just what the black community needs — more guns. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live. This extends the conservative court’s embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became chief justice. This also casts a shadow on Chicago’s handgun…
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Part 2: What's Eating African-American Women?
(Second of three parts.) Black women and weight. Could there possibly be a thornier subject? We are a sensitive bunch when it comes to confronting our obese reality. There’s embarrassment and shame, sadness and fear, and a great deal of anger. But there’s an elephant in the room, and no it’s not your Aunt Boo:…
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Civil Rights Organizations Call Out Kagan
Elena Kagan had better get ready to fight for her nomination. In addition to the GOP, which is questioning her ability to be nonpartisan, civil rights organizations have resisted endorsing her Supreme Court nomination because of her record on hot-button issues like affirmative action, racial profiling and immigration. The National Bar Association isn’t enamored with…
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Leave Chris Brown Alone
Chris Brown’s tearful tribute to Michael Jackson on last night’s BET Awards has been called a comeback by some and a come-on by others. Gawker.com’s headline yells, “Chris Brown Breaks Down During Shameful Michael Jackson Tribute at the BET Awards,” and the New York Daily News’ headline reads, “Kanye West makes a comeback, Chris Brown…
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Pot Calls Kettle Black: GOP Questions Kagan's Ability to Be Nonpartisan
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will break her silence and respond to Republican Party concerns that she cannot be nonpartisan, based on her unwillingness to enforce Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell while dean of Harvard Law School. Huh? We thought they might be upset about her lack of judicial experience. Silly us. The GOP should go…
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Stand and Deliver: VSU President Eddie N. Moore Set to Retire
It isn’t all bad at HBCUs as many will tell you. Virginia State University president Ernie N. Moore Moore, a certified public accountant with a master’s degree in business administration, is set to retire. A man pummeled for his lack of a doctorate when first appointed, stood and delivered by putting the once-troubled university’s finances…
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The Ultimate Insider: Sen. Robert C. Byrd Dies
Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), the nation’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. Byrd was admitted to the hospital last week for dehydration and never recovered. He spent 50 years in the Senate, outliving nine U.S. presidents as his Democratic Party slipped in and out of the majority over the past five decades. Known as…
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Jobs for Ex-Offenders in the Green Economy
Baltimore puts a higher percentage of its population behind bars — 0.6 percent, or more than 4,000 people on any given day in 2009 — than any other city in America, according to the Justice Policy Institute report Baltimore Behind Bars, released in June. (Cook County in Illinois and New York City both incarcerate less…
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BET Awards: Queen Latifah, Prince — and Chris Brown's Tearful MJ Tribute
BET execs must have heard the sound heard round the blogosphere — angry viewers who were disappointed in the 2009 BET Awards.The 2010 BET Awards were much better with real Star Power. However, there was much room for improvement but at this point, we’ll take what we can get. Queen Latifah held her own as…
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Part 1: What's Eating African-American Women?
(First of three parts.) The stats are embarrassing: African-American women are the most overweight people in the United States. Here are the numbers: 78 percent of us weigh too much, and 51 percent of that group is obese. That means four out of five us are overweight – meaning a body mass index (BMI) of…