Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
Chicago Black Man’s Face is Forever Changed After Being Tased By Police, But That’s Not the Worst Part…
These Black Democrats Were Allegedly Next on the Minnesota Gunman’s Hitlist
Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
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Southern Sudan Braces Itself as Elections Looms
For the first time in 24 years, Sudan will have a multiparty election. With this progress, trouble is expected Allegations of impropriety abound. A top presidential candidate has withdrawn from the race. And a number of political parties will likely boycott. But even under the best of circumstances, elections are a headache. And in that…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Stevens to Retire in the Summer
Got this flash from CNN. According the Supreme Court press office, Justice Stevens will retire this summer. The Buzz will update this post as information is released.
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But She Can See Russia from Her House!
In an interview with George Stephanopoulus, President Obama dismisses Sarah Palin’s critique of his nuclear arms policy “I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues,” he said in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. Earlier this week, ahead of today’s treaty signing,…
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Senate Preparing to Knuckle Up Over Jobless Benefit Extension
Upon returning from the spring recess, the Senate will start name-calling and such over the extension of jobless benefits Before the break, congressional Democrats and Republicans were bickering over how to pay for the program, which can extend assistance payments for months — more if the recipient lives in one of the hardest-hit states. And…
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Don't Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
When I was a kid in Washington back in the 1950s, I used to watch my dad’s face change whenever we had to drive across the bridge into Virginia. His jaw would clinch, his eyes would harden, and his body would assume a determined but wary posture, as though he were preparing to enter a…
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Mexico's Hidden Black History, Part Two
CUAJICUINILAPA, MEXICO—So what evidence of Mother Africa survived in the Costa Chica on the Pacific coast of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, where probably more than one-third of people have at least some African origins? Physically, the range of appearance is much like the gamut among African Americans, with a Mexican flavor. A…
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In Appreciation of David Mills
Losing a friend to sudden death is a shocking and confusing event. Losing a friend whose unexpected death is newsworthy is even more bewildering, I recently learned while reading recollections of a departed loved one and barely recognizing him. It’s been a week since I heard that my longtime friend, Emmy-winning TV writer David Mills,…
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Single-Minded: On Steve Harvey and Advice That We Don't Need
This week, I’m headed to a forum and a face-off to discuss the problem with black women. Problem is that there is no problem. See, the problem with hard-working, hilarious, sometimes haughty, successful, sexy, and yes, single, young black women is that they don’t have a problem at all. Because problems get answered. They go…
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What Happens After the Rally in Trenton?
My adopted hometown of Trenton, N.J., made national and international news last week for all the wrong reasons when it was reported that a 7-year-old girl was gang raped. In response, on Saturday, April 10, Russell Simmons, Al Sharpton and several other celebrities will converge on Trenton to deliver a message of non-violence. With a…