Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
Proof The ‘Absent Black Father’ Was a Big Lie
Jay-Z’s Daughter Rumi Carter Throws Up the Roc Nation Sign On Stage, Sparking Insane Illuminati Theories
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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iPad: Will It Blend?
Found this over on HuffPo. It’s…completely bizarre, but we couldn’t look away. Check out more blending experiments at WillItBlend.com
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Blog Noir: "Black Conservatives Smell Opportunity in the Tea Party"
Jill Tubman is befuddled by black involvement in the Tea Party movement, but thinks there’s an easy explanation for the Angela McGlowans of the world. Looks like some folks have been reading those tea leaves, honey! Basically, the Teabaggers have finally figured out their fatal flaw — the overwhelming whiteness of their movement in the…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell Really Wants to Celebrate States' Right. Or Something.
From the governor’s website WHEREAS, April is the month in which the people of Virginia joined the Confederate States of America in a four year war between the states for independence that concluded at Appomattox Courthouse; and WHEREAS, Virginia has long recognized her Confederate history, the numerous civil war battlefields that mark every region of…
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Maya Moore-Led UCONN Captures National Title, Win 78th Straight
After getting to an uncharacteristically sluggish start, the UCONN Lady Huskies found their groove on the way to yet another national title, beating Stanford 53-47. Stanford came far closer than any other opponent to breaking a winning streak that now encompasses 78 games and two straight unbeaten seasons capped by national titles. That makes seven…
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A Student's Trip to Haiti Shows Reality of Relief Effort
Brian Price, a senior at Yale University, traveled down to Haiti to lend a hand in the earthquake relief efforts. Much of what he found in the effort frusrated him. Below is an excerpt of his account After two weeks of one-on-one meetings, cluster meetings, phone calls, e-mails and being transferred from one person to…
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When Songs Become Hate Speech
The growing debate in the United States about the increasingly virulent hate speech by so-called Tea Party activists and their talk radio and Republican Party boosters has resonance these days in South Africa. The ruling African National Congress is engaged in an increasingly bitter court battle over its claimed right to continue singing publicly so-called…
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Ashley Walters Learns You Cannot Be a Role Model in a Jail Cell
Ashley Walters is being hailed as a black role model and a rising star of the British film industry. At 27, he is an actor and musician, and he has appeared in critically acclaimed British films and starred alongside 50 Cent in Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as a gangster friend who gets shot in…
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Losing Weight for Entertainment Purposes, Only
So, how much weight have you lost? I accept that this is the one thing folks most want to know: The number on the scale. This is, after all, the Biggest Loser era, where teams of fatties don’t work, and don’t worry about the mortgage, relatives or meals. Like laboratory rats, their world consists of…
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Some Light Reading: The President's Nuclear Posture Review
Below is the president’s statement on the Nuclear Posture Review One year ago yesterday in Prague, I outlined a comprehensive agenda to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to pursue the peace and security of a world without them. I look forward to advancing this agenda in Prague this week when I sign the…
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From the 'Good Grief' Files: Woman Killed Over Easter Outfit
Danielle Pickens, 19, showed up to her cousin’s house in jean shorts and t-shirt for Easter dinner. Instead of giving her a side eye and a scolding, her cousin, Evelyn Burgess, 42, shot her to death. Columbus police Detective Steven Eppert says 42-year-old Burgess told officers she thought the outfit was inappropriate and disrespectful. The…