Texas Mother’s Reasoning for Allegedly Boiling Her Baby Will Make You Cry
After Dissing Black Americans For Years, African Immigrants Want Us To Care As Trump Tries to Deport Them. A Professor Explains What We should Do
This Alabama City’s First-Ever Black Councilwoman Receives Letter Calling Her N-Word, and That’s Not All
New Development for White Michigan Karen Who Lied and Said Two Black Men Assaulted Her
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Quick Hits: What We Can Learn from the Super Bowl Ads
What can we learn from the Super Bowl ads? According to The Atlantic, this 1. Men Shouldn’t be as girly 2. Environmentalists are worth mocking 3. Drinking beer can solve most problems 4. Internet memes imitate real life memes 5. Politics never take a day off Check out the full rundown at The Atlantic
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Snowmageddon: The Less-Impactful Sequel
A forecast for DC on Tuesday Tomorrow (Tuesday): Clouds will lower and thicken during the morning as low pressure approaches from the south and west. By afternoon snow and/or sleet is likely (60% chance) to develop. For additional details, see our Snow Lover’s Crystal Ball. Not surprisingly, it will remain cold, with highs 30-35. Confidence:…
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Quick Hits: Gov. Paterson to Resign?
What’s going on with New York governor David Paterson? First, Business Insider reported that the governor would resign today following a New York Times bombshell according to a single unnamed source. This bombshell may have to do with rumors of Gov. Paterson’s extracurricular activities involving women who are not his wife. Now, they’re saying this…
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One Year, 100 Pounds
February Starting Weight: 295 poundsDecember Goal Weight: 195 poundsWeight to Lose: 100 poundsGoal Rate of Loss: 8-10 pounds per monthTime to lose weight: 12 months Once more, with feeling. This year, I’m fully committed to losing at least 100 pounds. I say “this year” because I said the same thing this time last year. So…
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Haiti, Bill O’Reilly and The Myth of the Dark Savage
Like many, I have consumed reports of Haiti’s devastation these past few weeks. Like many, I have been saddened by the suffering and loss of life—the stunning vulnerability of an entire nation of people. But I have also found myself disappointed by the media’s depictions of Haiti’s plight. In both subtle and vulgar ways, a…
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Sarah Palin Falls Back on Some Very Old Tactics
Of all the striking utterances that Sarah Palin delivered during her speech to the National Tea Party Convention on Sunday, none is more worthy of analysis than her claim that, as our president, “We need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern.” The charge is puzzling on several levels—but…
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A Double Win for New Orleans
The city of New Orleans scored a double victory over a single weekend; it elected a mayor who could be a unifying force and its NFL team won the Super Bowl. Almost five years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans, the two events portend better times for a town that has struggled to…
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Nobel Winner Wole Soyinka Says Britain Breeds Muslim Terrorism
Nigerian Nobel Prize Winner Wole Soyinka is causing quite a stir in the UK with a column in Sunday’s Times of London. Soyinka says the UK’s traditional tolerance of a wide variety of views has turned it into a breeding ground for terrorists. The truth is that Britain has created a breeding ground for religious…
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Black Unemployment Is Not News
It’s interesting how some numbers don’t make the news. Friday’s announcement that unemployment in the U.S. had dropped to 9.5 percent was welcome, even if the gains turn out fragile or illusory. Most of the early news stories left out an even bigger number: black unemployment at 16.5 percent, black male unemployment a whopping 17.6…