Drama Between Brian McKnight and Estranged Sons Explained
The White Principal Who Expelled a Black Student After Racist Incident Is in Big Trouble
White Man Throws Rocks at a Black Father and His 10-Year-Old Daughter as They Fish…Guess What He Tells Them on Video
Celebrities You Didn’t Know Are LGBTQ+
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Is Toronto Exploiting Caribana?
When the jubilant extravaganza known as Caribana officially begins on July 14, more than 1 million people from around the world will take to the streets of Toronto in an outpouring of enthusiasm for the culture and pleasures of the Caribbean. Established in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s centenary and its many cultures, the three week…
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Let's Get It On: Women, Sex, and Fantasy
Jill Nelson tells it like she sees it, whether the topic is police brutality, workplace racism, or sisterhood. The journalist and author of a diverse catalogue of books such as “Volunteer Slavery” and “Finding Martha’s Vineyard,” made a spicy splash with her 2003 novel “Sexual Healing.” The bestseller centers on female friends who open a…
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Top Ten Cover Stories Sanford Should Have Used
You look at South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s situation, and it’s hard to know where to start. For a politician, Sanford is the worst liar ever. Six-year-olds make up better stories about missing cookies — dude really should have hired someone to write him a cover story. His staff unraveled a tale Ripley wouldn’t believe.…
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We Still Need the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the monumental achievements of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, was designed to not only eliminate voting barriers for African Americans, but also to monitor attempts to restrict their access to the ballot box. The act is perhaps the most important civil rights legislation of the 20th century,…
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What a Man Won't Do for the Mo' Betta…
What some guys won’t do… So apparently, Gov. Mark Sanford wasn’t hiking through Appalachian valleys, but was enjoying valleys carnal with his Argentine jump-off. He admitted as much today in a news conference in which he apologized to the wife and kids he stepped out on and the state he stepped out on. From CNN:…
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Martha's Vineyard: A Meeting of Cosby Clans
In a piece for the latest edition of New York Magazine, Toure delves into the world of Martha’s Vineyard, the assumed summer spot for the first family. The Vineyard is an odd collision of liberal political think and self-imposed segregation and is at the tricky intersection of what Black success means in America. An excerpt:…
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Canadian Magazine Cover FAIL
The cover of Toronto’s latest Fun Guide has a multiethnic family on it. Cool, right? Well, it’s not as cool when the mag’s editors make it multiethnic after the fact. From The National Post: The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto’s latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered…
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You’ll Never Eat Chicken McNuggets Again
After watching Food Inc., one of two things will most likely happen: You’ll seriously rethink your food choices and make a radical change to exclusively buying locally grown, organic food. (Or growing your own.) Or you’ll stick with your current eating habits. But you’ll never look at a Chicken McNugget the same way again. Or…
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Martin Lawrence Makes a TV Comeback
Martin Lawrence may be the saving grace of black TV, or not. Yeah, I said “or not”. Lawrence is in development with three projects for TV. The first is an animated comedy loosely based on Lawrence’s pubescent years in D.C. The other is a comedy based on the life of comedian Gary Owen. It will…
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BREAKING: Authorities Use Force to Beat Back Protesters in Tehran Square
This is a recent development in the on-going unrest in Iran. The information available right now is vague, but, according to CNN, it appears security forces in Iran have broken out clubs and firearms against election protesters in Tehran. Many updates are being received via Twitter: From @BreakingNews: – “You should stop this, you should…