A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Shaq Traded to Cavs
From ESPN: The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources. The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources. Cleveland will send Ben…
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Notes on a Scandal: Gov. Sanford Edition
Dear Gov. Sanford, Emails don’t disappear after you send them. Breaking News, who obtained the emails from The State newspaper on Wednesday verifies this fact. Here are a few gems: “Two, mutual feelings … You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that[‘s] so fitting with your…
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Video: Wait…You Can't Shout the Homosexuality Out of People?!
Found this clip over on NewsOne. A “casting out of spirits” courtesy of the Manifested Glory Ministries in Connecticut.
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In New Survey, Blacks Say Race Relations are Same Old Same Old
Barack Obama has a 96% approval rating among Black Americans. The approval rating for race relations is a sight lower than that. According to a CNN/Essence magazine poll, 55% of African Americans surveyed feel racial discrimination is a serious problem. During the 2008 election, that figure was at 38%. From CNN: The poll was conducted…
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Post-Racial, Still Racial: Has Obama Really Helped?
A recent poll conducted by CNN/Essence Magazine claims 55 percent of African Americans believe racial discrimination is still holding court in Obama’s America. That’s up from the 38 percent during November’s election. I don’t know about you and yourn, but brother here still feels the sting of daily discrimination, white liberal arrogance, conservative snobbery and…
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What Iran Can Learn from the Civil Rights Movement
I was struck when, in commenting on the unrest in Iran, Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King, repeating the borrowed line that King made famous: “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” Because already, as I watched the demonstrations in Iran, my mind took me back to the days…
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Stop, You Can't Touch This!
I have to admit that I’ve seen plenty of knocked up women recently and wondered what on Earth are they thinking having a baby during a recession. As cute and wonderful as newborns are, they’re not exactly cost effective in times of economic downturn. I usually keep such comments to myself, though. I don’t want…
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L'Enfant Terrible of Black Cinema
WATCH VIDEO of Henry Louis Gates Jr.’ recent interview with Spike Lee. I FIRST INTERVIEWED Spike Lee in the spring of 1991 in his office at 40 Acres and a Mule Productions, located in the heart of the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. I was in the process of moving from Duke to Harvard to…
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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…