culture
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Stokely Carmichael’s Legacy Is Less Recognized Black History
Black History Month is the time to delve beyond the predictable roster of celebrated and increasingly mainstream African-American icons in order to spotlight an undiscovered country of political activists and activism. Going beyond the usual cast of characters celebrated during this time of year allows us to better understand the narrative of struggle that makes…
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How to Ask Your Man to Get an HIV Test
“I am ready to have sex with a guy I am dating, and I want to do the right thing and get tested [for HIV] first. I don’t know how to bring it up though. I tried to discuss getting tested with a man I dated before him. He was taking me to an appointment…
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Hateful and Hurtful: Colorism Is Alive Within Our Kids
My first experience with colorism as a child wasn’t exactly a personal experience. In our house, there were four kids, two light and two brown. My brother and I were the brown ones. It’s not as though we cared, either, or even noticed. We did things kids do on a daily basis: went to school,…
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10 People You Should Be Following on Twitter
In honor of Black History Month, it’s a great time to highlight those experts in our community who are really giving out great advice and information to help us all become better people and business owners. These 10 experts inhabit the realms of business, politics and life-coaching to bring you the best information, 140 characters…
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Cop Breaks Leg of 10-Year-Old Who Filmed Him
Courtney Silvera, age 10, was eating cereal at 7 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2013, when the police knocked on the door. They were looking for his mother’s ex-boyfriend, who had possibly violated an order of protection. His grandmother, who is suffering from brain and lung cancer, answered the door but had difficulty understanding the cops’…
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CVS Gets Shout-Out From First Lady for Discontinuing Tobacco Products
CVS Caremark Corp., parent company of CVS Pharmacy, one of the country’s most popular drugstore giants, announced Wednesday that it will cease the sale of tobacco products in all 7,600 of its stores by Oct. 1., USA Today reports. According to the news site, the pharmacies sell about $1.5 billion in tobacco each year, but…
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Black Conservative Columnist: End Black History Month
Black History Month: a wretched 28-day miseducation of American children in public schools who aren’t told about all the bad things blacks are able to get away with today, and who are force-fed factually flawed (if not completely fictional) history about how bad slavery was. At least that’s how Mychal Massie, a black conservative, views…
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Smartphone, Dumb Thief: Police Use Selfie to Catch Crook
A Florida man stole a cellphone and took a selfie with it, and it’s a good thing he did, since the phone was linked to the owner’s account, through he he could see the photo. The owner then took the photo to the police, who posted it on their social media outlets and the man…
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George Zimmerman to Fight Rapper DMX in Celebrity Match
Looks like X gon’ give it to him. Rapper DMX has been chosen to be George Zimmerman’s opponent in a celebrity boxing match, which has gained attention nationwide. The details of the fight are yet to be determined, but will be announced at a news conference next Wednesday, according to CNN. Earlier Wednesday morning, owner…
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Jerry Seinfeld Doesn’t Care About Race or Gender, Just Laughs
Asking Jerry Seinfeld about race and gender in terms of who he finds funny “really pisses” him off, Yahoo reports. Talk of diversity in comedy continues—on the heels of Saturday Night Live hiring Sasheer Zamata, their first black female cast member in six years, and two black female writers, after viewers publicly chided the show…