culture
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Father's Day Isn't 'Single Moms' Day'
Janelle Harris shares at Ebony why, as a single mom, she doesn’t need recognition on Father’s Day. Her piece reflects on the fact that while, yes, single mothers take on the responsibilities of both mother and father, in no way can they fill the actual role that a man has in a child’s life. In…
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Zimmerman's Dad: Blacks Are the Racists
(The Root) — With his son on trial for murder in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, the father of George Zimmerman has published an e-book criticizing the case and calling some African-American leaders who called for his son’s arrest racists. Robert Zimmerman Sr.’s book, Florida v. Zimmerman: Uncovering the Malicious Prosecution of My…
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Mandela Remains in Hospital for 7th Day
Schoolchildren in former South African President Nelson Mandela’s home village sang songs in his honor, and others left balloons and well wishes outside the hospital where he’s completed nearly a week of treatment for a recurring lung infection, the Huffington Post reports: There was no immediate word Friday on his condition, though the government said…
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Chris Rock: Zimmerman Can 'Eat a D–k'
It’s not exactly the analysis of race, law and justice that we’ve heard from other sources about George Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial for the shooting death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin. But then again, Chris Rock is a comedian, so this is pretty much what we’d expect (if, perhaps, a little more blunt than usual).…
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Virginia Lt. Governor Candidate on Yoga and Satanism
Why in the world would E.W. Jackson, a candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, be talking about yoga and Satanism in press conferences? Well, because he had some pretty interesting things to say about the two in a 2008 book (specifically, he linked the practice of yoga to demonic possession), and those points needed some…
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Cheerios Ad Parody Tells Haters to 'Eat It'
Not everyone was a fan of the adorable Cheerios commercial that featured a biracial family. In fact, Cheerios had to disable the comments feature on its YouTube page after the ad generated such a negative response. Our guess is that the racists that took issue with the commercial will also hate its spoof — which…
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'Mistresses' vs. 'Scandal': A Difference?
(The Root) — When I heard that ABC was launching an American version of the BBC drama Mistresses, which follows the trials and tribulations of four women who behave as mistresses by choice and sometimes by happenstance, I was intrigued. I immediately wondered if ABC’s new show, which has the same title, could match the…
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The Drop in Chicago's Murder Rate Won't Last
Slate magazine’s crime correspondent, Justin Peters, argues that the strategy that has reduced Chicago’s homicide rate this year — by putting more police officers on the street — will unravel when the money that pays for their overtime runs out. He also cites Chicago’s infamous weather as a possible factor. The fact is that you…
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Everyone's Good News on Facebook Stresses Me Out
Like Chaka Khan once crooned, “It ain’t all good,” and this is the sentiment writer Lauren Lyons expresses in a piece at the Huffington Post. She speaks openly about how she sometimes thinks the struggles in her life are an anomaly because of everyone else’s positive updates on Facebook. Lyons encourages people to share their…
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Despite Protests, R-Word Stays in 'Washington Redskins'
Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they’re lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team’s name. It’s an ongoing effort that does not appear to be successful. (Team owner Dan Snyder has said, “We’ll never…