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Arturo R. Garcia, my new favorite blogger over at Racialicious has unearthed a doozy about the NBC series Heroes. Now before I put my spin on it or reveal the juicy, let me say I used to love Heroes. During the first two seasons I'd tune in like an addict. It was something about the diversity of cast, the superhero…
I ran across this provocative (I mean ridiculous) article entitled Oprah and Obama: A socialist Christmas. It was written by Republican African-American schoolteacher Lisa Carter over at Examiner. While Carter isn't teaching America's next generation, she's busy spreading her anti-Obama venom and looking for members…
It always makes me happy when states apologize for the institution of slavery and the mistreatment that accompanies it. I get especially inspired when faraway places, like Peru, apologizes for centuries of African-centered abuse. If you haven't guessed by now the Peruvian government decided to apologize for the…
Lincoln University, the historically black college in Pennsylvania, won't let overweight students graduate unless they take a fitness course. I have officially heard it all. I would understand if the college encouraged overweight students to take the course, or offer the course as an elective, but mandatory? Come…
Arturo R. Garcia over at Racialicious brought something juicy to my attention. He discovered the comedy Couples Retreat has opted for two promo posters. One for the American market, the other for the international market. Couples Retreat stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis and funny guy Faizon Love.…
Sarah Palin is angry about the cover photo of her in Newsweek. So she says. When she chose to pose for Runner's World in workout gear, pigtails, bare legs and a mid-zipped red top she allegedly had no idea what she was doing, or, that some other news magazine would use the photo. Palin has this to say:
I was looking through the photos of Anthony Sowell's victims, and my heart dropped. More than half of them were described as women with histories of drug and/or alcohol abuse. Nancy Cobbs, Tonia Carmichael, Janice Webb, all dead, all with histories of drug addiction. I knew this, of course, but to revisit the…
I wanted to throw my sixty cents into the Root's own Jada F. Smith's "color in black Hollywood" conversation. As an active participant in the Hollywood game I'd like to bring attention to a few facts. Smith feels the Lee Daniel's film Precious is a perfect template for the dysfunctional battle between good and evil,…
John Allen Muhammad is dead. It's been seven years since he and his 17-year-old accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, drove through Maryland, Virginia and D.C. shooting (and killing) innocent people. Last night at 9:11 p.m. Muhammed, who still claimed his "innocence," was pronounced dead after lethal injection. And honestly,…
Major Nidal Malik Hasaan, a Palestinian-American and Muslim, allegedly screamed "Allahu Akbar" before his shooting rampage. So it's no surprise that American Muslims and those who support them are concerned about a national backlash. It's also no surprise that some folk don't like that other folk are ignoring the…
So the latest crazy out of Charlotte, N.C., involves an African-American tour guide at the historic Latta Plantation. Brother Ian Campbell forced three black children to act like cotton-picking slaves during a hands-on Civil War history lesson. Oh, I'm forgetting the important part: in front of their white classmates.…
One year ago today Barack Hussein Obama stepped in the presidential spotlight and extinguished racism forever, amen. One year ago the memory of American slavery was erased, field hollers and spirituals were considered obscene, and white people stepped into the role of the new black—urban, hip and the only authentic…
The November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine released harrowing findings from a 30-year study: 90 percent of African-American children will be on food stamps at some point. The recent recession could force those percentages higher. AP medical reporter Lindsey Tanner digs a little deeper about…
I've always been intrigued by adults who never leave their parents' home. There was something mysterious about that extra room in a friend's basement where some 30 year-old son was living and eating up their momma's grits and eggs. I wasn't old enough to appreciate any type of economic/emotional disability…
Will someone explain why dozens of teenagers watched a 15 year-old Richmond, California high schooler get gang-raped? After you explain that, then explain why there appears to be some new fascination with the cultural tradition of watching (and egging on) violent acts. Honestly, what's the answer to this lunacy?…
New York City Coalition for Reason, an organization that works to increase awareness about the secular-minded, starts an atheist ad campaign in the NYC subways today. Uh oh. Hold on to your faith and your grandmomma's Good Book. The ad reads: A Million New Yorkers Are Good Without God. Are You? That's certainly…
Writer/blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates reminded me of an interesting cyber-discussion happening right now over at New Geography. And you know I love a good cyber-chat to fill up my think tank before the weekend. If you don't know already, writer Aaron M. Renn scribed a great piece called "The White City". It examines the…
Let me just jump right into it: a Facebook friend posted an update that read Malcolm is Bisexual. Get Over It. After I blinked and then squinted, I clicked on the link and I was directed to the Guardian where Peter Tatchell wrote a piece about Malcolm and the "history of his same-sex relations". You know, in honor…
