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NBC Heroes Employee Says There's Too Much Diversity in Hollywood
Arturo R. Garcia, my new favorite blogger over at Racialicious has unearthed a doozy about the NBC series Heroes. Now…
Black Conservative Doesn't Want Oprah to Interview Obama on Christmas
I ran across this provocative (I mean ridiculous) article entitled Oprah and Obama: A socialist Christmas. It was…
Peru Apologizes for Mistreatment of Afro-Peruvians
It always makes me happy when states apologize for the institution of slavery and the mistreatment that accompanies…
Lincoln University Won't Let Overweight Students Graduate Without Fitness Course
Lincoln University, the historically black college in Pennsylvania, won't let overweight students graduate unless they…
Only the Super Negro Sells Movie Tix in Europe
Arturo R. Garcia over at Racialicious brought something juicy to my attention. He discovered the comedy Couples Retreat
Sarah Palin Says Newsweek Photo Is Sexist
Sarah Palin is angry about the cover photo of her in Newsweek. So she says. When she chose to pose for Runner's World…
Anthony Sowell's Victims: Drug Addicted, Expendable and Murdered
I was looking through the photos of Anthony Sowell's victims, and my heart dropped. More than half of them were…
Brown Paper Bag: Blame Black Hollywood
I wanted to throw my sixty cents into the Root's own Jada F. Smith's "color in black Hollywood" conversation. As an…
John Muhammad is Dead. American Violence is Not.
John Allen Muhammad is dead. It's been seven years since he and his 17-year-old accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, drove…
Ft. Hood and Islamic Violence
Major Nidal Malik Hasaan, a Palestinian-American and Muslim, allegedly screamed "Allahu Akbar" before his shooting…
Historical Tour Guide Forces Kids to Act like Slaves
So the latest crazy out of Charlotte, N.C., involves an African-American tour guide at the historic Latta Plantation.…
Postracial America Needs a Secretary of Postracial Affairs
One year ago today Barack Hussein Obama stepped in the presidential spotlight and extinguished racism forever, amen. …
Food Stamps and Black Pride
The November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine released harrowing findings from a 30-year study:…
40 Years Old and Still Living With Moms
I've always been intrigued by adults who never leave their parents' home. There was something mysterious about that…
Atheist Campaign Starts Today in NYC
New York City Coalition for Reason, an organization that works to increase awareness about the secular-minded, starts an…
Can Blacks and White Progressives Live Together?
Writer/blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates reminded me of an interesting cyber-discussion happening right now over at New…
Malcolm X and His Sexual Past
Let me just jump right into it: a Facebook friend posted an update that read Malcolm is Bisexual. Get Over It. After…