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Breaking news! Comedian Katt Williams did not break into the house. He was a guest. But I bet that perm had everything to do with him getting arrested. Katt Williams is in the hotseat, again.  Or should I say another Black man has a mug shot posted across the nation and all the trolls and…

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-called Muslim-violence pattern taking place on…

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. Campbell allegedly supplied the captive black…

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 interpreter of that old throwback…

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 the findings and reports: “The estimate comes…

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 associated with these dead beat…

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? Less fast food? Internet access? Grand…

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 a catchy…

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 rise in…

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…