by Reneegede | Apr 7, 2014 | Opinion
Let’s face it, you can’t go ‘back to’ somewhere you’ve never been. You also cannot repatriate to a place you’ve never been a citizen of; but in 2005, Black Americans were trending and migrating from the United States back to Africa....
by Reneegede | Apr 5, 2014 | Opinion
Greenwood District and North Tulsa, Oklahoma were proof positive of what Black people can do when they pull it together and work to build a nation and rebuild a community. Since we know that perception is 9/10ths of media law, let’s challenge the...
by Reneegede | Apr 3, 2014 | Opinion
I mean really. Let’s have a heart-to-heart about the “real deal” when it comes to all of these mouth-dragging open book ‘stats’ about the State of the Black Parent, the Black Family, the Black Men, the Black Women, Black schools, public,...
by Reneegede | Apr 3, 2014 | Opinion
Engagingly enough, there were some Hollywood celebrities and TV shows that were culturally sensitive, even during a time when “Sapphire,” “Sambo,” “Amos & Andy,” “Aunt Jemammy” and “Uncle Ruckus,” as well...
by Reneegede | Mar 31, 2014 | Opinion
Okay, we don’t like calling our children “kids” any more. If it ain’t one nit-picky thing with Black folk, it’s another. BUT … As a grandmother of seven (last count), I am no less than amazed at all of the thought, talk, and...
by Reneegede | Mar 29, 2014 | Opinion
When I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, “came of age,” so to speak, we were taught in American civics and citizenship classes that the ultimate redemption in all of life, and the quality of living, is based on attitudes, values, and beliefs....
by Reneegede | Mar 29, 2014 | Opinion
Says Heather Mac Donald, from The National Review Online: “Actually, what Ms. Smith-Evans should be trying to fathom is the black crime rate, which explains the school-suspension rate. Black males between the ages of 14 and 17 commit homicide at ten times the...
by Reneegede | Mar 28, 2014 | Opinion
Quote: “Online pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry where every second over 3000 dollars are spent and almost 30,000 people are fapping…Unless someone shuts down the internet, pornography will continue to be an online powerhouse.” –...
by Reneegede | Mar 27, 2014 | Opinion
Rules of Engagement:Â One player starts the game by asking another to choose “Truth or Dare?” If the player chooses “truth”, then the first player poses a question, usually an embarrassing one, which the second player must answer truthfully. If...
by Reneegede | Mar 26, 2014 | Opinion
A little transparency disclaimer up front: I’m not a huge fan of rap music, and I say that with yet another disclaimer in mind … there are a couple, and I do mean a couple, of exceptions whose names I will not call out for obvious reasons. However, upon...
