Minaj Done Went and Lost Her ‘Ratchet’ Mind

Minaj Done Went and Lost Her ‘Ratchet’ Mind

No disrespect intended to the younger set who keep spending their entire futures on the Nicki Minaj brand and who will defend her with that zero balance floatin' non-paycheck that she's paying them to come to her defense, but Minaj now trying to do a backflip on her...

Get Your White Vision Goggles

Get Your White Vision Goggles

Imagine someone comes into your yard and tosses a bag of garbage over the fence. Now imagine yourself opening that bag of garbage and foraging through it to see if there's anything in it that you can use; or better yet, imagine yourself shrugging your shoulders and...

To Heather Childers: ‘Misspoke’ our Black Unowhats

To Heather Childers: ‘Misspoke’ our Black Unowhats

Welcome to the Nouveau Racism, now called “gaffes” and “I miss-spoke.”  Riighhhttt. As my Grandma Blanche used to say “Everybody believe that, stand on your head.”  So how long did it take Heather Childers, a FOX news host, to try to cover up the alleged gaffe on...

We Aren’t Gay, But We Can Learn From Them

We Aren’t Gay, But We Can Learn From Them

As we sit back and marvel with jubilation, frustration, agitation, or aggravation (depending on your perspective) at the world around us.  We see examples of what we could be and how we could get there swirling around us in a never ending game of nanny nanny boo boo. ...

My Nigga, My Nigga, My Nigga

My Nigga, My Nigga, My Nigga

The N-Word - I have told myself time and time again that I would write something about the argument that is going on within our nation about the term nigger/nigga. I have went back and forth with myself about whether or not it is ever okay to use this word, whether in...

10 Black Celebrities Who Give Back To The Black Community

10 Black Celebrities Who Give Back To The Black Community

We often hear of the Black celebrities (the rich and famous inside and outside of Hollywood) who make large donations to various charitable organizations, but how many lend their names, faces, and time to something that is close to their own hearth, kith and kin? We...

The Emancipation of the College Athlete

The Emancipation of the College Athlete

Hello UI. Again we find ourselves on another heated topic of discussion. In recent years we have seen a certain bias towards athletes. Years ago athletes could do no wrong and were forgiven no matter what the offense. However, the trend now is to expose them for all...

The Black Community Needs A Collective Agenda

The Black Community Needs A Collective Agenda

As an African American man, I can say that I’m disenfranchised with America. This country’s treatment of its African American citizens is the basis of my disenfranchisement. The George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn trials are the latest examples of the United States...

Repatriate or Expatriate: Would You Go “Back to Africa”?

Repatriate or Expatriate: Would You Go “Back to Africa”?

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. Due to the "W" presidency of the...

What Black America Can Learn from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot

What Black America Can Learn from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot

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 "stats" for a moment....

Black Girl Dangerous – Hashtag WhitePeopleEquivalents

Black Girl Dangerous – Hashtag WhitePeopleEquivalents

I was hanging with some friends when I saw one of them looking at these tweets that all had "#WhitePeopleEquivalent". I thought, "Let me see what this shit is." Apparently, a white woman decided to offer a helping hand to Black Girl Dangerous and write about LGBT...