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Taking the Race out of Racism
I read good article in Slate today (url below) about young people's attitudes about race and racism. The authors outlined various studies that had been conducted as well as poll results showing that young people are just as fucked up about race as we are. There is a...
Positive Images In Literature w/Author Khara Campbell
“Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensity social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation” -Angela Davis...
Maya Angelou Passes Away at 86
Today, we mourn the loss of a legend, an author, a poet, an inspiration: Maya Angelou has died at the beautiful age of 86. This week, there were reports of Ms. Angelou's health declining, and this morning, her death was confirmed by her long time literary agent, Helen...
“The Power of Whiteness” (as told by Toure of MSNBC)
Tweetist @hope_and_chains said and I quote "My family survived a concentration camp, came to the US with nothing, LEGALLY, and made it work." Toure, media personality from MSNBC, tweets back to hope_and-chains "The power of whiteness." Twitter goes into an...
Is The Clock Ticking For Toure’s MSNBC Position?
Get the first four chapters of “The Diary Of Aaliyah Anderson” for only $2.00 today! The money goes to promotionand marketing costs for the novel. Support the youth. Remember, the author of this article is only 17! http://payhip.com/b/DhLU “Books are better than...
Are You Pro Black Enough?
Social media, is new. It is also everywhere, it is this generation's light bulb. It is at once liberating, as well as pernicious. We have become so addicted to social media that we don't realize that just ten years ago, we were all into MySpace, Black Planet and...
What if President Barack Obama Can’t Trust Black People?
Before I get started, two housekeeping chores first. "This is not another session of Obamapologetics, I only use him to relate an experience that seems to be common amongst Black people who say we have no trust of one another." And "We already know that President...
Hood Disease, Spreading Like Wildfire in the Black Community
An article was written a few weeks back concerning the difference between “affluenza” and “hood disease.” Since many had never heard the term hood disease everyone thought it was something disrespectful that white people had simply made up. Ironically, both are...
T.I. vs. Floyd Mayweather: A Story Of Broken Loyalty
“To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.” -Malcolm X As I write this article, America’s attention has been shifted from the Jay-Z/Solange Knowles incident to another high profile...
On The Monday after “Collection Sunday”
[Reporting for News Team One] I begin this Memorial Day Monday after Collection Sunday with a disclaimer: "All churches do not have ginormous free-flowing budgets." So please don't get it twisted...this is not "church-bashing." However, when the Lord says "speak," and...
2014 “Black Bike” Week Starts With A Bang
The news out of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is three people are dead and a fourth person wounded from reported gun shots stemming from an altercation involving multiple individuals, during the annual "Bikefest" festivities. The Sun News spoke to a witness, George...
Stephen A. Smith Justifies The Fear of Black Black Men And The Actions of White America on ESPN First Take
I honestly wish I could take credit for this analysis and rant, but I cannot. It is a friend of mine and he is anonymous. This dude just justified the fear of black men that goes WELL beyond any willingness of "the other" to assimilate into "mainstream" culture. This...
