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Cornel West: President Obama Is a Global George Zimmerman
Cornel West has joined his radio cohost Tavis Smiley in blasting the POTUS in the wake of his Trayvon Martin speech last Friday. Speaking with Democracy Now, West called President Obama “a global George Zimmerman” for his use of deadly drone attacks overseas. From the...
Holder vows to press federal probe in Zimmerman case
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder called the death of Trayvon Martin "unnecessary" Monday and vowed to proceed with a civil rights inquiry after the acquittal of George Zimmerman on murder and manslaughter charges. In his first public comments since Saturday's...
Reflections On The George Zimmerman Trial
"Zimmerman being found guilty will change NOTHING" These were the words I was met with upon turning on my laptop and booting up Facebook. It was the top post on my news feed from a good friend of mine. I instantly had the urge to comment, but why, to say what,...
“Paid” In Full
Money… It truly makes the world go round. Not just for the acquisition of trinkets, but with general morality as well. The Americans before us used to mach, hold protests, and riot in the streets to get their points across. However did any of this truly make a...
Riots Anticipated Should Zimmerman Receive A Not Guilty Verdict
I have been following the Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman tragedy from it's inception, like millions of other people. I, too was infuriated when the bureaucracy in Sanford, Florida, had every intention of letting Zimmerman go free without being charged or even...
Sufferin Succotash… It’s a black “Voice” in the media!
Now I'm probbably going to be called an "Uncle Tom" or "White Washed" because of ths new post... But so the F^#% what. I see a growing problem in our community. That problem is the black journalist/TV reporter?correspondent/Talk Show Host ect, ect, ect... Who simply...
The Problem With Bill Cosby
For years know Bill Cosby has been spreading the same doctrine of black self improvement an that all of our problems stem from our own misguidance. They're several flaws in this theory and I will hope to illuminate them. In a recent interview Bill goes on a tirade...
War crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to go on trial in November The war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will begin on Nov 12, judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Thursday, accepting his lawyers' request for more time to prepare his defence....
The White Educational Complex
For years African Americans have been used as complacent pawns to a failing system of American Education. I have been a student in Baltimore City Schools for years and the constricting structures of policing blackness has appalled me. If we take a minute to analyse...
Uncle Tom Log’s Cabin
Uncle Tom History has not been kind to Uncle Tom, the hero of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and one of the most popular figures of nineteenth-century American fiction. After its initial burst of sensational popularity and influence, Uncle Tom’s Cabin fell into neglect. Its...
Obesity Declared a Disease by the AMA
Unless you have been under a rock for the last few days, you have heard the AMA, the American Medical Association, declared obesity to be a disease. I cannot believe this is real. How in the world is a lifetime of poor decisions dismissed as a disease? People are...
Ohio School Bans Afro Puffs and Braids
The Horizon Science Academy in Ohio is facing heat from the natural hair community after a copy of a letter to parents that included a ban on afro puffs and ‘small twisted braids’ was posted online. The letter details changes to the dress code for the upcoming school...
