Listen, Chicago’s teacher strike is very necessary and not just about money as some would have you believe it to be. I won’t presume to having a pulse on what’s going on in the city of Chicago. However, among the news of the one-day-old teacher strike, it’s good to know that people like Mitt Romney [...]

I know a damn Grand Hu$tle when I see one, and when Jay-Z just so happened to be named an “owner” of the New Jersey Nets a few years back, my Negro Antennae went up. Not because I doubted the JiggaMan’s business acumen, but because the timing of the announcement and the team’s plans to seize the property [...]

Of course people would argue that Lupe Fiasco’s tearful interview explaining the continual violence, gross disenfranchisement and hopelessness in his hometown of West Side Chicago should be the very reason why he should vote. On the contrary, it has provided the impetus for him to be vocal about not voting and seeing it useless for [...]

So, apparently a mentally ill Black man was shot 46 times, and killed by Saginaw, Michigan police officers almost two months ago; and, we’re just now hearing about it because it was caught on tape. Thanks to CNN and the work of a concerned citizen armed with a video camera, we’re reminded of the disadvantage [...]

Dear Ms. Constance White, The 2012 Olympic Games have come to a close and we are in complete and utter awe of the magnificent Black women, American and international, who have competed in an array of sporting events, and in many instances, won medals. We did enjoy the article feature in the June issue on [...]

Trayvon Martin’s mother filed an insurance claim against the homeowners association of the gated community Retreat at Twin Lakes where her son was killed. She’s seeking $75,000 in compensation for the death of her son. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Personally, I think it’s ridiculous on her part. I could be wrong, [...]

“Like rats to cheese, folks in Koontown are drawn to yellow police tape. It’s utterly irresistible. ESPN, BET, not even sex can break the hold that thin, plastic strip has on them.  And they come. I don’t understand it. I grew up in the suburbs. But I’d seen it all throughout my police career, and [...]

When Justin Bieber, a Canadian who wears sagging pants (a fashion style that is said to come from prison culture), tweets Missy Franklin for winning a gold, it is called sweet teen spirit. When volleyball players sport itty-bitty-titty bikini’s in front of the royal palace, it’s called a proper uniform. When the English Queen does [...]

I write this journal entry particularly to the black women who thought Gabby Douglas’ hair was inappropriate or “unkempt.” While the rest of the U.S. are celebrating a newly minted American hero, some Negroes are fuming over something as petty as her hair. I guess this is what happens when the emphasis for black women [...]

Just how did Wells Fargo Bank get the biggest bailout of all the banks when they said that they did not need a bailout? Reportedly, Wells Fargo Bank, the second largest bank in the US was not hurting at all. Especially, after they purchased Wachovia Bank with almost half of the $25 billion that they received [...]

So apparently black men are shooting themselves in the head while handcuffed in the backseat of police cars, huh? Shit, why not just saw ourselves in half like all magicians do? Hell, at least we’d be still alive, right? No seriously, that’s probably the best reaction I have to the story involving 21-year-old, Chavis Carter. [...]