The irony of a racist extremist working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the nation’s first black president isn’t lost on me. In fact, in this post-racial age of Obama, one could say that times have changed to the point where this is expected. The trouble in this instance is that Ayo Kimathi, […]
There are good cops, and there are bad cops. And then there are cops like Herbert Eugene Miller who make it hard for good cops by betraying the public trust. Not that he is known for being overly aggressive as an officer of the law. But in a world where the first line of public […]
On Twitter last night, I caught wind of the latest internet fuck-up done at the expense of black history and black women. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons posted a video that parodies slavery and the constant surfacing of celebrity sex tapes released to the open public. However, the video was no laughing matter. The Youtube video, […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the heat Don Lemon caught from the black community for comments he made on his “no Talking Points” segment. To many, his comments in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict — especially in seeking to take it further than Bill O’Reilly’s ignorant comments — was a […]
I have heard of people doing or saying things on Facebook that eventually lands them in trouble with the law. But what 31-year-old Derek Medina of Miami did the other day takes the cake. I’m not sure if his actions are a first on the popular social network site. However, I doubt whether boyhood wunderkind, Mark […]
Internet flaming—or trolling—has been a … thing for as long as the World Wide Web has been in existence. In fact trolls and the internet go together like Chipotle and explosive diarrhea. And lest you’re a person susceptible to bubble guts, sometimes it’s best not to feed that kind of hunger. As technology and social […]
At his sentencing in a Cleveland courtroom, Ariel Castro said, “I am not a monster.” Whether you agree with him or not, one thing is for sure: Ariel Castro doesn’t deserve the “Humanitarian of the Year” award. Castro mad some sort of half-assed justification for the abduction of three Cleveland women who he held for […]
Former University of Kentucky Wildcat and current Houston Rockets forward, Terrence Jones, cried in court yesterday afternoon. His crime? If you ask me, his charge crime and subsequent charge should have been: being an idiot. But as fate would have it, no such law exists in the state of Oregon. However, it is against the […]
Proving that some people aren’t interested in having a much-needed conversation on race, within the media, said much-needed conversation has turned into a conversation on black-on-black crime. If I didn’t know any better it would be easy for me to conclude that racism only exists in America because black people are killing each other. Yes, […]
Don Lemon echoed some of the sentiments of Bill Reilly’s presumed racist rant this week on CNN. But shockingly, Don Lemon took it a step further by offering some tough love to the black community. It’s nothing new, really; we’ve seen and heard this type of talk before within the black community. Oddly, however, views […]
They say opinions are like assholes; yes, everyone has one and oftentimes they stink. Unfortunately for humankind there is Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson and the turds that fall from his mouth. If you have been following this blog for the last five years, you would know that I am not a fan of the good […]
Been working all day trying to come up with a word to describe how I feel, now that The People’s March honoring Dr. King and his “I have a dream” speech is done. I’ve come up with several actually. However the one that sticks out is “empty.” It’s done, we marched, we shouted, we sang, […]
The irony of a racist extremist working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the nation’s first black president isn’t lost on me. In fact, in this post-racial age of Obama, one could say that times have changed to the point where this is expected. The trouble in this instance is that Ayo Kimathi, […]
I get the feeling that there’s a competition between the Carolinas. Given recent legislation set to disenfranchise minority voters in North Carolina — arguably the most progressive state in the south — the Tar Heel state has been giving its neighbor to its south a run for their money. But as racist fuckery would have […]
Okay, so it’s official: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is now a white man. Yes, forget about the fact that his real name is Piyush Jindal; and, that he is born to parents who are immigrants from India. Nope, none of that matters anymore; and no, he is no longer a minority in these United States […]
In watching yesterday’’s activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963. I was reminded of the part of the Dr. King’s speech that is rarely ever mentioned by talking heads and historical pundits. “In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital […]
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