Archive for Single Mothers

#BlackPowerIsForBlackMen: Best Thing Since Black Power, Tariq Nasheed, & Penis

Aug 15, 2013 2 Comments by

For a very long time I walked the earth as a black man without knowing that by virtue of having a penis, I was special. No, not in some sick and twisted Mandingo worship sort of way — please believe, the myth about black men is just that: a myth. Of course this penile sense […]

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Tim Wise: The “Black Out-Of-Wedlock Birth” Canard is Racist

Aug 03, 2013 7 Comments by

Tim Wise is my favorite white anti-racist. I’m sure there are many white people like him who fight the good fight when it comes to fighting racism. But in recent years, there has been none more vocal than Tim Wise. Plainly speaking, when it comes to speaking directly to white folks about racism and the […]

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Madness & Reality Radio: When Keeping it Post-Racial and Ratchet Goes Wrong

Jul 01, 2013 No Comments by

For those of us interested in freedom, justice, and equality, the past week has been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride. With landmark Supreme Court decisions handed down on Affirmative Action, the Voting Rights Act, and Marriage Equality, to say that it has been exhausting would be putting it mildly. Add to said exhaustion the fascination […]

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Bishop E.W. Jackson: “The Black Family Was More Intact During Slavery”

Jun 21, 2013 No Comments by

As much s I celebrate our post-racialness here in America, I really wish my Blaxk Republican cousins would stop it with the ignorant slavery fetish. But hey, when you’re a shill for the political party that makes no bones about how they feel about minorities, I suppose it is hard to step away from the […]

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R&B Divas: Reality (TV) Sucks Bigtime

Jun 20, 2013 4 Comments by

I’ve never been a fan of these so-called reality-based TV shows networks seem to crank out more often all year, every year. I became even less interested when I’ve learned that these shows produce stereotypes. And we all know that in this society, stereotypes matter more than actual people. But, I had high hopes for […]

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Obama, Morehouse College, & His Deadbeat Mom?

May 19, 2013 2 Comments

President Barack Obama gave a historic commencement speech at Morehouse College today. If you know anything about anything, you’d know that Obama is America’s first black president; and, that Morehouse College is an all-male, historic black college founded just two years after the American Civil War. As an institute of higher learning that caters to […]

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An Open Letter to President Obama on the Matter of Assata Shakur

May 10, 2013 5 Comments

Dear Mr. President, First of all, let me congratulate you on your massive re election win back in November. I voted for you and am proud to have done so. However, I am troubled by the recent act by your administration of placing Assata Shakur, the former Joanne Chesimard, on the most wanted domestic terrorist […]

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Amanda Berry Found by Charles Ramsey After 10-Year Kidnapping Ordeal

May 07, 2013 No Comments

Believe it or not, there are still some good people in this world. I know it’s hard to believe considering all the evil, debauchery, and foolishness that dominates the twenty-four-seven news cycle. But every now and then a new hero emerges from the deep recesses of obscurity to make life better for all. Yesterday in […]

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6-Month-Old Shot On Chicago’s South-side Dies

Mar 12, 2013 1 Comment

Welp, looks like the victims are getting younger and younger in Chicago. Yep, if the following story doesn’t make you sick, then I don’t know what will. Of course this shooting isn’t going to be used for political expediency to gain support for new gun control laws. In fact, I’d be shocked if this story […]

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Angry Black Women, Hoodrats, & Respectability Politics

Feb 16, 2013 4 Comments

This past Wednesday night, I was invited to weigh-in on Madness & Reality Radio’s hot-button topic: ‘The Voyeuristic Fetish of Angry Black Women’ in hopes of contributing to  a nuanced conversation about the ‘Angry Black Woman’ trope; but alas, as most conversations about Black women do, the discourse veered  off course.  Additionally, due to technical […]

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Do What You’re Supposed to Do, so Won’t Have to Do What “You GOTTA Do!”

Feb 15, 2013 No Comments

Through out my short 33 years on this earth, I’ve heard the ”I gotta do what I gotta do” excuse from men countless times. Normally the person saying this  has found themselves in a desperate situation,  with their back against the wall and usually ends up doing something they normally wouldn’t do to get out of the situation they are […]

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