Something funny happened here in America back in 2005: there was a major hurricane; a lot of people died; and those who survived were relocated to other U.S. cities while waiting for the water to recede, were labeled as refugees; yes, refugees. It was as if New Orleans was suddenly reduced to being a third [...]
Remember the silly talk last year that suggested that the Occupy Movement was racist? Well, it’s spring again; and, though the revival of tent cities has been slow. Check out the following video to see what occupy activists of color engaged in this past week. Given the recent rise in interest to the cries of [...]
I listened to president Obama’s tough guy act AIPAC speech yesterday, and I must say, the brotha didn’t disappoint. Well, maybe disappoint is an inappropriate choice of word. The fact is: president Obama’s speech was what we all — including Republicans — pretty much expected. OK, lemme rephrase that: Republicans expected him to be a [...]
I really wish the education of inner city kids, or American workers weren’t too big to fail, unlike the banks that make up our financial industry. While the budget deficit and subsequent budget cuts continue in wake of the recent super-committee failure, said industry continues to prosper. In a newly released report by Bloomberg News, we now know [...]
As if we didn’t see it coming, the Super Committee has failed to reach an agreement. Government legislative dysfunction aside, faced with the humongous task of cutting $1.2 trillion off the deficit over the next ten years without a cape, did we really expect them to pull it off? No, in all seriousness, like most of you, I never [...]
I swear the older I get the more scared I become. I’d really hate to think all those conspiracy theory people and their plumes of Koch Brothers legends contained more truth than fiction. Either way, this little piece of enlightenment is straight from The King of New York, Mr. Bloomberg, which makes this even more [...]
I watched the opening night of the RNC Convention on MSNBC. I grew disgusted as lie after lie after lie was told, but wasn’t surprised by it in the least. Nevertheless, I figured a family night of Negrospotting — yes, my entire family watched with me — among the sea of Caucasians in attendance would [...]
As a woman who often labels herself a feminist, and who mostly spends time fighting, tirelessly, for equal rights, I’ve long dreamed for a day where rape would become a major talking piece that the political bigwigs had during election season. And while my dreams have recently turned to reality quite recently, I have questions [...]
I realize I haven’t said a word on this blog concerning Mitt Romney’s well-timed, yet not-so-funny racist Birther joke last week. At the time I was in no mood to take Romney to task. To tell you the truth, I had enough of the foolishness. Me being a black man who also happens to be [...]
When the white South African regime brokered deals with jailed leader Nelson Mandela prior to Mandela’s release in the 1990s, there were several agreements that were made regarding wealth distribution in the severely Apartheid torn nation. It was a deal that Winnie Mandela is still, openly hypercritical towards because it left majority of South Africa, a largely black nation, [...]
Rapper, Lupe Fiasco released the video for his most recent song, “Bitch Bad”. Not one to mince words about the state of politics and social issues, Lupe takes on the cultural impact of the word bitch… which has weaved its way into the lexicon of popular-culture, for better or worse. Rappers laud the traits of [...]
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