Word on the street is that the Chicago teachers strike has officially ended. I’m not too sure about the details, but word is that the teachers union voted to suspend the strike this afternoon, and classes will resume as early as Wednesday. I’m not sure if both sides have come to an amicable agreement, but [...]

Dear white people: All black people do not, in fact, look alike. Take me for instance, I have a twin brother who – apart from waist-length dreadlocks – I look LITERALLY nothing like. There are, a couple of people that happen to look quite a bit like me (or me like them, as it were). One [...]

This following may come as a shock to some of you; but, just for the record, I support the Ku Klux Klan being able to participate in Georgia’s “Adopt-a-Highway” program, I know, such a stance is hard to believe when coming from a professional racism chaser such as myself. But hey, right is right, and [...]

Until recently, I wasn’t sure whether Mitt Romney was running for president of the United States, or Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan. What can I say, his “Keep America American,” campaign slogan was once used by the KKK back in 1922. Pretty good slogan especially when you’re running against the first black president [...]

I missed pretty much all of the live coverage of the DNC 2012 opening night. I opted to go to the gym for a much-needed workout since I kinda-sorta slacked off over the holiday weekend. I had hoped to maybe catch the replay by the time I got home before going to bed. But, instead, [...]

Let’s talk about the questionable racial and ideological authenticity of Mia Love, shall we? Let’s talk a bit about Mia Love. Yes, that Mia Love, the lovely New York-born daughter of Haitian immigrants currently running for Congress from the state of Utah. The same Mia Love who gave such an incredibly naïve speech at the [...]

After watching Clint Eastwood’s performance at the Republican National Convention I asked myself: “Self, did that really just happen? Was there an old white man on my TV babbling incoherently? And did he really just disrespect Pres. Barack Obama on national television??” After which, gravity took over and brought me back to earth as Self [...]

Dear white people, “One of the good ones” is just as condescending when trying to explain how you are not racist, and just outright shaming whatever group you speak, of at any given time. Examples include: “My daughter had a baby by this Mexican guy, but he is one of the good ones, works a nice job and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]