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December 31, 2013 •
Gender, Media •
Views: 2701
This year has been a difficult one for Good Morning America host Robin Roberts who spent a good deal of it fighting a tough battle of cancer. Yesterday, Roberts posted a message on her Facebook page where she thanked her family and loved ones for their
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December 29, 2013 •
Gender, Video •
Views: 2786
Read an article passed on to me by a colleague that was done by photographer: Chris Arnade who has been working on a collection of images of women involved in the sex trade industry. The article can be found here I am More than Just A Naked Prostitute
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December 20, 2013 •
Entertainment, Race •
Views: 2804
During a TMZ interview, hip hop mogul and ex felon Suge Knight said that he prefers the word “nigga” over the term “African American”. He further said, “We ain’t from Africa.” No one expects a thug and criminal like
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December 20, 2013 •
Culture, Gender, Justice •
Views: 2016
So while everybody is making a fuss over Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty being suspended by A&E Network — and this foolish notion that his suspension is yet another example of a war on religious freedom and free speech — here’s a story
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December 20, 2013 •
Entertainment, Gender, Race •
Views: 2921
The news is out that R&B artist R. Kelly is releasing another album entitled Black Panties. After hearing the title alone, I thought to myself, “Yep, this will be another compilation of songs about sex, sex and more sex.” After all, sex sells.
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December 19, 2013 •
Culture, Justice, Politics, Race •
Views: 2324
Lost in the conversation of the fake sign language interpreter story at the Nelson Mandela memorial last week is the fact that the butt of all jokes and internet memes is in fact mentally ill. Most reports in the media have focused on his criminal history,
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December 18, 2013 •
Politics, Race •
Views: 1587
It’s been a few days since Nelson Mandela was laid to rest. During the ten-day period of mourning — and in the days since his burial — since his passing, I’ve listened to a lot of criticisms of Mandela. Many of the criticisms suggest
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December 17, 2013 •
Culture, Media, Race •
Views: 2400
Okay, so many you have sent me emails asking for my take on FOX News host, Megyn Kelly, and her controversial comments. For those of you unaware, Megyn Kelly has come under fire for comments made on her show in response to an article written by Aisha Harris
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December 14, 2013 •
Politics •
Views: 1840
So, since the Nelson Mandela memorial there has been talk about the selfie, the handshake, and Sen. Ted Cruz walking out during Raul Castro’s remarks. But just when you didn’t think it could get any worse, the latest talk is focused on probably
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December 13, 2013 •
Culture, Gender, Race •
Views: 2163
During my usual rounds on Twitter, I came across tweets that mentioned one name, Eve Ensler. I noticed that every tweet with her name in it had a negative tone. Obviously, she did something wrong. I also saw that most tweets came from women, especially black
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December 13, 2013 •
Education, Gender, Justice, Race •
Views: 2208
According to a CBS Atlanta affiliate, a Duluth High School senior has been suspended for one year and won’t graduate on time for hugging a teacher last month. According to a discipline report, the teacher alleged that the student’s cheeks and lips
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December 11, 2013 •
Culture, Justice, Race •
Views: 2161
It’s been a while since I last visited Brooklyn, New York. The last time I was there I had to worry about stop-and-frisk and being randomly being felt up by the NYPD with every twenty paces I took out in Brownsville. As if things couldn’t get any
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December 11, 2013 •
Politics, Race •
Views: 718
I stayed up all night the other night just so that I wouldn’t miss a minute of Nelson Mandela’s memorial. I found out that it was to be aired at 4 a.m. EST which is 3 a.m. in my time zone, and somewhere around 11 p.m. when I found out I decided
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December 10, 2013 •
Justice, Media, Race •
Views: 1502
A few weeks ago there was mass hysteria over what is known as the knockout game. To let the media and racist right-wing trolls tell it, young black men were randomly targeting unsuspecting white folks in public, to be punched in the face without warning.
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December 6, 2013 •
Justice, Politics, Race •
Views: 1068
Nelson Mandela has died; and to hear some right-wingers tell it, he started the knockout game when he was released from prison. Yes, in the collective psyche of many white conservatives, Mandela was a terrorist with a thirst for revenge much like Jamie
