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Elmo Puppeteer Cleared of Underage Sex Charges; Accuser Recants Story
The man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of statutory rape has recanted his story. Clash maintained his innocence throughout this ordeal. Sadly, the damage has already been done to Kevin Clash’s good name and reputation. Hopefully he’ll be able to recover and return to doing what he loves.
The Voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo Accused of Sexual Relationship w/ Underaged Boy
Despite Mitt Romney’s defeat, there is still trouble on Sesame Street.The man who voices Elmo, the children’s program’s most popular character, has been accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage male.
STUDY: Open and Honest Dialogue About Safe Sex Crucial To Lowering STD Rates Amongst Black Youth
A recent report from the University of Oregon suggests that open and honest dialogue about sex and STDs is crucial to lowering the rates of STDs amongst black youth. We need to arm them with the information they need to make better choices.
For Black Women, ‘Stop and Frisk’ Brings Humiliation, Sexual Intimidation
A recent article featured in the New York Times shines a spotlight on the impact of the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” policy on black women; confusion, humiliation, and sexual intimidation.
REPORT: Risky Sexual Behavior Down Amongst Black Youth
According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, risky sexual behavior amongst black youth has significantly declined in the past 20 years.
NAACP President Ben Jealous Talks Same-Sex Marriage Support: ‘I Hope This Will Be A Game-Changer’
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous says he hopes the organization’s announcement of support for same-sex marriage will inspire hesitant African Americans to rethink their opinions on the issue. Do you think they’re resolution will impact support for the issue within the Black community?
President Obama Announces SUPPORT for Same-Sex Marriage
President Obama has officially announced that he’s supports marriage equality. How do you think this will impact his reelection prospects? Do you support same-sex marriage?
VIDEO: 4th Woman Accuses Herman Cain of Sexual Harassment
A fourth woman has come forward claiming sexual harassment at the hands of GOP Presidential candidate, Herman Cain.
The Reason T-Pain Can Be Sexy; A Critique of Popular Aesthetics Part I
Celebrity, the representation and popularizing of a face, determine our aesthetics—models that our minds, in one sense, refer to when judging a person’s beauty. We can say that the drastic changes in whom and what we find attractive are inspired by the popular surveillance of a specific body. Upon seeing a face manifest through a […]
Sex Over Consciousness?
Lights Please So now we in the hotel Mirrors on the ceilin’ She say she wanna blow L’s I hear her and I’m willin’ But everytime I smoke well a nigga mind gone So that every word I spoke well I’m tryin’ to put her on But she […]
On the Origins of Our Sexuality
So it has come to mind lately that sexuality begins with responses to someone else’s arousing actions. Completely dependent on the first occasions of sexual excitement, sexuality also stands before us freely, not committed to hetero or homo orientations. When we talk about molestation and refer to it as a crime, we talk […]
‘Sex Crimes Against Black Girls’ Exhibit Uses Art to Confront Incest
‘Sex Crimes Against Black Girls’ Exhibit Uses Art to Confront Incest Akiba Solomon, Colorlines | February 21, 2011 Last week, I checked out “Sex Crimes Against Black Girls,” a multimedia art exhibit that tackles many forms of sexual abuse black girls endure in the African Diaspora. The work, which will be at Bed-Stuy’s Restoration Plazauntil April […]