After igniting a ton of controversy for its portrayal of slavery and racism, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained has made a fortune at the box office. And now they’re cashing in with a line of action figures inspired by characters from the film. Has Tarantino gone too far here?
The NFL Playoffs last weekend, which is to say that we’re mere weeks away from the  Super Bowl halftime performance by one Beyonce Giselle Knowles. Although I’m a huge football fan, I am admittedly looking forward to this performance almost as much as I am the game. It will in no way reached the stratosphere […]
It’s New Year’s Eve, and tomorrow many of us will start making resolutions we will inevitably break. I don’t make resolutions; I’m also not into composing “Best of…” and “Worst of…” lists mostly because I don’t choose to dedicate my memory to cataloging such things. Since my blogging day has coincided with the event, however, […]
President Barack Obama is once again Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, for ‘finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union…’ Do you agree?
Megan Piphus, an upperclassman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She’s using music, ventriloquism, and puppetry, to inspire youth to dream big and in color!
Beyonce has signed a $50 million endorsement deal with Pepsi. While many are congratulating Bey on a major career milestone, others have criticized the endorsement of a sugary, decidedly unhealthy soft drink as hypocritical. Do you fault Bey for collaborating with Pepsi?
Two young black women use notecards to discuss parallel struggles with abuse and suicide; and how they found strength through friendship, faith and love.
TLC is set to premiere The Sisterhood, a reality show centered on the “First Ladies” of several Atlanta-area churches. Will you tune in? Will the religious background of the show’s stars ensure a more positive portrayal of black women?
Willow Smith’s wild style has many criticizing the Smith’s parenting skills. Jada Pinkett-Smith says its healthy self-expression for a young girl. What do you think of all the hoopla surrounding Willow’s style?
While I’m excited about the fact that a network created particularly for Black America is taking a stance and focusing on analyzing and potentially solving Black issues, I’m bothered because I feel the network is afraid to bring this program in with full-force.
Former GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney will be having lunch with President Obama at the White House today. This will be their first meeting since the election. So…what do you think they’ll talk about?
Jordan Davis was hanging in an SUV w/ friends outside of a convenience store. 45 year-old Michael Dunn pulled up alongside of them and asked that they turn their music down. After exchanging words, Dunn suddenly pulled out a gun and fired at least eight shots into the SUV.
