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“…come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” –Lucille Clifton   This has been a particularly troublesome week. Between the Sikh Temple Shooting over the weekend, and the execution of Marvin Wilson, we are once again reminded about how difficult it is to be person of color in […]

Delhi Charter School in Louisiana is under fire for a policy dealing pregnant students; if they test positive or refuse the test, they are immediately expelled from the school. The ACLU says the policy violates Title IX. What do you think?

Morning, folks. As the end of last week approached, it became very clear that I’d have to address two very different stories: the all-around awesomeness of Gabby Douglas and this Chick-Fil-A poor excuse of a protest. There’s no clever way to introduce either topic or merge them together, so just check out what I have […]

“The Negro people of Montgomery, exhausted by the humiliating experiences that they had constantly faced on the buses, expressed in a massive act of non-cooperation their determination to be free. They came to see that it was ultimately more honorable to walk the streets in dignity than to ride the buses in humiliation…This principle became […]

46664, the South Africa-based clothing line inspired by Nelson Mandela, will soon hit U.S. runways at New York Fashion Week. According to the website, 46664 aims to help fund humanitarian efforts throughout the world.

The above quote is from Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King. Even though Dr. King was a advocate of non violence, he understood the desperation of people that have been continually denied justice. Sadly, the recent events in Anaheim, CA are just a replay of the failed state of […]

“Booty Pop” features 6 year-old “rapper” Albert Roundtree Jr. rapping pool side, while scantily clad women “booty pop” all around him. It is beyond offensive. How could a parent let their child be in a music video like this, let alone PAY FOR IT?!

How Can I Celebrate Independence Day in Good Faith? Every year, I find myself questioning the merits of celebrating the 4th of July as a young Black woman in America. In my more, critical/cynical days it was a mockery. How dare we burn fireworks and have barbecues in celebration of a day that was never […]

VH1’s new series, R&B Divas will star R&B “divas” who made their name in the ‘90s–Keke Wyatt, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johson, Monifah, and Faith Evans. Will you watch?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60cvtxwlJr8 A friend of mine, of both Black and White heritage, brought the above video to my attention. The video features rapper A$AP Rocky and artist Lana Del Rey portraying president JFK and Jackie-O respectively, while also playing a bit on Marilyn Monroe’s famous singing of Happy Birthday to JFK. The song’s superficial lyrics seem […]

Mary J. Blige has been cast to play Betty Shabazz in the upcoming film, Parallel Lives, a television film about Shabazz and Coretta Scott King, the widows of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., respectively. Do you think Blige has the acting chops to pull this off?

Reality TV show drama has been in the news a lot lately. Petitions urging the networks that produce these shows to reconsider have gained a lot of traction. The masses are finally growing disgusted with the petty, sometimes violent behavior of reality TV stars. While it seems many are finally ready to dismiss the violent […]