Republican Senator Rand Paul visited Howard University, making the case for the GOP as part of a party-wide effort to appeal to minorities. He asserted that big government hurts the black community, and that “the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.”
Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithol recently tied the knot in what is being called Africa’s first traditional gay wedding. Tshepo and Thoba, both 27, hope to have children and raise a family one day. Congrats to the newlyweds!
A song recently surfaced containing lyrics by Rick Ross that describe and make light of rape. In response to such reprehensible lyrics, a campaign has been launched asking that you upload a video letting Rick Ross know that rape lyrics will NOT be tolerated.
Even though the ACA and healthcare is not a āhot buttonā issue this week, it is still a crucial issue that we must continue to think about for the ones that will come after us. This is an issue that will literally impact our lives and longevity of life. Letās not let time, space, […]
At a hearing today, George Zimmerman’s defense team stated they would not be using the “Stand Your Ground” defense at the upcoming Trayvon Martin murder trial.
Chuck D: “The bottom line is this: Back when I was growing up, you couldnāt find a gun on anybody. Since 1980, the beginning of R&B, Reagan and Bush, thereās been nothing but guns and drugs in the Black community for the last 30-some-odd years.”
Maya Angelou recent interview: āI continue to say to young people, You are cared for,ā she said. āThey are worth everything. Women are better than being called the ābā word, and blacks are better than being called the ānā word.ā
Police chose to inform Georgia mother Anna Lamb-Creasey of her son’s death via Facebook. The message wasn’t even from an official police Facebook account. Due to the confusion, it took 20 days for her to learn the truth about her son’s whereabouts. Horrible.
NYPD Detective Hassan Hamdy, who shot and killed unarmed National Guardsman Noel Palonco (Photo by Victor Alcom) Remember last week when the world wasĀ rivetedĀ by the exploits of ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner? Many felt that the support of Dorner’s quest to expose the corruption and racism in the LAPD wasĀ unwarrantedĀ because he killed innocent people. One author […]
As authorities try to determine if the remains from a cabin fire are actually those of Christopher Dorner, yet another black ex-LAPD officer confirms the rampant racism occurring within the department.
Another former LAPD officer has released his own manifesto. Former officer Joe Jones, who is also black, released a statement that echoes Christopher Dormer’s claim of racism within the LAPD. Although Jones does not support Dormer’s tactics, he says he understands:
Django is a film thatās been pivoted as an answer, when it raises more questions than anything. Should it be viewed within its historical significance, and the extent to which it can portray the horrors of slavery while reinvigorating a moment in history that many find irrelevant and antiquated? Or rather, should it be divorced […]
