I’ve spent the last week treading in the liquid of a queer-flavored ambivalence, trying to determine why the Anderson Cooper and Frank Ocean coming out announcements mean less to me than other people. I have seen enough episodes ofĀ Coming Out StoriesĀ and foolishly subjected myself and my partner to the awkward anti-climax of telling my father […]
A protestor at NYC’s historic march to end Stop & Frisk (Photo by Paradise Gray) On my way to participate in Verdict Day, the 2 year anniversary of the guilty verdict forĀ Johannes Mehserle in the murder of Oscar Grant in Oakland, CA, I received a call from my good friend Rosa Clemente about a […]
According to MTV News, R&B singer Usher’s 11 year-old step son has been declared brain dead after he and a friend were struck by a man on a Jet Ski. What a tragic situation. Our hearts and prayers go out to Kyle’s family at this difficult time.
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If I could speak to him directly, I would say āFrank Ocean you have become revolutionary.ā Every person that breaks normative ideas of sexuality and gender becomes a revolutionist. These paradigm shifters become life changing for every little boy that grew up wanting to put on a ballerina dress but couldnāt because of the fear […]
VH1’s new series, R&B Divas will star R&B ādivasā who made their name in the ā90s–Keke Wyatt, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johson, Monifah, and Faith Evans. Will you watch?
NC Republicans overrode Dem. Governor Beverley Perdue’s vetoe of a law that would make it more difficult for death row prisoners to use evidence of racial bias when challenging their sentences.
I lost a really good friend recently. The last time I saw him was six months ago. He was starting a new job and in really high spirits but something was different. He wasnāt his normal, cheerful self. There was a calculated manner in which he answered my probing questions. He made it clear that […]
Kenyan model Ajuma Nasenyana has spoken out against the practice of skin lightening and the damaging effects of a European standard of beauty. Why don’t more high profile people like Ajuma Nasenyana speak out on this issue?
Thereās only a black love because relationships with black people make us talk about our problems. Since Iām a black man I tell my girlfriend what frustrates me about the way Iām (un)treated. When my āotherā friends always ask about what itās like to be āblackā, I tell her. No matter what she gets me […]
According to a new report, Black Youth engage in participatory politics online at rates equal to or slightly higher than white, Latino, and Asian-American Youth. Check out the report – Participatory Politics: New Media and Youth Political Action – at BlackYouthProject.com!
