615 Search results for "couple"

GLAAD (The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) took a moment to congratulate Jet Magazine for featuring a same-sex marriage in its wedding section. Happy with the feature? Do you thinl GLAAD’s effort reek of the assumption that blacks are more homophobic than others?

Express your current obsession with a womyn to let her know that her efforts haven’t gone unrecognized. Explain to her how she provides you with mental, physical, & emotional support. Speak metaphors that clarify your position in the life of your relationship. Relationships engage a backbone-to-backbone collision that lays cement for a foundation, that produces […]

Yet another individual is bringing an underage sex suit against Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash, bringing the grand total to three. The anonymous third accuser says he met Clash on a gay chat line while visiting New York for modeling gigs when he was 16 years-old. What a mess.

With all the election day hooplah, many of us might lose sight of our long term struggle and obligation to the community. What happens on November 7th? ACTION, that’s what.

For weeks I’ve gone back and forth about whether or not to say what I’m about to. There are several reasons for this. First, I didn’t want to be repetitive, and what I’m going to say is in some ways an updated version of a couple of blogs I wrote on my old personal site […]

You can usually tell a person’s politics just from the language they use. It’s as simple as the difference between saying “illegal immigrants,” versus “undocumented citizens,” or “homosexuals” and “queer people.” Language is powerful and intricate, sets the context through which we have a discussion, and ultimately reveals the depth of our understanding around certain […]

t’s a shame that Waverly’s community and parents are adamant about defending their complicity in perpetuating racial stereotypes and condoning violence against women. One can only hope that this is Waverly High School’s most teachable moment… for those open to receiving it.

Woke Up Black to screen at Chicago Cultural Center on October 24 In Q&A with NPR’s Cheryl Corley, youth discuss their personal stories and the importance of the 2012 vote WHAT:             Complimentary screening of compelling documentary by Chicago filmmaker and activist Mary F. Morten, nominated for 2012 Black Excellence Award for Film Direction. Morten and two youth featured […]

Very few athletes, or any person in the public eye for that matter, handle themselves with the amount of humility and class that Derrick Rose does. And I for one am so glad that he can be someone who kids look up to. More kids will believe that they can make it. Because he did.

Chris Brown wants his fans to know that he’s torn between two women.   In a video released by Brown, the singer admits that he’s drunk and then proceeds to consider whether one can love two people at the same time: “When you share history with somebody, then you tend to fall in love with […]

CBS reporter Walter Jacobson sat down with a group of “gang members” from Chicago’s Southside. One young man’s response to the question, “What is the solution to the violence plaguing Chicago.” His response: “Killing is the solution.” But was this a fair interview? How do we stop the violence?

Conservative pundit Ann Coulter caused a stir when she asserted that civil rights are a Black thing. No exaggeration. She apparently believes that gays, women, immigrants and any other oppressed group doesn’t deserve America’s most gracious gift of civil rights because they weren’t victims of slavery. I was discussing her comments with a friend who […]