Zoe Saldana responds to Nina Simone film controversy: “I’m doing it for my sisters and my brothers and I don’t care who tells me I’m not this or I’m not that. I know who I am and I know what Nina Simone means to me.”
Chuck D: “The bottom line is this: Back when I was growing up, you couldn’t find a gun on anybody. Since 1980, the beginning of R&B, Reagan and Bush, there’s been nothing but guns and drugs in the Black community for the last 30-some-odd years.”
One year ago today, Trayvon Martin was gunned down by George Zimmerman. How can we work so that the deaths of youth like Martin, and the countless others whose names we don’t know, are not in vain?
Former staff members of The Onion have denounced CEO Steve Hannah’s decision to apologize for an offensive tweet about QuvenzhanĂ© Wallis, arguing that it has compromised the staff’s editorial freedom. Do they have a point, or are they missing the point?
WASHINGTON, DC – Today – Tuesday, February 26th – the White House will honor ten leaders who have devoted their time and efforts to helping further education among African Americans. These individuals have provided exemplary leadership in the area of education in the African American community at the local, state or regional level. “President Obama […]
The family of 9 year-old rapper Luie Rivera is under investigation by Child Protective Services for possible abuse and neglect. Rivera has starred in a slew of raunchy rap videos in which he makes drug references, dances suggestively, and even slaps a woman’s buttocks.
Two teenage girls – 14 and 15 years-old – have been arrested for helping to instigate a fight between two 7 year-olds, filming it, and posting it on the internet. It is believed that they were hoping to get the video featured on WorldStar Hip-Hop.
The CEO of The Onion has apologized to Quvenzhané Wallis for a disgusting tweet posted last night during the Academy Awards, and says those responsible with be disciplined. Satisfied with his apology?
In what seemed like a non sequitur, The Onion’s Twitter command person called Wallis a four-letter word, and Twitter (rightly) went bananas. Should the Onion issue an apology?
What I’m saying is that there is a fine line between policing self-expression/controlling a child and protecting a child. You don’t have to be controlling to set boundaries and protect your child. Contrary to popular belief, self-expression is a right.
A NYC elementary school math teacher is in big trouble after assigning students a set of word problems that dealt with the selling and killing of slaves. The teacher, Jane Youn, has apologized and says she was simply trying to fuse a slavery history lesson with math.
The family of the late Emmett Till have penned an open letter to Lil Wayne, challenging the Young Money emcee to address the controversy surrounding the lyrics, and imploring him to help educate others on the story of Emmett Till. Do you think Wayne should respond? Will he?
