Now is the time to speak out. Hadiya’s murder is serving as our modern day Emmett Till with an open casket funeral exposing the senseless violence and brutality that has claimed far too many young people’s lives in this country.
By Rashad J. Smith Every night the world tunes in to their local news stations anticipating a report about the young, the black, and their destruction to society. We’re guilty of being entertained by the captured crimes on First 48 and infested with the notion to remain silent about crimes. We enjoy the violent […]
Parents of some white students say the material – which deals with the idea of ‘White Privilege’ – sends the message that minorities are oppressed by white people. So of course they want the course banned.
Legendary comedian Dick Gregory went off on Spike Lee over his widely-publicized criticism of the film Django Unchained, calling him a thug and a punk. Do you agree with Dick Gregory? Was Spike Lee’s critique of the film out of line?
The NFL Playoffs last weekend, which is to say that we’re mere weeks away from the  Super Bowl halftime performance by one Beyonce Giselle Knowles. Although I’m a huge football fan, I am admittedly looking forward to this performance almost as much as I am the game. It will in no way reached the stratosphere […]
This year McDonald’s will be open on Christmas day. “Starting with Thanksgiving, ensure your restaurants are open throughout the holidays,” reads the Nov. 8 memo from McDonald’s USA Chief Operating Officer Jim Johannesen. “Our largest holiday opportunity as a system is Christmas Day.” But at least that means thousands of minimum wage employees will get overtime pay, right? Wrong! McDonald’s […]
Megan Piphus, an upperclassman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She’s using music, ventriloquism, and puppetry, to inspire youth to dream big and in color!
At just 18 years-old, Polite Stewart has already earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Southern University. Congrats to this talented young man! He’s just getting started!
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is yet again requesting that the President end the rather silly Thanksgiving tradition of turkey pardoning. In the letter, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said the act trivializes the mass slaughter of a gentle animal. But that’s not all. Newkirk went on to liken turkeys to people […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama Much has been made in the last few weeks of the decisive victory President Obama and the democratic party enjoyed on election night. Many people believe that Obama’s landslide victory has given him a mandate, but does this include foreign policy? Does President Obama now have the power […]
For some strange reason, Chris Brown thought it would be a good idea to dress up as a Islamic terrorist. Of course, many didn’t find the costume funny at all; instead pointing out that dressing up as a stereotypical Islamic terrorist is totally racist and offensive. What do you think?
I’d like to momentarily interrupt my stellar rants about election season (/sarcasm) to briefly address white folks. I understand that this is not my typical style nor is this a venue where I might expect to attract white folks who need to read the forthcoming message, but hey, election fatigue is election fatigue. Halloween is […]
