After much outcry and protest, Reebok has ended their partnership with Rick Ross: “…we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.”
Instead of letting all of my righteous indignation flood the internet, I email back and forth with a couple of homies about stuff we see here. We sometimes conclude that it must be our brains that our screwed up, because clearly everyone else seems okay with all of this mess. A recent string of conversations […]
The state of Kansas is currently considering a bill that would allow those who are HIV positive to possibly be quarantined and separated from the rest of society: Outrageous. Why hasn’t there been more coverage of this news? Larger protests?
Family members and gay rights advocates are calling for the murder of Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian to be investigated as a hate crime. Marco McMillian was found dead near a Mississippi River levee. He had been beaten, dragged, and set on fire.
Don’t miss a free screening of the highly anticipated documentary Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners at the University of Chicago tonight at 6pm!
Details have emerged regarding the murder of openly gay Clarksdale, Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. According to the coroner, he was beaten, dragged, and set ablaze by his murderer. Horrible. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.
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.
This is not a blog to “put down” Morehouse (we have enough of those on the Internet). However, few would deny that the discourse of Morehouse and the LGBTQ community is often a controversial one in the Black community. In fact, it is not a secret that many black institutions have a rather sad history […]
“Who will cry for the little boy, the boy inside a man / Who will cry for the little boy, who knew well, hurt and pain / Who will cry for the little boy, who died and died again / Who will cry for the little boy, a good boy he tried to be / […]
A pastor set to deliver the inaugural benediction at the Obama Inauguration this month has withdrawn over anti-gay remarks he made in the mid-90s. Are you glad Giglio will not be speaking at the inauguration? How did the inaugural committee miss this?
The Catholic Church lead by Pope Benedict XVI continues to spew out homophobic teachings as he (a man disconnected by at least 5 generations) called me “unnatural.” As the Pope ironically celebrated his pagan holiday by lighting a Christmas tree, he also used the stage as an opportunity to tell women what they could and […]
Condom dispensers have been placed in Philly schools with high rates of sexually transmitted infections. Is this a good idea?WIll it curb STD infenction rates amongst students?
