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Mo'Nique on Mary Jones: "Everybody deserves to be loved."
CNN | March 8, 2010 Last night, Mo’Nique joined an exclusive list of Oscar-winning African-American women. She spoke backstage about what the win meant to her as well as how she felt about her villainous character in “Precious.”
Young People Make Film about AIDS and the Black Community
via Black AIDS Institute | August 13, 2009 In “Why Us? Left Behind and Dying,” 20 Students from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh PA work with filmmakers to discover why AIDS is ravaging the African-American Community.
Vanessa Williams Calls "The Blind Side" Another White Savior Flick
ABC | March 7, 2010 Vanessa Williams spoke with the women of “The View” about what she felt about the Academy Award-winning film, “The Blind Side.”
Women’s Her-story Month: A tribute to Old Black Women Healers
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. –Maya Angelou So, how do you make a little black girl believe that all she has gone through does not determine her ability to […]
Roots #NoAlexHaley
A few years ago, I took on the unbelievably complex and daunting task of constructing the maternal branches of my family tree. My first step was to sit down with my grandmother and listen as she recounted the names of her grandparents and their parents. Granny relayed some wonderful, albeit slightly inaccurate information. Beyond my […]
Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion
Funny or Die.com | March 3, 2010 The SNL presidents of the past join together to provide words of wisdom to President Obama.
Underclassmen Are Eager for Freedom
From 8:00 AM to 3:04 PM, 5 days a week, I am a high school student, meaning that there are teachers, administrators and other faculty members all around who can tell me what to do. On top of being a student, I am also only a sophomore. And that means that not only are there […]
Aint Gonna Hurt Nobody To Get On Down
When I was young I had horrible dance moves. If Urkel and Carlton Banks could be synthesized into one super nerd they’d still be cooler than me. Whenever my mom would turn on the song “electric slide” in the living room I would always bump into her because my turn wasn’t that smooth. But that […]
A Girl Like Me
A documentary by Kiri Davis | 2006 Color is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves. (Read more about the film here.)
February 22, 2010 – February 28, 2010
Helping to Do Good by Looking Good David Gonzales, New York Times, February 28, 2010 San Diego students storm offices after noose found Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press, February 27, 2010 District May End N.C. Economic Diversity Program Robbie Brown, New York Times, February 27, 2010 Voices from UC San Diego’s Campus Community Heard at Teach-In […]
And the Winner Is?
It’s only March, but Mo’Nique is indeed the frontrunner for the Best Year Ever Award. In a little less than a week, the self-proclaimed queen of comedy and Golden Globe (and Screen Actors Guild) Award winner, will probably win an Oscar for her work in Precious, despite her reluctance to “campaign” for the little gold […]
Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton: The Street Fight Edition who will wear the Hood Crown
Some of you are wondering what this word “prognosticator” means. Well, I’m glad you asked young grass hopper. Webster defines it as someone who predicts the future or as someone who speaks powerful insights. Perhaps, at one point Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton spoke powerful insights on behalf of Black communities. Of course, this was […]