A few young positive girls, who go by the name of Watoto From The Nile have dedicated an open letter to Lil Wayne and every other rapper who are known for degrading women & promoting drug use in the music industry. “Letter to Lil Wayne” is a direct statement of justice from Watoto From The …
It’s Black History Month! Even though we should celebrate it ALL THE TIME – Folks, lets take out some time every day this month to teach our children & peers about at least one important Black leader or person, who has made History. Sure we know about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, …
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy…. If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward… …
Lord knows, I’ve been working HARD on eliminating the “N” word from my vocab, but every once in a while I come across that ONE person who asks for it. I define the “N” as someone who is ignorant or ignant. This speech by this 11 year old boy (Johnathon McCoy) is really powerful. Its …
Over at Loop21, Marc Lamont Hill posted an open letter to Slim Thug about his recent controversial blog with hurtful comments about Black women. Even more disturbing was your comment that “Black women gotta start being down for their man more.” Since slavery, Black women have had to withstand rape, torture, and humiliation (from both …
Yesterday, Slim Thug gave his opinion on Black women in a blog post featured on Vibe blog. Seems like he’s thinking one-sided & contradicting himself, but anyway read on… I’ll be back in another post with my response & feelings. The way Black people think in general is messed up. Both men and women need …
Regina King took to her blog on Vibe.com to voice her opinion about Black women dating men of other races. Check it out: Of all groups of people, Black women are the least likely group of women that will date outside of their race. When you have everyone else who is willing to explore but …
Ice Cube is to launch a new series called Are We There Yet? based of his movie from 2005. The sitcom will be featuring Terry Crews, Essence Atkins, Thelma Hopkins, Keesha Sharp, Christian Finnegan, and Ice Cube himself . The show airs June 2nd on TBS at 9/8c. Be sure to tune in!
I received an email from my Mother, with an article featuring an All-African American All-Male public school in Chicago. All 107 Seniors of Urban Prep Academy for Young Men in Englewood have been accepted to 72 colleges across the U.S! The entire senior class at Chicago’s only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted …
On ABC’s Nightline: Face-Off, the topic of discussion was “Why Can’t A Successful Black Woman Find A Man?”, hosted by Vicki Mabrey & Steve Harvey (co-host). On stage there were the successful celebrities Jacque Reid, Hill Harper, and Sherri Shepherd. Also on stage was Jimi Izrael (author of The Denzel Principle). The on-going debate was …
