Tupac's Mother Arrested on Drug Possession Charges

Tupac's Mother Arrested on Drug Possession Charges

NFL Athlete an Intellectual Standout and Rhodes Scholar Too

NFL Athlete an Intellectual Standout and Rhodes Scholar Too

Robert Hicks, Fought For Civil Rights in the South, Dead at 81

Robert Hicks, Fought For Civil Rights in the South, Dead at 81

Students Punished With Paddling, Suspension for Prom Dresses

Students Punished With Paddling, Suspension for Prom Dresses

Around the Web: Mo'Nique Mad At Oprah?, Lauren London Stands Up for Baby's Daddy, Cuba Gooding Gets Tipsy

Around the Web: Mo'Nique Mad At Oprah?, Lauren London Stands Up for Baby's Daddy, Cuba Gooding Gets Tipsy

How Does It Feel to Be a Black, Female, Single Problem?

Although the conversation is getting old because nothing concrete ever comes of it, I think it's worth having. The "black family" is becoming extinct and here lies the greatest concern for our community. There are multiple problems that contribute to the demographic statics but there has to be a committment to addressing the problems at a very personal level. One consistant theme I find in having "the conversation" is that black women are given to listening mainly to others sharing their view/challenges and completely discounting the input of men willing to honestly share their perspective.
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"By the Time I Get to Arizona" -- This Discrimination Must Stop

Although blacks in this country have and continue to be victimized by laws embedded with racial profiling coding, this new Arizona is so discriminatory that it cries for mobilization of every self repecting minority group. These AZ state legislators are so bold that they aren't even attempting to dress this up. They've basically fired one over the walls to see how ready we are come November's election season. Mark my words "this Nov. will go down in American history as one of the most turbulent election seasons since the late sixties".
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Virginia: Whereas Your Governor Is a Moron...

This guy's confederacy foolishness highlights perfectly what's wrong with the "right". In the "right's" mind there's absolutely nothing wrong with Governor McDonnell's ignorant attempt to re-write history. It's disrespectful, classless and clueless of the "status quo" needy GOP. This McDonnell blunder not only demonstrates how stupid he is but also how insensitive/uninformed his party is to what's driving the heart of this country. Is there not one "angry white guy" in this bunch of monkeys with enough political savvy to review this speech and say you can't do this and ignore "the elephant in the room", slavery. WOW, how stupid and the Tea Party nitwits are marching to this beat that makes no sense.
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Glenn Beck Earned $32 Million In 2009

Find and follow the money and you'll find the heart of the rhetoric of blow hards like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. He and the lot are padding there pockets by feeding their "brand" of ignorance to "Joe Plumbers" everywhere. Although some might argue these lame white guys are evil but keep in mind that you'll find a few on the left doing the same for the sake of big money in the pockets. Live in the middle and leave the alone.
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"5 Charged In Gang Rape Of 7-Year-Old Girl Sold By Sister"

The horror of the issues surrounding this incident are almost too numerous to count. Firstly the parenting of our children in the community (not just Trenton), the mentality of our youth (our young queens/kings trading their bodys and devaluing one another) and worshipping the idol of money. The black community has got to step it up and mobilize around addressing the lies we like to tell ourselves about how we don't needi help. We need help and I'm not talking legislation of Obama programs. We need a spritual revolution of honesty. We must first start with doing the hard work of dealing with our demons head on with a zero tolerance policy for cover ups and lies. We've got to get away from this ideal that these images we accept in the name of entertainment (money,cars, clothes and hoes) are being properly processed by our under educated mis managed youth. These incidents are happening on our watch and to the children of our future. How can the Barrack Obama of 2035 come from this rubble of moral bankruptcy?
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Homework and Bridal Magazines: A Snapshot of Young Marriage at Iowa State

This I suspect is the early process where young woman yield many of their life's options to a man for the prospects of marriage. This is done often in the South out of family and religious pressures to do what's expected. This practice tends to breed resentment later once young marriages are desolved in family courts.
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Dr. King's Economic Dream Deferred

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Zero Tolerance for Black Representative's Blunders...November is Coming

This video below of Representative Hank Johnson, (D) from the state of Georgia questioning a high ranking military official makes a complete mockery of himself and the people he represent. This kind of blundering is something we can't afford to have happen on this administration’s watch because you'll notice the source of this video post isn't going to let this administration sleep. This kind of carelessness will be used to discredit Rep. Johnson and others like him in November. I'm not familiar with Congressman Johnson's record or his reputation so I'm not being critical for political point making but judging from the "salt and pepper" color of his hair. He should be well familiar with the rule we have in our community that says "we have to be twice as good as the other guy" to even get a seat at the table. That being said let's gut check any representative at every level when we have these slip ups. Yes the other guys have slip ups too, but their residual cost of such bloopers aren't nearly as expensive as ours. We have got to keep it real in that respect.