MTV Asks: Was that Mountain Dew Ad Really Racist?
By Maurice Bobb Rap ads are in danger. After Dr. Boyce Watkins wrote a scathing post, “Mountain Dew Releases Arguably the Most Racist Commercial in History,” which appeared onYourBlackWorld Wednesday (May 1), alleging that a new commercial featuring Felicia the Goat, directed by Tyler, the Creator under his Wolf Haley alias, is rife with racist images and [...]
Morehouse President Issues Public Letter Denying that He Censored Speaker Who Opposed Obama
There was controversy at Morehouse College recently when a pastor in Philadelphia, Kevin Johnson, was believed to have been uninvited to speak at his alma mater due to an editorial he wrote protesting President Obama’s policies as they pertain to the black community. But according to the president of Morehouse, this is all nonsense, and [...]
Professors Prescribe “Baby Bonds” To Deal with the Racial Wealth Gap
Cutting social security benefits is under consideration once again as the US Congress and the White House hurtle toward a full embrace of austerity. The rationale they offer is the professed bankruptcy of the social security system. Undoubtedly, reducing benefits from a program that keeps an estimated 40 percent of elderly Americans out of poverty [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Opportunity Gap or Achievement Gap?
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux African American students achieve at a different level than white students. Test scores are lower, as are high school and college completion rates, and the number of African Americans attending four-year institutions is falling. The rate of African American suspensions and expulsions from K-12 schools is higher than that of other groups. By almost [...]
Melanie Campbell: The War on Drugs among Other Things Must Be Confronted in the Fight for True Equality
by Melanie Campbell, CEO of the National Coalition of Black Civic Pariticipation Reflecting upon the past 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington we must pay homage to our civil rights leaders for their hard work, strength and endurance in the fight for equality and justice in America. Their unwavering commitment to The Movement [...]
Former Obama Supporter Takes Heat for Criticizing the President’s Record on Diversity and Employment
Kevin Johnson doesn’t have a lot of friends these days. Part of the reason that he has been attacked as of late is because he spoke his version of truth about the effectiveness of the Obama presidency. In the black community, this is an absolute no-no, and anyone questioning the Obama Administration is typically tarred [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: When in Doubt, Blame the Dark-Skinned Man
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux I don’t know where CNN’s John King got the information that a suspect in the Boston bombing was “a dark-skinned male”, but beyond apologizing he needs to explain himself. How many sources gave him the false tip? If it was fewer than two, then he violated a basic journalism rule. Who [...]
Rep. Keith Ellison Pushes Bill to Cut into Big Banks’ Profits and Share the Prosperity
Washington, D.C. – With endorsements up and down Main Street, as well as from international HIV/AIDS and climate change activists, The Inclusive Prosperity Act (H.R. 1579), a financial transaction tax sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), was unveiled today at a Capitol Hill press conference. Ellison’s bill would create a Wall Street sales tax, providing [...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson Says Reparations Should Be Paid for 1963 Church Bombing
BY JESSE JACKSON April 15, 2013 It was terror that shook the nation. On Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, a bomb exploded in the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Four little girls, all dressed in white — 14-year-olds Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, and 11-year-old Denise McNair — [...]
The Dews and Don’ts of Advertising: Yahoo Music
Even before N.W.A famously fired their 1988 warning shot “F*** tha Police,” hardcore hip-hop was known as the rebel music of the day. Like the previous generations’ early rock ‘n’ roll that championed spending the night together, glam metal that wouldn’t take it anymore, and punk rock out for revenge, it reached out to disenfranchised youths and in [...]
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