Harvard Graduate Student Thrown Out of Bar in North Carolina Allegedly for Being Black
KultureKritic.com Staff There is a story about Jonathan Wall, who was kicked out of the Downtown Sports Bar and Grill, allegedly for being black. Wall is a 21-year old Harvard graduate who was attending a bar for only the second time in his life. A news conference at the State Capitol in North Carolina [...]
Dr. Boyce: North Carolina’s Refusal to Compensate Sterilization Victims is Beyond Reprehensible
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com I am not sure what to think about the state of North Carolina. I’m always impressed with the good people I meet when I visit the state, and Research Triangle is one of the most impressive intellectual hot spots in the country. But then, the state has a nasty, backward [...]
Just Call Her a Hero, Veteran Loses Both Legs, but Works for Gold in the Paralympics
KultureKritic.com Staff Writer As an advocate for wounded servicemen around the world, Kari Miller is heading to London to go for the gold in the Paralympics. “I used to serve my country in the US Army, then I was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs but that didn’t change a thing because [...]
Man Arrested for Receiving “Oral Pleasure” from a Pit Bull: Animal Rights Groups Outraged
KultureKritic.com Staff Writer Perhaps the state of Florida clearly needs to rethink their laws. Many have been taking advantage of the system’s loopholes and finding ways to break the law without actually breaking it. Florida enacted a law just last year that prohibits s*x with an animal, however that didn’t stop Eric Antunes from receiving [...]
Common Baby Soaps Making Infants Turn Up Positive for Marijuana
KultureKritic.com Staff Writer Nurses in the North Carolina hospital came upon the discovery after they noticed a rise in children testing positive for the THC. Instead of contacting the police, they began a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as to why this new outbreak was happening. Turns out it’s not [...]
Jerry Sandusky’s Son Says His Dad Molested Him Too
One of Jerry Sandusky’s adopted sons says that his father molested him, along with all the other boys he’s allegedly abused over the years. Matt Sandusky, one of six children adopted by the former Penn State football coach, decided to speak out about his own abuse during the trial of his father. “During the trial, [...]
Jay-Z and Dream Hampton Accused of Stealing the Ideas for the Book “Decoded”
KultureKritic.com Staff Writer Jay-Z, co-author Dream Hampton, and publisher Random House have been hit with a lawsuit over the rapper’s 2010 book Decoded. According to the hand-written suit, filed June 13 in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Patrick White’s laptop was stolen in 2009. “[M]y personal computer was compromised,” White [...]
Man Poses Online as Teenage Girl so He Can Lure in Teen Boys
A man is accused of pretending to be a young girl on the Internet so he could molest young boys. Antoine Johnson was a former mentor for Hebron Baptist Church and received a life sentence for his actions. The fake girl’s name was Kristen, and she would promise to fulfill the s****l fantasies of [...]
Dr. Boyce: Would Barack Obama Have Been Elected If He Looked Like Wesley Snipes?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I am not sure why certain questions or thoughts pop into my brain. Sometimes those questions help me figure things out and other times, they get me into serious trouble. I have no idea what this one is going to do, but I had to ask it anyway: Would Barack [...]
Dr. Boyce: Romney’s Address of the NAACP May be Appealing to “Black Political Orphans”
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com Today, in a column for CNN.com, Roland Martin writes about the pending visit of Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney to the NAACP. Martin says that Romney won’t get many African American votes in November, primarily because the GOP has done such a terrible job cultivating African American voters. He says, [...]
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