Poem about Incarceration: “Born to Serve Time”
Why did a jail cell have to be my fate? Jail is h**l within the confines of time, I grieve because I was deceived, but now it’s too late- Lord please have mercy and press rewind. On the streets I was rough and lived life without fear, I didn’t give a f**k and [...]
Tracy McMillan: Why You’re Not Married Yet
by Tracy McMillan You want to get married. It’s taken a while to admit it. Saying it out loud — even in your mind — feels kind of desperate, kind of unfeminist, kind of definitely not you, or at least not any you that you recognize. Because you’re hardly like those girls on TLC saying [...]
Shani K. Collins: Without Regard to Age, Income or Education Level, Domestic Violence Can Happen to ANYONE
By Shani K. Collins Domestic violence is a serious matter. It has existed for years, but often goes unaddressed because of the immense stigma, fear, and shame surrounding the issue. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2007) defines it as the “willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, s****l assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an [...]
Professor Alan Aja Calls about Mitt Romney’s Race-Baiting on Single Parents and Gun Violence
Most of us saw the recent debates, where presidential candidate Mitt Romney attempted to argue that gun violence should be blamed on single parent households. We’re not sure where Romney gets his argument from, since single mothers aren’t the ones shooting their kids. This message is consistent with an attitude that leads to blaming victims [...]
Go Tell Your Church: California Bans Gay Cure Therapy for Teens
Gay cure therapy is no longer allowed in the state of California. This is the first time a state has banned the controversial practice, which typically takes place in religious settings. Governor Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1172, which doesn’t allow teens under the age of 18 to engage in efforts to change their [...]
Police Officer Issues Woman a Ticket For Having HIV
Dearborn Police Officer, David Lacey, is being accused of violating a woman’s privacy rights after finding prescription pills for HIV treatment in the woman’s purse. The officer ticketed her for not volunteering to inform him of her HIV-positive status. Shalandra Jones has been living with HIV for 11 years, but the incident that occurred with [...]
Chad Johnson Cries About Losing Everything: Should We Feel Sorry for Him?
Every week, there appears to be some athlete who was once on top of the world, who then finds out about the long ride to the bottom. The latest is Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, who recently appeared on “Inside the NFL” flooding the stage with tears from a regretful life. After losing his wife Evelyn [...]
Trayvon Martin Never Touched George Zimmerman’s Gun, New Evidence Reveals
Florida prosecutors today released evidence in the murder case against George Zimmerman which revealed, among other things, that Trayvon Martin never touched George Zimmerman’s gun. The Orlando Sentinel reports: Among the new evidence is a series of DNA reports from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They reveal that DNA tests on Zimmerman’s gun and holster found evidence of [...]
Wow: Nurse Accidentally Throws Away Kidney a Man Donated to Save His Sister
A nurse is in hot water after she may have accidentally took away a woman’s chance to live a healthy life. The Ohio woman threw away a kidney that had been donated by a patient’s brother in order to save his sister. In what doctors say was a freak and rare accident, they tried for [...]
Worokya Duncan: Of Coons and Men of Character
Let me preface all this by saying, I don’t need permission to speak the truth- just an occassion. Secondly, Charles Ramsey is a hero, not a c**n. He is not a joke and should not be viewed as one, but alas, we live in Gore Vidal’s United States of Amnesia…… On Facebook the other day, [...]
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