Court Case Revealed Black Concert Promoters Referred to as N*ggers
By LLbLibra | Posted December 30, 2011 | Atlanta, Georgia In my previous two (2) CNN IReports we focused on the hypocrisy of Oregon’s Governor on the death penalty and how the U.S. Congress stole the right of federal review from every American Citizen. Today I want to address problems that are inherent in [...]
Kiss Me, I’m 1/16 Irish: African-, Irish-, and the Hyphenated-Americans
Years ago, I spent Saint Patrick’s Day in an Irish pub singing ditties with a restaurant full of my newest friends — and left feeling a little green with envy. The Irish-American traditions and fare were in full swing and exposed me to a culture I’d never really considered while growing up in [...]
N****? Please.
I’ll try to be brief… ish. Recently comedian Lisa Lampanelli tweeted a picturedepicting her hanging out with Girls star/creator Lena Dunham. While such an activity is pretty commonplace,this tweet had teeth for some people. “Me with my n***a @LenaDunham of @HBOGirls – I love this beyotch!!” So, you get it. This tweet caught like wildfire on the internet machine. [...]
Yes, Some Black People Do Care About Kwanzaa
On the third day of Kwanzaa, Wisconsin State Senator, Glenn Grothman released a statement titled:“Why Must We Still Hear About Kwanzaa?” In it he lambasts the holiday, claiming that “almost no black people today care about Kwanzaa” and that “it’s time it’s slapped down once and for all.” The third day of Kwanzaa, Ujima [...]
Ask Black America: What Would Dr. King Say to Obama Right Now?
President Barack Obama is having his presidency reconfirmed on the same day that we celebrate the brilliant life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some say that this is more than a symbolic coincidence, that it is instead a reminder of the connected destinies of two great black men. But there are others [...]
Sil Abrams: Are Black People Responsible for the Rise of Reality TV?
Sil lai Abrams at TheGrio.com asks whether or not black people are the ones who are responsible for building up the television shows that we complain about. At the same time, black people are not one-in-the-same. We don’t all watch the same shows, we don’t all complain about the same issues. So, while one black [...]
Dr. Boyce & Yvette: Whatever Happened to Al Sharpton’s Black Agenda?
Its hard to ignore the fact that a lot of focus has shifted away from the Black community and has moved on to other things, such as the Fiscal Cliff. While it is true that the Black Community is not the only “agenda” that the Obama administration should be worried about, it is becoming increasingly [...]
Movie Critic Likens Django Unchained ‘House Negro’ to Black Republicans Like Michael Steele and Clarence Thomas
Do House Negroes’ and sell-outs still exist? And if so, who are today’s version of House Negroes? Boston Globe movie critic Wesley Morris likens the House Negro in D’Jango Unchained, played by Samuel L. Jackson, to black Republicans like Clarence Thomas and former RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Morris’ review of the movie was positive, in [...]
Conservative Author Says Kwanzaa and Welfare Are Ungodly
Stacy Swimp, a conservative author has made a bold statement saying that Black people who depend on welfare and celebrate Kwanzaa are “anti-God.” Swimp who is a spokesman for black conservative group Project 21, even charges that large churches, like the ones in Detroit, are detrimental to Black people because they embrace liberalism. Dependence on [...]
Why Black Women Can Never Be Drama-Free on Reality TV
Writing for Clutch magazine, Danielle C. Belton argues that the new Bravo reality series Married to Medicineis the same old Atlanta reality series with a different name. The only thing different about “Married to Medicine” is that the women seem painfully aware of how black women are portrayed on reality shows, yet they all fall [...]
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