Here We Go Again: Black GOP Pastors Launch Anti-Obama Campaign Over Gay Marriage [Video]
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The black community has, understandably, had mixed reactions to President Obama’s support of same s*x marriage. New polling suggests that most blacks are on the same page with President Obama. But that hasn’t stopped some members of the black clergy who disagree with Obama’s stance on gay marriage from moving full steam ahead in their opposition. [...]
Don’t Like ‘Madea’ Movies? Sundance Winner ‘Middle of Nowhere’ Gets Fall Release Date [Video]
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Folks love to complain about Tyler Perry movies, but what are they actually doing about it? Meaning, when there are other black film options available , do black people support them or ignore them? Well, now’s the time to either put up or shut up, because there are some superb black movies on the horizon that [...]
Oprah Goes In on Twitter Follower For Questioning Her Commitment to Black America
Someone on Twitter made the mistake of questioning Oprah Winfrey’s commitment to black America, and although Oprah usually takes the high road and ignores the trash talk, she didn’t this time. Oprah took the nasty tweet as an opportunity to school black America on what she’s done for black America. Here’s the exchange: I [...]
Too Fat to Get Pregnant? Obesity Impairs Fertility More in Black Women
Recent medical studies have demonstrated how detrimental fat is to internal organs, but it now appears that fat can be more detrimental to black women than other groups, at least in so far as it relates to infertility. The fat does damage by encroaching on internal organs, and inhibiting their function. Here’s a quick description of [...]
Yvette Carnell: What the Colorado Massacre Says About White Male Entitlement
by Yvette Canell In a previous essay, I had this to say about the race based level of entitlement that some white men harbor: Rank is important, and for quite some time in this country, whites, and white men especially, have outranked black and brown people… justbecause. Not because of skill, education, work ethic, intelligence, or any [...]
Bishop Rainey Cheeks Opens Church Door to HIV Positive Parishioners
For years, HIV has been a taboo subject in the black community, and even more taboo among black churches which, ironically, should be a safe-haven for the downtrodden. But in the weeks since President Obama’s endorsement of same-s*x marriage, we’ve seen several black churches jump on the tolerance bandwagon. Followers. But some black churches have [...]
Are People Afraid that Blue Ivy Carter Is Going to Look “Too Black”?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins You would fully expect that in the year 2012, black people would not have a problem looking black. But you would never guess that after seeing the reactions that many people had to seeing public pictures of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The photos of the little girl emerged, [...]
American, Black, and Unemployed – The Guardian’s Panel, and Responses
The U.K. based publication The Guardian had a novel idea, instead of reporting about black unemployment, the newspaper is going directly to the source , and inviting African Americans to discuss their frustrations as part of a panel. Unemployment in the African American community is nearly double that of the white community, and The Guardian ‘s panel seeks to [...]
Black Gay Men in America at Highest Risk For Contracting H.I.V.
According to a new study by the Black AIDS Institute, black gay men are the group most impacted by H.I.V. in America. The shocking report says that 1 in 4 black gay males is currently infected with H.I.V., and there is a 60% chance that a black gay male will be living with the disease [...]
Yvette Carnell: Why Brazilian Crack Dealers are Better than African-American Crack Dealers
by Yvette Carnell Think all crack dealers are gangsters and thugs who couldn’t care less about the people they hurt? Think again. In Brazil, drug kingpins have given orders to halt sales of crack in an effort to save their communities. This from Al Jazeera: But since a rock of crack can be purchased for [...]
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