Steve Harvey holds no punches in a recent broadcast that lambashes the two Black civil leaders for hating on Obama despite their so-called mission to support Black progress. READ MORE TO HEAR IT IN LENGTH>>>
Students who are strapped with tons of student debt and who are unable to find employment in this scarce economy are opting to do the unthinkable….
While statistics describe crisis-like conditions concerning the state of the Black family, not everyone is moved by a particular dimension of this categorization. More specifically, not everyone believes in the data that says upwardly mobile Black women can’t find a husband. Even more troubling are the various solutions offered by authors and scholars on how […]
A number of myths come to mind when we think of adoption. Whether it is the idea that kids coming from foster care are more difficult to raise, or that they’ll have resentment towards their new parents when they get older, these beliefs and others often deter individuals and couples from exploring adoption as an […]
A new article on TheRoot.com talks about the Black community’s relationship with President Obama. The piece talks about how many in the community treat Obama like a father, brother, boyfriend or husband; and how that affects our ability to think clearly about his policies and how they affect us. While many of us feel that […]
A new article on TheRoot.com talks about the Black community’s relationship with President Obama. The piece talks about how many in the community treat Obama like a father, brother, boyfriend or husband; and how that affects our ability to think clearly about his policies and how they affect us. While many of us feel that […]
The Grio has an opinion piece on the Black Church and its response to HIV and AIDS. They claim that the Black church is affected by ignorance towards virus and its affects. The term Christian Ignorance Virus was coined by Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Barack Obama’s former […]
Former American Idol alumni Anware Robinson was nearly shot to death during a robbery recently. At one of his previous shows, Robinson spoke to the audience. He said that while driving home with his friend Joshua three young men attempted to rob him. In fear for his life he drove off. The three assailants pursued […]
Billionaire super-investor Warren Buffett called for more taxes on the rich in an editorial written for the NYTimes. The Chairman and Chief Executive of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, revealed his own tax rate in the piece — the amount of income that he pays —and how it is far below his co-workers, thanks to how investment […]
Community leaders from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and local businesses in Fort Worth, Texas are unhappy with the name of a local food-mart titled “Da Hood Food Mart.” “The name is insulting to our African-American heritage and the over-saturation of these types of establishments within the economically disadvantaged communities is simply a continuation of […]