We are our own worst enemy when it comes to race. Once someone has a gripe, they’ll find a way to wedge that race card into the deck. If you haven’t heard, sports writer and commentator Rob Parker, who appears on ESPN’s First Take from time to time, discussed yesterday morning whether or not […]
I always feel bad for the losers when it comes to a highly contested and highly anticipated contest. As a basketball fan watching the NBA Finals last year, there was a moment when Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant left the court crying into the arms of his mother after losing against LeBron James and […]
He’ll run into a burning building at the drop of a hat, he’ll run down robbers in the blink of an eye, and he’ll even shovel your driveway in a snowstorm. Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker is more than a public servant, he’s a hero. Yes, this is a blog about how awesome Booker is. […]
We say that there’s no room for politics during a national tragedy like the one we’ve witnessed during Hurricane Sandy, but let’s keep it 100. The President’s handling of Hurricane Sandy will most likely propel him to a second term, while the attack ads have ceased in the wake of this national tragedy and Money […]
As we the election looms closer and closer, it seems that the Republican talking points this week have all had to do with race! It’s as though Republicans aren’t getting anywhere with trying to oust President Barack Obama from the White House, so they’ve gone back to their old bread and butter tactics: race baiting. […]
OK, you win Donald Trump, you got everybody to tune into your “big” announcement yesterday that was supposed to have a damaging effect on the 2012 election. You win; you’ve achieved your goal of having everyone talk about you for the better part of the day yesterday. You win; everyone’s talking about how stupid you […]
Public Enemy’s Chuck D recently sat down with The Daily Beast to discuss everything from the state of hip-hop today, to the current circus that is the Presidential election. You can’t have a profound discussion about hip-hop without mentioning the socially conscience group that is Public Enemy. They changed music forever with their thought-provoking lyrics that made you […]
It’s been sewn into the fabric of our Constitution, so to change or alter the Second Amendment would be blasphemous. I say it over and over again, we’re a gun loving country and there’s little to nothing we can do about it, but at least we can put up a fight. Taking away an American’s […]
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize this was the Honey Boo Boo election. But I’m glad America is finally listening to an overweight 7-year-old. If there was ever a celebrity endorsement President Barack Obama didn’t need, it would be that of TLC reality star Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson. And I use the words celebrity and […]
I hate that I was proven right, as the evidence is as clear as day. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece called Face It, Kids Don’t Give A F*ck These Days! in which I discussed the callousness and the ease of accepting the ‘I don’t give a fuck’ day and age our young people […]
The title isn’t intended to incite violence against the NYPD; it’s only to get your attention about what the NYPD continues to do to our young people of color. Ever heard of a Buck 50? It’s when someone goes across a person’s face, inflicting a serious cut or slash that requires 150 stitches. Let’s not […]
What if I told you that the United States has spent $1 trillion over a 40-year period destroying 45 million families? What would you do? That’s the question acclaimed filmmaker Eugene Jarecki struggles with in his latest documentary The House I Live In, which takes a closer look at the 40-year War on Drugs and […]