If you were a parent to the boy on the far right, what would you think of this picture? For Anne Belanger, it was completely unacceptable. Her son, Miles, was pushed off to the side and confined to his wheelchair while his classmates gathered on the bleachers for their class photograph.  The heartbreaking photograph went […]

We’re on day seven of George Zimmerman‘s second-degree murder trial and lawyers on either side are finally getting close to selecting a jury panel. Since June 10, attorneys have questioned dozens of potential jurors and so far, only 32 have been asked to return for further questioning. Their ultimate goal is to choose 40 jurors […]

  If you’ve been following the world of hip-hop lately or reading GlobalGrind these past few weeks, you may have noticed how important June 18 was to hip-hop.  Why?  Because J. Cole’s Born Sinner and Kanye West’s Yeezus both hit stores nationwide. The North Carolina native bravely decided to battle Kim Kardashian’s baby daddy, pitting the success of Born Sinner against Yeezus. […]

There was something beautiful and serene about Naples, Italy. I visited the country in the winter of 2011 with my mother and we quickly immersed ourselves in the Italian way of life. We ate what the locals ate. We traveled the way the locals traveled. We took in the beautiful scenery along the coastline, the […]

With two weeks left in it’s current term, the Supreme Court is set to hand down three important decisions in the next few days, one of them, Fisher vs. University of Texas, could possibly over-turn affirmative action.  The petitioner, Abigail Fisher, a white Texan, was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin for […]

You guys already know how much we love the biracial “Just Checkin'” Cheerios commercial. Well, here’s a parody of that controversial ad that is just as cute and equally as funny. In the “Just Checkin” Cheerios commercial, there was a white mom and black father – a pair that clearly angered those who weren’t ready […]

It’s official. The 11-year-old “El Charro de Oro” (Golden Mariachi) is the best thing to happen to the National Anthem since Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV.  Sebastien De La Cruz’s voice is what you might think a unicorn sounds like. He’s swaggy. And he’s classy. He could easily be a role model for the whole […]

The first week of George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial is coming to a close and judge Debra S. Nelson and lawyers on both sides of the case have yet to choose the six jurors and four alternates that are needed to proceed with the trial. Today, the pretrial publicity – what jurors know and how […]

We made it. Week one of the George Zimmerman murder trial is down and we have about another four to go.  It was an emotional week, filled with painful reminders about Trayvon Martin’s murder. His parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, asked for peace and justice while Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark O’Mara, stressed the importance of […]

A new K-Mart commercial is making us…uncomfortable. The creators of the new parody “Kmart Knickers” ad may have wanted to sell some pants and make a few people laugh, but instead, they are stirring the racial pot and offending a lot of people. Replacing the word “niggers” with “knickers,” the actors talk about all the […]

Day four of jury selection continues, as Circuit Judge Debra Nelson and lawyers determine the best jurors for George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial. Yesterday each potential juror was questioned about his or her knowledge of the case. One juror said he thought Zimmerman should have been arrested initially after he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon […]

A group of former federal and state prison inmates in Fayetteville, N.C. have come together to host a youth summer camp called “Torchlight Summer Camp.” Inspired and spearheaded by former Federal Prison inmate, and now motivational speaker and workshop developer of the non-profit organization PROJECT 2ND CHANCE, Larry Rivera’s camp targets all young Black and […]