Don Lemon is at it again. The man who told the nation that black communities would succeed when they pulled up their pants, moved out of poverty-stricken neighborhoods they are forced into, and endorse the unconstitutional Stop & Frisk practice, has another message for black America. It’s our fault for making Justin Bieber a racist. Yep, that […]
So this happened. The alleged ‘Knockout Game,” in which suspects come up and randomly punch victims in the face in an attempt to knock them out, has left people scared and confused across the country as more untruths and details spread. While some believe that the game is an urban myth, CNN decided to run with the […]
Accomplished actor and author Hill Harper is a man on a mission these days…and no, we’re not talking Covert Affairs. In his new book, Letters to an Incarcerated Brother, Harper takes on hyper-incarceration in this nation, while seeking to provide young brothers with the role models they need to navigate their journey through the system…as well […]
Don Lemon is doing what he loves to do most…pissing people off. This time, he’s endorsing the controversial and discriminatory stop-and-frisk policy implemented by the NYPD. During the Tom Joyner show on Tuesday, Lemon admitted that the police aren’t always fair or respectful of the people they stopped, but suggested to dissenters that they should […]
So this happened. Don Lemon, the CNN host known for sticking his foot in his mouth more than once, had some very interesting things to say about the death of NFL star Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son. In a piece posted on BlackAmericaWeb, Lemon commented on Peterson’s absence from his son’s life, calling him more “MIA than […]
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in the nation, President Barack Obama is urging Congress, again, to act on gun control legislation. “The fact that we do not have a firm enough background check system is something that makes us more vulnerable to these kinds of mass shootings,” Obama said. “And, you know, I […]
The moment has come. After weeks of battling out their opinions on CNN and Twitter, Don Lemon and Russell Simmons have finally met face to face to talk things out. After disagreeing on many different levels as to whether the youth are their own demise or if it caused by things out of their control, […]
I have received so many calls asking me to further respond to Don Lemon after what he said about me this weekend. And I would agree with him that that jail fashion has become the norm, for even people like Justin Bieber, i.e. saggy pants, but saggy pants don’t make the man, the prisons do. […]
Last night, Don Lemon responded to the open letter from our very own Russell Simmons while on CNN defending his statements on the youth being responsible for their own demise BUT the discussion does not end there. Russell soon after responded to Mr.Lemon’s remarks via his Twitter and it goes a little something like this: Hey […]
Will there be a meeting of the minds? Watch the CNN host respond to Russell Simmons.
Whoever said the young generation was misguided, jaded, and didn’t give a damn, should eat their words now. In the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Stand-Your-Ground controversy and Don Lemon’s shocking public flogging of black communities, youth-led campaigns are stepping up to bring attention to the real issues at hand. Organizations like the Dream […]
CNN news anchor Don Lemon & Fox Commentator Bill O’Reilly began a “Can you top this” discussion about Black people, crime and white fears last week. O’Reilly led off saying: “The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the African- American family. […] Raised without much structure, […]
