by Miss Blurbette When I was a senior in high school, I took a class about writing research papers. I was taught to write what you know and go from there, so being a child with a black mom and a white step dad and a black dad and white step mom, and their bi-racial …
A new look at the cross section of race and empowerment as it relates to black men has spelled out a new theory that one sociologist dubs “black male privilege.” Host Michel Martin speaks with L’Heureux Lewis, assistant professor of sociology at the City University of New York, for more on why he thinks black …
Howard Stern ignited a little fire the other day when he referred to actress Gabourey Sidibe as “enormous” and claimed she would never work in Hollywood again. Wrong Howard. Lest we forget, we’re talking about an Academy Award nominated actress- hell, even Cuba Gooding made more movies after his Oscar nod (much to our disappointment). …
*facepalm* It’s official. Michael Steele is the Black, male Sarah Palin of the Republican Party. This guy… *deep, cleansing breath* is always talking out of the side of his neck. He must have a neck-talking quota, because even when there’s really nothing going on, he’s stirring stuff up for the sake of hearing himself talk. …
“The events which transpired five thousand years ago, five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five years from now or five thousand years from now. All history is a current event.” – Dr John Henrik Clarke – What do you think about Black History Month? Personally, …