Taste

This week, the internet lit up like the Rockefeller Christmas Tree over Roland Martin’s suspension from CNN—a suspension prompted after the celebrated commentator sent out homophobic tweets about David Beckham’s Superbowl underwear ad. Of all the commentary, this piece, by Britni Danielle, really spoke to me—particularly this passage: If anyone ...

I may be showing my age, but I remember even as a kid being moved by those Reading Is Fundamental commercials—the ones that promised cool, new books to kids who didn’t have any. All these years later, R.I.F. is still at it, using its resources and knowledge as the largest ...

*Sigh* This is McDonald’s latest kid’s meal promotion. The fast food restaurant, which has found itself under hot water for a minority marketing campaign that had African American and Latino actors rapping and dancing while they got their Big Mac on, is under hot water again, this time for a ...

By NICK CHILES Did you know that one in three American teenagers has experienced some form of dating violence? That’s such an outrageous statistic—made even more outrageous by the fact that so many people aren’t aware of it. But while most of us are content to shake our heads in ...