Happy Hand Washing: High-Five A Rainbow With Method’s “Green” Hand Soap
Okay so, yeah: I’m a clean hand freak. On an almost-OCD-type level. I refuse to put food anywhere near my hands and mouth unless my...
Father’s Day Video From Trayvon Martin’s Dad, Tracy: Stand for Our Sons. Plus: Stop “Stop and Frisk.”
As news organizations obsess over the sordid details and bald-faced lies George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, told a judge about the blood money he...
Black Parents Want GOOD Teachers, Not Necessarily Black Ones
By NICK CHILES A widely reported study out of the University of Houston, claiming that there is no added academic benefit for black students when...
As Erykah Badu Shows, Any Female Can be Humiliated By Explicit Images
By NICK CHILES As I read the looong Twitter rant by Erykah Badu directed at Wayne Coyne, the director of her controversial new video, I...
Depressing Study: Exercise May Not Help Black Girls Stay Slim
By NICK CHILES Talk about depressing news—a new study by British researchers has found that even black girls who are active and exercise regularly are...
Baby Facebook: Parental Controls Or No, Kids On Facebook Means Mo’ Problems For Parents
Dear Sweet baby Jesus: Please save the babies from Mark Zuckerberg and the massive time-suck/child molester magnet that is sure to be the so-called “Baby...
Beating Your Kids in Competition Can Make Them Stronger
By NICK CHILES While parents may feel inclined to protect their children from every situation where they might fail, child development experts say that allowing...
His Bail Revoked, George Zimmerman Is Back In Jail Where He Belongs: Justice4Trayvon
George Zimmerman, the sorta-kinda neighborhood watch guy who stalked, shot and killed unarmed teen Trayvon Martin in a Florida subdivision in February, sparking national outrage...
For Tweens, Sexual Images Can Be Overwhelming and Harmful
By NICK CHILES Exposed to overtly sexual messages all around them, our tweens are growing up too early and can be harmed by exposure to...
When It Comes To the Best Schools, Where Are the Black Students?
By KUWANA HAULSEY Just as the Obama administration recently announced that ten states would share in $4.35 billion in grant money in the president’s Race to...
