Justin Combs Gets Full Scholarship To UCLA: Why He Deserves It, Despite Diddy’s Millions
Last time I checked, there was cause for celebration if an African American teenage boy earned a full scholarship to a sterling college based on...
A 6-Year-Old Walking Alone to School? Is This Crazy—Or Is It Just Me?
By NICK CHILES There was a story that sprang to my attention a couple weeks ago and it’s been bothering me so much that I...
Fantasia’s Baby Weight: Cut the American Idol Some Slack, Plus, More Fresh Links
Though it’s probably too much to ask of the public to remember that celebrities don’t owe us size zero figures, but rather their talent, it...
Almost Doesn’t Count: Learning To Say Enough Is Enough When Love Is Incomplete
By TARANA BURKE I have been contemplating the idea of ‘almost’ quite a bit lately. Growing up, in my house, the word was certainly frowned...
When A Second-Grader Portrays MLK in Blackface, Let’s Ditch the Outrage
By NICK CHILES Offering continued evidence that this nation is badly in need of some serious discussions about race, history and stereotyping, a white second-grader...
Parenting Fail: Father Puts Child In Washing Machine And Turns It On (Video)
I mean, I really don’t know what to say about this video—a laundromat surveillance tape I came across yesterday while putzing around on Yahoo Shine!...
Marijuana in His Blood Reveals One Thing: Trayvon Martin Was Typical American Teen
By NICK CHILES The news that Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system will add ammunition to those who want to believe he...
Trayvon Martin Evidence: Fight Was Avoidable, Plus: Farewell Donna Summer and Other Fresh Links
A large cache of reports, documents, pictures and other evidence in the Trayvon Martin case were released to the public last night, giving details into...
Halle Berry Wants President Obama To Stop Paparazzi On the School Pick-up Line
Halle Berry is ticked that paparazzi got way too close to her and her daughter, Nahla, last week while she was picking her child up...
Maternity Leave Laws: The Best and Worst States For Working Moms
So basically, it sucks to be a working mom in America. That’s according to a new report by The National Partnership for Women & Families,...
