Viola Davis and The Oscars: Anatomy Of A Best Actress Snub
Academy Award nominee Viola Davis, star of the controversial film, The Help, went home empty-handed last night after losing the Best Actress Oscar to her...
Los Angeles Teacher Abuse Has Schools Looking To Teachers For Help In Catching Predators
By NICK CHILES The horrific child abuse case in Los Angeles, in which teacher Mark Berndt was charged last month with doing unspeakable things to...
A Black Mom’s Lament: How Can We Parents Stop Schools From Failing Our Kids?
By Kia Morgan Smith Sometimes I just want to throw my hands up and ask why and walk out of my kids’ school with them...
Florida Teens Post Racist Video—and Reveal Their Own Ignorance
By NICK CHILES A couple of Florida teens have seen the sky come falling down on their heads after they posted a dumb, racist 14-minute...
Bobby Brown Wasn’t Supposed to Have Contact with Bobbi Kristina: Lawyer
By NICK CHILES Whitney Houston’s family attorney said that Bobby Brown violated a prior agreement by trying to speak to his and Whitney’s daughter, Bobbi...
White Teacher Should Not Be Suspended for Using the N-Word
By NICK CHILES In Chicago, where a white teacher got suspended because he tried to have a classroom discussion about the n-word, it appears that...
DMX’s Ex Says He Owes $1 Million In Child Support
Jesus be a fence, a passport and a good-paying European concert gig, because rapper DMX is being sued for $1 million in child support. By...
All Up In Our Uteruses: Rick Santorum Says No To Prenatal Testing, Virginia Says Yes To Vaginal Probes
Please believe me, I never imagined that anyone would ever have to write a post explaining why prenatal testing is important and necessary, but here...
If These Marriage Trends Continue, the Word “Father” Will Soon Be Obsolete
By NICK CHILES As a married man with three children, I was extremely disturbed by a story I saw over the weekend in the New...
As Whitney Houston’s Funeral Nears, We Celebrate Her Life—And Remember That She Was Us
When I was 16, Whitney Houston was everything. I was a nerd—wholesome, shy, black. Never kissed. And in love with this boy I’d worshipped from...
