Deadly School Shooting in Ohio—Yet Another Example of America’s Gun Obsession (UPDATE)
UPDATE—another student wounded in the Ohio school shooting has died, bringing to three the number of fatalities in the attack by a teen who opened fire...
Beyonce’s First Time Out With Blue Ivy Carter: Remembering the Newborn In Public Jitters
I can’t explain why, but pictures of Beyonce and Jay-Z taking their seven-week-old, Blue Ivy Carter, out on a lunchtime stroll in New York City...
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...
Church Bans Children So Pedophile Pastor Can Preach
A Jacksonville, Fla., Baptist church has banned children from Sunday services so that its new pastor, a confessed, convicted and known child abuser and rapist...
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...
MyBrownBaby Is Working Again. Come Back—We’ve Missed You. And Won’t Send Viruses To Your Computer.
I love blogging. I really do. It’s a writer’s dream—a space where I can practice my art and critical thought and friendly debate on black...
SWV’s New Video: Co-Sign
Please believe: SWV is still in heavy rotation on my iPod. I mean, how can you not get giddy when “Right Here,” “I’m So Into...
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...
Chris Brown and Rihanna Are Making Music Again—And Sending A Dangerous Message
I heard the news this morning on my local hip hop station: three years after Chris Brown pummeled Rihanna’s face damn near beyond recognition, the...
