ANALYSIS: Black Journalists Meet With US Senators About Race and Jobs
Should President Barack Obama and Congress support a black agenda? Last week, for the first time in my 30-year career as a journalist, I joined…
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ANALYSIS: Save Our Black Children From Drowning, Teach Them to Swim
Black children are dying at a startling rate, not just by gunfire on the streets – but they are now six times more likely to…
COMMENTARY: Bob Johnson Blasts Obama But Offers No Solutions to Urban Problems
My friend Courtland Milloy, a longtime columnist for The Washington Post, wrote an interesting column last week questioning whether African Americans refuse to criticize President…
COMMENTARY: Michelle Obama in Standoff With Heckler: ‘I Don’t Care What You Believe’
Note to would-be hecklers: Don’t mess with First Lady Michelle Obama. Ten minutes into a campaign fundraising speech in Washington, D.C. Tuesday evening, Michelle Obama…
COMMENTARY: NY Jets Star Vows to Be Better Father to 12 Children By Eight Women
“We know that too many young men in our community continue to make bad choices. Growing up, I made quite a few myself. Sometimes I…
ANALYSIS: GOP Uses Taxpayer-Funded Hearings to Criticize the ‘Cupid Shuffle’
Republicans are furious about the “Cupid Shuffle.” They accuse the IRS of wasting taxpayer dollars by teaching employees how to line dance, allegedly on company…
COMMENTARY: Why Are Six-Year-Old Kids Watching Internet Porn?
As a parent, I was surprised – and saddened — to learn that kids start watching porn as early as six years old and begin…
COMMENTARY: Tom Joyner’s Opinion on Tavis Smiley’s White House Accusations
Tavis Smiley, a persistent critic of President Barack Obama, now claims that the White House is quietly and systematically wrecking his initiatives by pressuring corporate…
COMMENTARY: Can the GOP Really Impeach Obama?
President Barack Obama is squarely in the epicenter of a political storm – a mounting controversy that Republicans hope will tarnish Obama’s legacy as America’s…
COMMENTARY: Revelations or Ridiculousness? Black Pastors Star in Reality TV Show
Would you really want your pastor – and your congregation – to star in a reality television show? I’m not knocking the six black pastors…
