9-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused in Harlem School; Principal Does Nothing
As a father of a teenage daughter, I was particularly alarmed to learn that a 9-year-old girl was sexually abused during a lunch break in…
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Panties Aren’t the Problem: Talking to Your Kids About Sex
You would never subject your teenaged daughter, niece or little sister to sexual objectification, right? You wouldn’t encourage her to dance in a strip club,…
Why Didn’t I Get (Or Stay) Married?
On Easter Sunday, actor Mekhi Phifer got married for the second time to his girlfriend Rachelet Barnes. It must have been a bittersweet day for…
Negro, Please: LeBron James Dead Wrong About NBA History
Yes, I’m gloating. Yes indeed I’m gloating. You can bet your sweet derriere I’m gloating. On Wednesday night, March 27, 2013, the Chicago Bulls officially…
MLK King Legacy for Sale?
There are two sides to every story, I know. So, when I hear about the in-fighting, the lawsuits and what appears to be greed coming…
Deadbeat or Not? Child Support Isn’t Simple
For New Jersey Powerball lottery winner Pedro Quezada, the Dominican bodega owner who just collected $215 million, the adage “Mo’ money, mo’ problems” has already…
Reality Check: What’s Going to Happen to Pretty ‘RHOA’ Porsha?
It seems that yet another reality show marriage has bit the dust. Kordell Stewart — the former Pittsburgh Steelers star — has filed for divorce…
Sit Back and Enjoy the Ride? What Teens Should Know About Adult Sexual Enticement
I see it and hear it every time a story comes out about a teenage boy being linked sexually with a female teacher: the snickering…
CREATE THAT VILLAGE NOW: It’s Time to Be Outraged Over Rape of Young Girls
The verdict is in but the story about the two Steubenville high football players convicted of raping a West Virginia teen girl continues to make…
Who You Calling a B****?: Does Beyonce’s ‘Bow Down’ Diminish the Shine of Other Successful Women And Even Her Own?
“Bow Down Bitches/I Been On” is the name of Beyonce’s new single that has everybody talking, blogging, and tweeting. Has the March “Vogue” magazine cover…
