Commentary

Put five working moms no matter what their age, race, income or religion together, ask them what they feel most guilty about and I can almost guarantee you it will be about not having more time to devote to their children. In reality, it’s all relative (pardon the pun). There’s no guidebook, no quantitative formula, […]

President Barack Obama may not be interested in playing golf with Republicans. But he doesn’t mind playing hardball. Sitting inside the White House several hours before Obama delivered his State of the Union Address to the nation, I listened to a White House senior adviser discuss the president’s vision for moving America forward — with […]

Watching the Grammys last night was a snoozefest. There’s gotta be something wrong with an awards show where the most exciting moment is the Twitter feedback on Pharrell Williams‘ hat, which now has its own Twitter account.  Sure, there were highlights. Pharrell, Grammy’s Producer of the Year, performed with Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk in an […]

Who did that Richard Sherman think he was? Justin Bieber? Making the memes this week is a comparison of Sherman, the Seattle Seahawks cornerback who Twitter racists labeled a thug because of his un-criminal act of boasting about his recent game-saving play, and Bieber, the pop star who Twitter racists have been fairly quiet about […]

Ted Nugent (pictured) has long proven himself to be nothing more than the Ku Klux Klan meets a fine arts class. That said, no one…

The battle of the sexes is alive and well. I was recently involved in a conversation with men and women about an NFL player accused of harassing his girlfriend into getting an abortion. Most of the men felt that the woman was a gold digger who purposely got pregnant to get Arian Foster’s dough. The […]

Originally published on June 25th, 2012 Should a non minority receive a MLK scholarship? AV asks this question on this edition of AV’s Say What You Want…

Last year was supposed to be a banner film for Black filmmakers. Fruitvale Station, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave were released and their respective acting casts, writers and directors received major critical acclaim. But today’s Oscar nominations prove just one thing – Hollywood hasn’t changed much. This year’s top acting, writing and directing […]

It’s a shame that some black folks spend too much time ridiculing each other when there are a myriad of critical issues that need our collective attention in black communities across the nation. Is this about self-hate? Help me out here. I’m talking about the vile treatment of Gabourey Sidibe, who attended the Golden Globes […]

He’s such an easy target. Kanye West might as well have a sign on his back that says “provoke me and get paid.” It can’t be easy being him. I’m not defending his actions, but every one knows he’s a young, rich, hot-headed male that TMZ and the tabloids love to hate. The latest, as […]

It seems some folks need a history lesson. Or maybe a simple lesson on cultural dignity will do. Images of fliers for events that are supposed to be honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, which falls on Jan. 15., and is celebrated on Monday, Jan. 20., are being circulated on social media. That wouldn’t be […]

The Omaha Police Officers Association posted a video on its website of a Black toddler being forced to mimic family members cursing and making offensive…