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Robert Griffin III, the Washington Washington Football Team sensational rookie quarterback, had no business playing football in last week’s playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. I know it. Fans know it. And Mike Shanahan, the stone-faced coach of the Washington Football Team, ought to know it, too. It was clear that Shanahan should have pulled […]

It seems like a troubling trend: Racists targeting black women in the media. The recent hate-filled note written to Jemele Hill began this way: “Hell, I don’t like women broadcasters to begin with, yet alone bitch jungle bunnies …this “spear chucker needs to go away.” “Get her outa here before she back-slides into some ebonics […]

It’s 2013, and even though it’s been thrown in our faces for the last three weeks, one of us will still write 1-3-12 on a check. It’ s just one of those things that can’t be avoided.   And speaking of writing checks and spending money, let’s not get reeled in on any more sales gimmicks.  […]

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It’s been at least 20 days since the massacre of 20 school children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. That’s enough time for the hysteria to have died down, at least somewhat, and enough time to talk about something OTHER than gun control. The kneejerk response to the […]

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Call it a lesson in the power of righteous indignation. According to the Pew Research Center, black voter turnout may have topped the turnout rate for whites during the 2012 presidential election. For the first time ever. In 2008, the rate of black people turning out almost equaled that of whites – no doubt because […]

The Obama administration released a report that explains how the so-called “fiscal cliff” impacts African Americans at a time when so many black families are struggling to make ends meet. The report highlights the number of middle class families impacted by a tax increase on Jan. 1, including the number of African Americans that could lose […]

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Christmas might be over, but there is still a day left to celebrate and commemorate. I do it every Dec. 26. And no, I’m not talking about observing the first day of Kwanzaa either. For those of you that do celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa, an African-American tradition that comes to us courtesy of […]

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Christmas might be over, but there is still a day left to celebrate and commemorate. I do it every Dec. 26. And no, I’m not talking about observing the first day of Kwanzaa either. For those of you that do celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa, an African-American tradition that comes to us courtesy of […]

I’m completely disgusted with the mother-daughter hard-core porn performers of Tampa. Known professionally as the “The Sexxxtons,” Jessica, the mother, and Monica, the daughter, have created a kinky tag-team website and just released a DVD to promote their family-owned porn business based in Tampa, Florida. Both mother, a blonde, and daughter, a brunette, often engage […]

I’m not always up-to-date on the latest men’s fashions, but I do know where to draw the line: Kanye West’s skirt. Yes, a skirt. During last week’s 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden benefiting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, West, 35, performed wearing a black leather skirt and leggings. I realize that some artists are a […]

I’m not always up-to-date on the latest men’s fashions, but I do know where to draw the line: Kanye West’s skirt. Yes, a skirt. During last week’s 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden benefiting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, West, 35, performed wearing a black leather skirt and leggings. I realize that some artists are a […]

When NBC pre-empted Sunday Night Football to broadcast President Barack Obama’s heartfelt address to nation about the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, racists quickly took to Twitter. “Take that n****r off the tv, we wanna watch football!” one bigot tweeted. “Obama you stupid sand n****r get off my tv,” another racist complained. “Your […]