Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 17 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. Education reformer Michelle Rhee, who gained national attention with her no nonsense approach to public education, non-performing teachers and stressing that schools and educators should put Students First, talked about her philosophies in an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview. Rhee has founded Students First, […]
Fred Hammond talks Divorce & Desire to Remarry by EEW Magazine Entertainment Editors He is beloved for Gospel classics like “No Weapon,” and everybody’s favorite offering song, “Blessed.” But there’s much more to Fred Hammond than praise and worship music. On the heels of the release of his new album, God, Love & Romance, in […]
On Wednesday, CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for making “offensive” tweets on Super Bowl Sunday as he watched the game, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader During the Super Bowl show, Martin reportedly tweeted that “real bruhs” wouldn’t wear David Beckham underwear and that […]
By theGrio In a recent interview with Diverse magazine, Professor Cornel West attacked his former Princeton colleague and newly minted MSNBC host Professor Melissa Harris-Perry. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius West called Harris-Perry a “liar” and said that, “[s]he’s become the […]
A comedian in blackface decided to ask students at the Mormon college, Brigham Young University in Utah about what they knew about Black History Month. Students claimed that Tupac and 50 Cent were Black historical figures and one student claimed that he celebrated Black History Month by “eating fried chicken and drinking grape juice.” Another […]
Former GOP chairman Michael Steele said that gay rights should not be equated with black rights in an exchange with LGBT activist and former Lt. Dan Choi on MSNBC’s “Now with Alex Wagner,” Raw Story reports. SEE ALSO: Meet The Last Black Spacewalker Black D.A. Frees The Innocent Check out some of the exchange below: […]
Pittsburgh Brentwood High School officials are in hot water for allegedly allowing three students to run on to the court during half-time in full-bodied banana suits, mocking the other team who is mostly African American, according to Yahoo News. SEE ALSO: Black District Attorney Frees The Innocent Last Friday, Monessan High School basketball students were […]
By theGrio CNN anchor Don Lemon sounded off recently, saying that being a black, gay male is the worst thing to be in the African-American community. SEE ALSO: Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights Happy Birthday, Bob Marley! The Transparent author says there’s a lack of acceptance of the LGBT community by black Americans. […]
How do you feel about yourself? Is it good or bad? How you feel about yourself is self-esteem. It is your perception of how you are doing in the world. Self-esteem may go up or down depending upon what is happening to you. Get an “A” on a test and you feel great, but if […]
A new study by M. Marit Rehavi of the University of British Columbia and Sonja B. Starr of the University of Michigan Law School shows that Black Americans receive almost 60% long prison sentences than white Americans who committed the same crime. The study covered 58,000 federal criminal cases and found that there was a […]
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) on Tuesday filed its official report to Congress identifying waste, abuse and potential fraud by Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation. The alleged fraud may amount to multiple millions of dollars in wasted taxpayer money. ADF attorneys prepared the report to aid Congress in its investigation of the abortion giant. […]
The Blind Boys of Alabama march on without stopping. In April 2011, the band released Take The High Road in Australia and followed it with a headlining tour that included the East and West Coast Blues-fest and the Sydney Opera House. The CD, which was also released in the U.S. on May 3, features guest […]
