My local headlines were all a-fluffered about the recent discoveryof Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole (ohl-oo-moo-YEE’-wah oh-YEH’-woh-leh), an illegal immigrant from Nigeria who has been punching a clock at Newark International Airport for over two decades now. According the New York Times, the real Jerry…
Its my understanding that one of the occupational hazards of being Black is that one is more familiar with the Baptist church then they are with the teachings of the Roman Catholic church. Luckily, I was raised Roman Catholic and the…
It’s been over a week since New York Post journalist Phil Mushnick caused a stir with his under handed racist comments aimed at New York Nets owner Jay-Z. While more tolerant internet media outlets waited for the pointless piece to quietly be removed…
What would you do if you came home and accidently discovered your daughter making out with another girl? Would you be surprised? Hurt or alarmed? Would you think she’s going through a ‘growing phase’ and then seek therapy for her, you know, so…
I have a saying about criminals, just like everyone else, they too, should seriously consider their vocation because not everybody is built for carrying out a fool proof plan. All forms of rouge activity require a certain level of care,…
Now that we are knee deep into the public display of stupidity and ignorance, also known as the Republican Party, stories like this one are turning up a dime a dozen on the internet. What burns me up is the…
Some people are of the opinion that two wrongs don’t make a right and when the Republican party suffer’s such damage such as this recent indictment of South Carolina representative Ken Ard only a few hours after he resigned this…
Editor’s Note: I just read a story about a woman who as a result of refusing the advances of a would be male suitor, ended up in a hospital after being hit in the head with a bowling ball for…
I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of my downstairs neighbor yesterday after having survived a busted pipe (mine) and a collapsed ceiling (his). While the circumstances weren’t the greatest and maybe we could have done this earlier, say, late Summer or early…
Please don’t get me confused, as I am very excited that Mumia Abu-Jamal has now been taken off of death row. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the 1981 killing of…