The Miseducation of “Chi-Raq”
There had been buzz in the past year or so that there was a filming of a movie entitled “Chi-raq” with the gun violence at…
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People, Why Defend Bill Cosby?
Welp, it finally happened. Famed comedian and suspected serial rapist Bill Cosby has been arraigned and charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania in a 2004 case…
Anthony Cumia? James Deen? Where’s the Outrage?
During the Summer of 2014, I wrote about radio host and former half of the duo “Opie and Anthony”, Anthony Cumia’s violent alleged violent confrontation with…
Patti LaBelle’s Sweet Potato Pie Can Destroy ISIS
So, is this Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pie thing the new Ice Bucket Challenge, or what? I see a lot of videos on Facebook and…
Malcolm-Jamal Warner: Ebony Cover Pushes “Broken Black Family” Trope
Ebony Magazine’s November issue cover story depicted by the shattered glass image of The Cosby Show has its fan base in a stir. Actually, it…
Kanye West for President in 2020?
It appears as if yet another entrepreneur is bidding to be a future president of the United States. Kanye West, last evening announced that he…
N.W.A Didn’t Kill Hip Hop or the Black Community
Straight Outta Compton, the movie documenting the rise and fall of gangster rap groupN.W.A, came out this weekend to much success. Round about numbers suggest…
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Scares White People
So, apparently the movie Straight Outta Compton that tells the story the iconic rap group, N.W.A, has “certain people” on edge this weekend. According to…
An Open Letter To Bill Cosby
Dear William H. Cosby, I’m writing this letter in order to get some things off my chest. I know this will likely never reach you,…
Zoe Kravitz is My Hero (or, Be Who You Truly Are)
I have a cousin-in-law that shall remain nameless. Being that she is about 13-14 years old, she tends to be precarious. However, she is a…