Ree, The (Ree)lationship Guide recently wrote a very nice article on the reasons that it isn’t wise to have sex on the first date. While the article was very good, I also wanted to give a man’s perspective. It seems that there are times when we put too much weight on women to make all […]
I want to thank HelloBeautiful.com for sharing this picture of a group of teen moms proudly sporting their baby bumps on Facebook. Apparently, a baby in your belly has become the ultimate accessory, instantly turning you into the most fashionable girl at your school. I can hear the collective gasps and head shaking coming from […]
Star Jones has recently launched a campaign to take on the show “Basketball Wives.” For Star, the depiction of Black women on the hit show coupled with the violence and abuse needs to stop. Jones recently vented: “It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color slap the crap out of each other […]
I love David Banner. He is not the only brilliant hip-hop artist that we hear on the radio, but he is one of the few who is proud of his intelligence. Unlike brothers who fall for the temptation to mask their intelligence with counter-productive bo-jangling, Banner boldly uses his platform to promote the greater good. […]
A few Jamaican lawmakers recently announced a quest to explore reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. This is the second effort to discuss reparations, after the first one failed in 2010 due to financial difficulties. The effort involves the restoration of a commission that will investigate the issue and possibly ask for compensation from Britain […]
Essence Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Constance White, was forced to back pedal when one of her editors, Michael Bullerdick (pictured below), forgot that even a “private” Facebook page (pictured below) can still end up embarrassing you in public. SEE ALSO: Two Shows Present Black Women In Positive Light Bullerdick, the infamous White guy hired at Essence as […]
In one of the most shocking achievements in sports history, the students at Intermediate School 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos just won the national high school chess championships. Yes, a bunch of middle schoolers took on and defeated the top high schools in the nation. The win is compared to the best college basketball team […]
What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most-hated and notorious killer on earth? You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did for George Zimmerman, the man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. RELATED: NewsOne’s Trayvon Martin Coverage As a condition of his bail, Zimmerman is not allowed to have […]
When I heard that Tupac Shakur was making an appearance at the Coachella Music Festival, I was sure it was just a gimmick. Yea, Tupac is coming, maybe he’ll also appear with the Easter Bunny, I thought to myself. I had no plans of watching the performance, since I can easily find an abundant supply […]
I spoke today to a group in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The topic, organizational diversity, was the same as the one that would smack me in my face as soon as I left the stage. Opening my cell phone, I saw a message from a member of the media asking me to comment on the recent Super […]
Earlier this week, I stated that it might make sense for the family of Trayvon Martin to get off of the media circuit. I saw no meaningful value in all of the television and radio appearances, since George Zimmerman has now been arrested and charged. At this stage in the game, the only individuals who […]
Bill Cosby is still kicking and ticking, speaking his mind, whether we want to hear it or not. In a series of recent media appearances, Dr. Huxtable spoke on everything from the Trayvon Martin tragedy to the Obama presidency. When Cosby talks, people listen, even when the poor man drones on and on and on […]