Should Prescription Drugs Be Advertised on Television?

It seems like everytime I watch television these days, I see multiple ads for various prescription drugs. The ads usually go like this: an old couple takes a romantic walk on the beach during sunset while a soft voiceover describes how liberated I can be by taking a certain presciption drug. At the end of [...]

How Can We Respect African Rituals That Kill?

We’ve all heard about the on going practice of Female Genital Mutilation. There is another traditional practice that is help spreading the HIV/AIDS epidemic in some rural parts of Africa. In Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya a husband’s funeral has concluded with ritual sex between a relative of the husband and his widowed wife. This ritual [...]

Vicente Fox: Mexicans Do Works Blacks Won’t Do

“Mexican President Vincent Fox refused to apologize Monday for saying Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won’t — a comment widely viewed as acceptable in a country where blackface comedy is still considered funny and nicknames often reflect skin color.”

“The president was just telling the truth,” said Celedonio Gonzalez, a 35-year-old [...]

Robert Townsend’s "Black Family Channel" Kicks Into High Gear

“Townsend waited years for an introduction to Hollywood, then maxed out his credit cards to make his own landmark first film. So he’s not the type to wait for pomp and circumstance at this April gathering, which Comcast Cable sponsored for him to pitch for his latest mission: selling America, one city at a time, [...]

Poor Righteous Teachin’

“Knowledge is not something that can be bought, but rather attained. Over the years, Hip-Hop music has grown from a young cry of escaping the ghetto, to the booming voice of million-dollar-a-year money making industry. Through this growth and progression, the question, “Has Hip-Hop forgotten where it came?” has become a major issue.“

The World Was Better Off With Saddam Hussein in Power

Whenever the administration is challenged regarding the success of the Iraq war, or regarding the false information used to justify the war, the retort is: “Aren’t the people of Iraq better off?” The insinuation is that anyone who expresses any reservations about supporting the war is an apologist for Saddam Hussein and every ruthless act [...]

How Can We Respect African Rituals That Kill?

We’ve all heard about the on going practice of Female Genital Mutilation. There is another traditional practice that is help spreading the HIV/AIDS epidemic in some rural parts of Africa. In Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya a husband’s funeral has concluded with ritual sex between a relative of the husband and his widowed wife. This ritual [...]

Vicente Fox: Mexicans Do Works Blacks Won’t Do

“Mexican President Vincent Fox refused to apologize Monday for saying Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won’t — a comment widely viewed as acceptable in a country where blackface comedy is still considered funny and nicknames often reflect skin color.”

“The president was just telling the truth,” said Celedonio Gonzalez, a 35-year-old [...]

Robert Townsend’s "Black Family Channel" Kicks Into High Gear

“Townsend waited years for an introduction to Hollywood, then maxed out his credit cards to make his own landmark first film. So he’s not the type to wait for pomp and circumstance at this April gathering, which Comcast Cable sponsored for him to pitch for his latest mission: selling America, one city at a time, [...]

Poor Righteous Teachin’

“Knowledge is not something that can be bought, but rather attained. Over the years, Hip-Hop music has grown from a young cry of escaping the ghetto, to the booming voice of million-dollar-a-year money making industry. Through this growth and progression, the question, “Has Hip-Hop forgotten where it came?” has become a major issue.“