Whitney’s Back!!

Hopefully, the days of Whitney looking more like Dave Chappelle and less like a beauty queen are over!! This is what happens when good women drop their sorrow men.“Her natural beauty combined with her glorious voice once made her one of the most successful singers of her generation. And posing for photographers in [...]

Quote of the Day

I mean, no woman should accept a man cheating on her. I think they should expect him to be faithful. No matter what. That doesn’t mean you’re never gonna fuck up. No woman should go into it like, ‘I’m cool with him cheating on me.’ I wouldn’t respect a woman that’s cool with me just [...]

Newspaper Circulation Plunges in Major US Markets

“Circulation at the nation’s largest newspapers plunged over the last six months, according to figures released today. The decline, one of the steepest on record, adds to the woes of a mature industry beset by layoffs and the possible sale of some of its flagships.
“Overall, average daily circulation for 770 newspapers was 2.8 percent lower [...]

Why Are Americans Allowing Our Votes to be "Counted" By Machines?

President Bush has an eerie confidence about the upcoming elections. That makes me nervous. Does he know something we don’t know? It’s amazing to me (J) that Americans are allowing our votes to be counted by computers.“With midterm elections less than two weeks away, some critics are raising doubts about the reliability [...]

Slave Marketing

Many of you who know me (rich) would not be surprised to find a few copies of GQ or Esquire around my condo. On this month’s cover of GQ is Mr. Dwyane Wade. Bare chested. One of my buddies, DG, sent me a text reminding me of a conversation he and I [...]

"God’s Entourage:" Black Hollywood Collaborates in Audio Bible

Blair Underwood plays Jesus in the 70-hour audiotape.“[Denzel] Washington was the first A-list star of more than 200 celebrities—including Samuel L. Jackson as God, Angela Bassett as Esther, Blair Underwood as Jesus and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Judas—who have lent their voices and acting talents to “Inspired By . . . The Bible Experience,” a [...]

D. Wade: The NBA’s Biggest Star (Sorry Kobe)

“Spike Lee is seated across from Dwyane Wade, then shouts “action” as the steamy gymnasium — transformed into a temporary studio — becomes silent. “Show us your game face,” says Lee, the die-hard basketball fan and renowned director.
“Wade knows the line is coming. He turns to the left, then back toward the camera, but can’t [...]

The Color of the Cross

The first depiction of Jesus as a black man, Color Of The [...]

Thomas Jefferson’s Slave Records Now Online

“The Monticello Plantation Database is packed with vital statistics about Monticello’s enslaved population as well as details of slave occupations and the transactions – sale, purchase, gift, and hiring – that were an inevitable part of the institution of slavery.”
Click here to read in-depth descriptions of the slave quarters on Monticello: “The log cabins [...]

Surprise: Republicans Play the Race Card

Surely by now most of us have heard about the controversial ad the RNC funded against Harold For Jr. down in Tennessee. The ad has mock on the street interviews of regular Tennesseeans talking facetiously about Ford. At the end of the ad a Blond haired woman tells Ford to call her. [...]