Booker T.: House Negro or Hero? (Commentary by John Henrik Clarke)

The Assault on Black Sanity blog highlights an essay by John Henrik Clark on Booker T. Washington’s famous 1895 Atlanta Exposition Speech.

“Although Booker T. Washington’s speech set off debates among people of that time, it was misunderstood then and it is misunderstood now. The reason it was misunderstood was that this speech was a speech [...]

The Death of an HBCU

A few years ago we watched as Morris Brown lost its accreditation amid financial scandal and neglect. Now the school is barely that with less that 66 students and its future uncertain. Now The only historically black college in my hometown of Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College is on death’s door.
LeMoyne-Owen needs about $3 million [...]

Usher, Engaged

“Usher is engaged to his stylist girlfriend, Tameka Foster, a source confirms to PEOPLE. The first hint that the two had decided to tie the knot came on Monday, when the R&B singer was at the NAACP Theatre Image Awards in Beverly Hills. Onstage to accept his Spirit Award, he thanked Foster, referring to her [...]

Quote of the Day: The Buddha

Your worst enemy cannot harm you As much as your own thoughts, unguarded.But once mastered,No one can help you as much,Not even your father or your mother.