Is Kobe Better Than Jordan?

“Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan.Not more successful.Hasn’t had a bigger economic impact.Hasn’t won more MVPs.
Hasn’t won more titles.But he’s a better player.Kobe can do everything Michael did, and even a few things Michael couldn’t do.Kobe is just as good a defender. His killer instinct is just as pronounced. He can shoot, finish [...]

The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke

“More than two decades ago, the women’s movement flung open the doors of the workplace. Although this social revolution created a firestorm of controversy, no one questioned the idea that women’s involvement in the workforce was certain to improve families’ financial lot. Until now.
“In this brilliantly argued book, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth [...]

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Iran Holds UK Soldiers, US Increases War Exercises in Gulf

“The United States insisted on Wednesday it was not escalating tensions with Iran by holding naval exercises in the Gulf and backed British efforts to free 15 sailors and Marines captured last week.
“The Bush administration appeared to be adopting a cautious tone on the standoff over the British sailors so as not to disrupt [...]

Four Indicted in Murder of Morehouse Student

“When 23-year-old Carlnell James Walker walked into his dark Riverdale rental house late one Tuesday night last June, he was punched in the face.Then he was stabbed in the leg, hit in the head again with a hammer, stomped, and bound to a chair with a computer cord.
“His hair was cut off with a pocket [...]

Hip Hop Kids

An after-school program may seem like a drag to 8-year-olds who’d rather be outside shooting hoops or inside watching TV. But to the mini-Missy Elliotts and Jay-Zs who take part in a learn-to-rap project called the Rappers Delight Club, it’s a place to let loose and dream big.
Last year, the group, part of the Kids [...]

Rudy Guliani is a Stone Cold Cross Dresser

“Rudy Giuliani’s liberal stance on abortion, guns and gays wasn’t his biggest problem yesterday as he addressed a conference of conservative activists - it was his having dressed in drag. A whisper campaign targeting the front-running GOP White House contender’s cross-dressing stunts at gala political dinners in New York and on “Saturday Night Live” was [...]

Quote of the Day: Martin Luther King

“The black revolution is forcing America to face all its interrelated flaws - racism, poverty, militarism and materialism. It is exposing evils that are rooted deeply in the whole structure of society. It reveals systemic rather than superficial flaws and suggests that radical reconstruction of society itself is the real issue to be faced.”
- Martin [...]

Some Black Ministers Starting To Accept Gays

When the Rev. Dennis Meredith of Tabernacle Baptist Church here began preaching acceptance of gay men and lesbians a few years ago, he attracted some gay people who were on the brink of suicide and some who had left the Baptist faith of their childhoods but wanted badly to return.
At the same time, Tabernacle Baptist, [...]

Analysis vs Hatin’

“The title of this post is ‘Hatin vs. Analysis’ and it’s based on the following questions: How do you know when your analysis becomes “Hatin”? Is there a difference? How much of this is real vs. imaginary?
“At the date of this writing, the term is primarily used as a defense mechanism for weaknesses & defiencies. [...]