Quote of the Day: Elijah Muhammad

“Men everywhere are seeking unity among themselves. Every race of people want unity with their own kind first, except my people, the so-called Negro in America. Our condition and lack of love for ourselves must be attributed to the slave-master. He has been our teacher until the coming of Almighty God, Allah. The slave-master has [...]

TSO . . . League: Week 6

This week’s high score goes to Mack Attacks as he defeated IdePappyBoss 134 to 84. And despite scoring more points than 4 other league members, the Southsiders, AKA the commish, is still winless. The Ike Turner Coalition treated me like Tina. Other scores:
Ike Turner Coalition [...]

Why Did I Get Married?

Janet Jackson, Jill Scott and Tyler Perry star in “Why Did I Get Married,” which opened No. 1.

“Academy Awards heavyweights such as George Clooney and Cate Blanchett were no match for another of Tyler Perry’s populist tales. The Lionsgate release “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?”, a marital yarn whose ensemble cast includes [...]

Dem Jena Celebrities

From the Tell Me More blog

They are Carwin Jones and Bryant Purvis of the so-called “Jena 6.” The two walked the red carpet of the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards, held this weekend in Atlanta.
They strutted down the red carpet and presented the Hip Hop Video of the Year award.
What does it say about the culture’s [...]

Black Law Students, Affirmative Action and Passing the Bar Exam

A young Thurgood Marshall, pictured.

“Currently only about one in three African-Americans who goes to an American law school passes the bar on the first attempt and a majority never become lawyers at all,” says UCLA law professor Richard Sander.

“In an article published in the Stanford Law Review, Sander and his research team concluded several [...]