Quote of the Day: The Gospel of Thomas

“Anyone here with ears had better listen! There is light within a person of light, and it shines on the whole world. If it does not shine, his whole world is dark … If they say to you, ‘Where have you come from?’ say to them, ‘We have come from the Light, from the place [...]

TSO . . . League: Week 10 Results

Panther Pride is this week’s top scorer. They toppled Mack Attacks 111-71. IdePappyBoss takes the top spot in the League by defeating the Ike Turner Coalition and with Goodie Mob’s defeat at the hands of the Iron Fist. And the Southsiders defeat the First Lady and are out of the cellar with their [...]

From Middle Class to Poverty

Nearly half of African Americans born to middle-income parents in the late 1960s plunged into poverty or near-poverty as adults, according to a new study — a perplexing finding that analysts say highlights the fragile nature of middle-class life for many African Americans.
This troubling picture of black economic evolution is contained [...]

African Hebrews sink roots deeper into Holy Land

“Four decades after they heard what they call an angel’s order to leave the United States and move to Israel, a vegan community popularly known as “the Black Hebrews” is about to get its own piece of the Holy Land.
“Identifying themselves as African Hebrew Israelites, about 300 African-Americans arrived in 1969 in the sleepy desert [...]

Kanye West’s mother dies

“Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58.

“Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified.

“The family respectfully asks for privacy during this [...]