A Few Words From Morehouse’s Valedictorian

“You know I’m white, right?
Joshua Packwood is a Kansas City, MO, native who is graduating later this week from Dear Old Morehouse.  He has a 4.0 GPA and is a Rhodes Scholar Finalist.  He turned down Columbia and Yale for the opportunity to be educated at the august instituion of higher learning that is Morehouse [...]

In Philly, Guns Don’t Kill People . . .

Black folks do. This is according to the Pennsylvania’s resident skinheads. The flyer was first distributed before a Free Mumia rally on April 19th by the Keystone State Skinheads. The KSS is recognized as a domestic terrorist group. Some have been recirculated and given new focus since the May 5th beating [...]

Obama’s success shows that the ceiling has risen for African-Americans

From The Economist
“Some blacks think their glass is three-quarters full; others think it three-quarters empty. Optimists can point to obvious improvements. Little more than four decades ago, blacks in the South could not vote. This year, a black man may be elected president. Under segregation, southern blacks were barred from white schools, neighbourhoods and opportunities. [...]

Rebecca Walker On How Her Mother’s Feminism Affected Her Life

Alice Walker’s daughter, Rebecca, discusses life growing up under her mother’s misguided feminism.
“My mother is very ideologically based, and her ideology is much more important in many ways than her personal relationships,” says Rebecca.

“When Rebecca became pregnant at 14, Walker wasn’t shocked: she calmly picked up the phone and arranged an abortion. “Her feminist thing [...]