Do You Care?

After this video was released on the internet, 6 people at Kings County Hospital in New York were fired. The woman in the video, Jamaican immigrant, Esmin Elizabeth Green, died on that floor. At least four staffers, one of them a doctor, observed Green but did nothing.
If no one else is moving, individuals [...]

“The Black National Anthem”

What do you think of “Lift Every Voice And Sing?”  Do you know the words - even to verse two?  Do you sing it at your corny corporate diversity outings?

Summer Reading

I (J) read that Barack Obama’s favorite book is Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. So being that I’ve never read a Toni Morrison book, I decided to pick up a copy. This summer, I’ve already read Joseph Wambaugh’s Hollywood Crows, a police thriller, - admittedly a stretch from my normal reading. I also [...]

Nas: Kanye Saved Hip Hop

“Nas is the rapper who said Hip Hop Is Dead a couple years back, but according to him, someone has saved it.
 
“In a recent interview with Complex, the Queensbridge rapper said he thinks Kanye West has saved the genre.
“I think Kanye West saved rap. I think Lil Wayne is showing there is a future for all [...]

Study on Black/African-Americans

Radio One has commissioned Yankelovich to do a study to help African-Americans feel good about themselves. The results are based on a survey of 3,400 African-American ranging in ages from 17 to 74. Among the eleven distinct groups they categorized are the “connected black teens” who are tech-savvy, optimistic and less familiar with [...]

The Root: Oh What A Tangled Web My Weave

Black women and weaves.
“At 37, I’ve had dreadlocks for nearly half my lifetime. Why I got them is not really important; what is important is that I like them. I cringe when people say “your hair must be so easy; you never have to do anything to it.” Because anyone with a natural hairstyle knows, [...]

Being Mama Daily: America’s Milk

You may be surprised to learn that most of the human beings that live on planet Earth today do not drink or use cow’s milk.

Further, most of them can’t drink milk because it makes them ill. There are students of human nutrition who are not supportive of milk use for adults. Here is a quotation [...]

They’re Gonna Have You In Dresses Pretty Soon, Fellaz

“The notion of wardrobe androgyny was the fitting theme of Yves Saint-Laurent’s men’s collection, the house” that kicked off the just-ended Paris men’s shows where men’s fashion won a feminine touch.
“At YSL, designer Stefano Pilati used quotations from Plato to explain why he combined female detailing with a masculine silhouette.
“The original human nature was [...]

The State Of . . . South Africa

I (rich) spent the last week-and-a-half in South Africa on a much needed vacation. I went with a good friend to visit another good friend conducting a study on land distribution after the end of apartheid. You can check the TSOcast for more on this. I was in the country for about [...]

“An Ideal Husband”

The NY Times’ Maureen Dowd gets down with Father Pat Conner, a 79-year old Catholic priest.
“Never marry a man who has no friends,” he starts. “This usually means that he will be incapable of the intimacy that marriage demands. I am always amazed at the number of men I have counseled who have no friends. [...]