Single black women should end the blame game
Hopefully we can all agree that there is nothing more precious and beautiful than a well-made African-American woman. Your definition of “well-made” may vary from mine, but when I see my daughter, sister, mother and grandmother, they’re exactly what I’m referring to.
I recently watched an ABC News special about black people not getting married. It [...]
South African President Will Have 3 Wives, Maybe More
The South African president’s office says he is set to formalize his marriage to his third wife in a traditional wedding ceremony this week.
In a statement released Sunday, the presidency said President Jacob Zuma and Tobeka Madiba will take part Monday in a private family ceremony.
The office requested that media “allow the family the privacy [...]
U.S. offers to pay Native Americans $1.4 billion for lost funds
Thousands of American Indians would receive as much as $1,000 each if they accept a proposed $1.4 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over government mismanagement of tribal lands.
The suit, filed in 1996, accused the U.S. Department of the Interior of failing to account for and provide revenue from a trust fund representing the value [...]
Teens Having Sex Before “The Talk”
Birthplace of Hip-Hop Honored By New York Municipal Art Society
1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York has been long-considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop, and it was recently honored by the city’s Municipal Art Society and non-profit organization City Lore for its cultural contribution to New York City.
The location is one of six locations that has designated to honor.
“We believe that cultural [...]
Job-Hunters With “Ethnic” Names Face Pressure To Conform
Throughout Shuki Khalili’s career, he suspected his name might be holding him back. When he worked for a Wall Street headhunter, he felt potential clients would blow him off when they heard his name. When he started his own business selling greeting cards, phones sales were initially a bust at first.
“I tried using an American [...]
KKK To Hold Rally Before Ole Miss Game
Wearing traditional red, black and white robes and carrying flags representing the infamous hate group, about 10 hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan protested on the Ole Miss campus Saturday.
The protest, held on the steps of Fulton Chapel, fizzled after less than 10 minutes and faced a large counter-protest from students and onlookers.
The Klan [...]
For blacks, spanking has ties to slavery
Recently, a study found that spanking has a negative effect on toddlers, particularly those from low-income households. Precious, the new movie by Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, is the story of a black teen mother who survives physical and sexual abuse from her parents. While the movie strikes a chord with those who were victims [...]
Somali Woman Stoned to Death After Being Convicted of Adultery
A Somali woman was stoned to death after being found guilty of adultery in breach of Islamic law.
Halima Ibrahim Abdirahman, a 29-year-old married woman, was executed after confessing to having had sex with a 20-year-old unmarried man, Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Abdirahman, the judge at her trial, told spectators at the execution yesterday at Eelboon in [...]
Obama inspires black men to step up
The Natural Edges Salon in Dallas, Texas, is a rowdy barbershop where black men gather to loudly talk smack, politics and sports.
But on one wintry November morning last year, the men suddenly stopped talking. Someone turned the radio off, and the barbers’ clippers stopping humming. A man had just challenged the customers’ manhood.
The man was [...]
