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Is it conservative to criticize hip-hop? Recently I wrote an Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal in which I expressed a feeling of deep disappointment and frustration that Barack Obama would show appreciation — without qualification — for rappers such as Lil Wayne and Jay-Z. I argued that the president can and should listen to […]
Bishop Arthur Brazier, pastor emeritus of Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago has died at 89 according to Chicago Public Radio. Brazier worked with Martin Luther King and Saul Alinsky and fought against segregated schools and for affordable housing. President Barack Obama issued a statement, saying: Brazier […]
Dan Savage launched the It Gets Better Project in September to speak directly to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth who are bullied at school by peers, teachers, parents, churches and politicians.
When I clicked on the link to watch the “Black Marriage Negotiations” video that’s been invading inboxes and Facebook walls over the past week, I was expecting to see something funny. Not just because the subject line said something like, “LOL!!! YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS,” but also because marriage has always been a good […]
A former real estate agent drove with the partially mummified body of a homeless woman in the passenger seat of her car for between three and 10 months, according to a report.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio teacher accused of burning the mark of a cross on students’ arms says he dropped a lawsuit over his possible firing because it would have interfered with a public airing of his complaint in a different venue. The school board in Mount Vernon, Ohio, moved to fire middle school science […]
Wayne Bartley a middle school science teacher at Intermediate School 229 in the Bronx has been charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl and coercing another 13-year-old student to send him nude photos and photos of her feet according to The New York Daily News. Bartley also persuaded a different 13-year-old student at a […]
Clarence Thomas’s ex girlfriend, Lillian McEwan recently had an interview with the Washington Post and disclosed some information on the Supreme Court Justice who’s sexual harassment allegations have been resurfaced after his wife, Virginia Thomas left a voicemail for Anita Hill, who accused him of sexual harassment in 1991. Here are some excerpts from the […]
Is it a smoke screen, or proof of the need for change?
Yesterday Juan Williams was fired from NPR for statements he made while a guest on “The O’Reilly Factor”. Today Williams is speaking out on NPR’s decision to fire him in the NY Post; which he views “a chilling assault on free speech”.