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Jason Whitlock Suggests White House Boycott by Warriors is Cowardly

Jason Whitlock Suggests White House Boycott by Warriors is Cowardly   Once again, Jason Whitlock is in full counter-intelligence mode. Not even a good two weeks after attacking LeBron James for speaking out against racism, Jason Whitlock takes a shot at Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors based on …

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman ~ Charleena Lyles Not even a week after a jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of Philando Castille, another Black person is dead at the hands of a police officer. This time it is a young Black 30-year-old …

Why Ben Carson’s Statement About Poverty Enraged So Many

Why Ben Carson’s Statement About Poverty Enraged So Many   Ben Carson’s statement about poverty has ignited a firestorm. While it may not be easy for many, it is easy for me to understand why Ben Carson’s statement about poverty has garnered so much attention — leading to national outrage. …

Stop Blaming the System ~ The Lack of Black Progression

Stop Blaming the System ~ The Lack of Black Progression It is time that we, as a collective, stop blaming the system, and take responsibility for our own mess. If you wish to be presented with a lucid synopsis of the explanation of why Blacks can make no reasonable and …

Meek Mill Degrading a Homeless Man on Social Media Proves He’s an Asshole

Meek Mill Degrading a Homeless Man on Social Media Proves He’s an Asshole By DJ Z | one day ago | Courtesy of DJBooth.net The Philly rapper has unfairly been called a lot of names, but he deserves his latest title. Meek Mill Degrading a Homeless Man The following article, …

Facts Mean Absolutely Nothing to the Conditioned Mind!

Facts Mean Absolutely Nothing to the Conditioned Mind!   I am often asked why Blacks, with so much factual information at their disposal, fail to seize it and effectively appropriate it. My response: Facts mean absolutely nothing to the conditioned mind. As a race, Blacks underestimate the power of mental …

Rape Culture in the Black Community: A People Unoffended

Rape Culture in the Black Community: A People Unoffended     Over the last year, there has been no shortage of instances in which the rape culture in this country, and specifically, in the African American community, has been placed front and center. Unfortunately, even with a number of high-profile …

Blacks Seeing Beyond Media Distractions

The Importance of Blacks Seeing Beyond Media Distractions There following commentary was forwarded to me by a close friend who is very active in the Black community, as well as a very successful business person. For a number of reasons, they asked me to publish the follow treatise under my …

Co-opting Black Brilliance

Akala: Dynamite by any other name… Co-opting Black Brilliance Rapper, adapter of Shakespeare and brother of Ms Dynamite, Akala is on a mission to correct a few misconceptions… By Kate Mossman |Courtesy of the Guardian | Saturday, 1 June 2013 | 19.05 EDT | Last modified on Sunday 2 June 2013 …

The Danger of Superficial Knowledge in the Black Struggle

The Danger of Superficial Knowledge in the Black Struggle &amp;lt;meta http-equiv=”X-Frame-Options” content=”DENY” /&amp;gt; The Danger of Superficial Knowledge in the Black Struggle The Danger of Superficial Knowledge in the Black Struggle ~ You know, it is actually okay to not comment on topics that you are not educated on, academically or …