New York – When best-selling author, media personality and satirist Sabrina Lamb speaks, it is usually loud and clear. A savvy business woman, journalist and former stand up comic, Lamb was acknowledged as number 16 on the list of “50 Top Black Women in Entertainment” in Black Noir magazine. Her latest book, “A Kettle of […]
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Juan Williams is no Bigot—But what Have We Learned?
By Chuck Hobbs, Esq.As children, most of us are usually taught by our parents that some things are better left unsaid. As I watched the Juan Williams fiasco turn from a molehill into a mountain this past week, I was reminded of that childhood admonition. For those too busy to see or hear the latest […]
Alex Sink and Lucius Gantt
By Lucius Gantt- Right before the 2010 General Election in Florida members of Florida largest Black media companies were asked who should be used to place ads for Democratic candidates in the Black Press. A majority of the major Black media owners suggested my company, All World Consultants, but some Negro representatives of the […]
I Think, Therefore I Am Not
By Raynard Jackson – Am I the only one who has noticed the media’s total irresponsible coverage of the Rutgers’ college student who committed suicide when he became aware that his roommate streamed his gay sexual encounter on the internet? I think, therefore, I am not. Supposedly, the student jumped off the George Washington Bridge […]
Fed-Up With The Transportation Safety Administration – Joseph C. Phillips
I arrived at the Los Angeles Airport more than an hour early. I had made good time on the highway. I wasn’t checking any bags, so with my boarding pass in hand I proceeded to the gate. I was greeted with a security line that was almost an hour long. The line snaked around the […]
Social Security Reform: The New Radicalism
by Joseph C. Phillips – There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security system are now looked upon as radicals. Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), running for […]
Vibe Magazine Article on Morehouse Dress Code Misses the Mark
By Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – The famed theologian and philosopher Howard Thurman, Morehouse College Class of ’23, once said about his alma mater “Over the heads of her students Morehouse holds a crown that she challenges them to grow tall enough to wear.” Crown—not tiara. Much to the chagrin of Morehouse graduates, this week, Vibe […]
Broken Friendships – by Lucius Gantt
The Gantt Report – When is “I changed my mind” an appropriate excuse for lies told, promises broken and commitments ignored? Long lasting relationships take hard work. A fake smile and the words “We tried” is not a satisfactory explanation when one party in a relationship tried their best and the other didn’t try […]