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 […]
Commentary
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 […]
GOP Resurgence: What’s a Cynic to Do?
by Joseph C. Phillips – While listening to music on my I-phone, I began to contemplate the upcoming mid-term elections. The rock band, The Who sang: “I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution/Take a bow for the new revolution/Smile and grin at the change all around me/Pick up my guitar and play/Just like yesterday/And […]
Has Black America Lost It’s Backbone?
By H. Lewis Smith – All by-products of African-American ingenuity, Negro spirituals, blues and jazz were created to help African Americans maintain a sense of internal calmness and hope during strife; cultivate, embrace and express individuality; and serve as living connections to and trophies of cultural history, knowledge and heritage. In spite of all the […]
Crazy Like A Cat – The Gantt Report
By Lucius Gantt – I love animals but I don’t really like pets. Only animals in my house are fish that live in aquariums. My dogs and cats are always outside unless the temperature gets way below freezing. Both my dogs and cats have to work to stay around me. My dogs keep people in […]
Black Academic Stars Bridging the So-Called Achievement Gap
by Chuck Hobbs, Esquire – Anyone who spends more than 30 minutes with me will soon learn that I am a staunch supporter of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For over a century and a half on campuses throughout the South and East Coast, these colleges have served as incubators for individuals, who […]