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Obama in the crosshairs as Washington’s scandal culture kicks into overdrive
Welcome to the second term, everybody. The month of May has so far been a whirlwind for the Obama administration, first with the never-ending Benghazi non-scandal and most recently with the Associated...
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Why no one takes impeaching Obama seriously
The Republican party is playing with fire. If House Republicans actually file articles of impeachment against the first African-American president, they can kiss the black vote goodbye, forever. And...
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Republicans’ hating on Holder shows depth of their hypocrisy
The right-wing obsession with Attorney General Eric Holder has risen to a fever pitch. Over the weekend, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called for a special prosecutor to look into the...
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Virginia LT. gov candidate E.W. Jackson becomes the latest Republican...
You heard it here first: yoga leads to demonic possession. Well, actually that’s not true, but don’t tell Reverend E.W. Jackson, the Republican running to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor....
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Stop-and-frisk takes center stage in NYC mayoral race
While the national media is winding down their focus on the Real Housewives of Carlos Danger, New Yorkers are beginning to actually focus in on the upcoming Democratic mayoral primary this September....
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Marissa Alexander case: Will there be a pardon?
In the wake of the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, there has been a renewed interest in repealing “stand your ground” laws in the state of Florida. No other case has garnered as much...
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Michelle Obama gets the last laugh with ‘Let’s Move’
Maybe teaching our kids to exercise and eat healthy isn’t a Communist plot lead by nanny state dictator first lady Michelle Obama after all. The latest report from the Center for Disease Control and...
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From Usher to D-Wade: Is there a celebrity daddy double standard?
Last week, R&B singer Usher faced an almost fatal tragedy when his 5-year-old son fell into the bottom of a swimming pool and nearly drowned. Usher was awarded full custody of his two sons after he...
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Can any NYC mayoral candidate really end stop-and-frisk?
New York’s Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is leading in the latest mayoral polls for the first time since the Democratic primary began, in part to his outspoken opposition to some aspects of...
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Prisoner force-feeding sets up dangerous precedent
Prison reform is one of those issues that seems impossible to make progress on because prisoners and their basic human rights are all too often forgotten once the jail bars close. In California,...
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Rep. Frederica Wilson named one of the Hill’s ’50 most beautiful’
The Hill has released its list of the “50 Most Beautiful” people on capitol hill this week and among the group of stylish powerbrokers are African-American elected officials and staffers in the halls...
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Would Martin Luther King support Obama’s foreign policies?
If he were alive today, Martin Luther King, Jr. would certainly take pride in the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama. King would likely support the Obama administration on a whole host of...
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Joe Walsh makes mockery of MLK’s ‘Dream’ with his own wish list for black...
Former Congressman Joe Walsh has advice for black Americans. The self appointed mentor to the black community spouted off a pretty outrageous list of issues he thinks African-Americans need to address...
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Will it become illegal for blacks to use the n-word at work?
Freedom of speech is not absolute. No one is guaranteed employment and in private work settings, speech can be regulated. That framework shapes a recent case where a jury in a New York federal court...
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Should critics of Syria intervention be reminded of Rwanda?
The United Nations has said the current Syrian refugee crisis is the worst since Rwanda. Nearly 2 million Syrian refugees have registered with the U.N. and fled their country across the borders into...
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Will Bloomberg’s racial rhetoric backfire in NYC mayoral race?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg played the “racist” card against Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio in a recent interview with New York magazine. Mayor Bloomberg’s handpicked candidate and former...
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Rand Paul is actually right — when it comes to the War on Drugs
It’s doesn’t happen often, but Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is right. The war on drugs is a modern-day version of racist Jim Crow laws this country hasn’t seen in decades. Mandatory minimums for...
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It’s the obstructionism, stupid: Rubio blocks gay black judicial nominee
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) needs to have a sit down with the Pope. The Catholic senator needs to review the “love thy neighbor” portion of the Bible that Republicans love to quote so much, because he...
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Florida voter ID ‘mistakes’ may have national implications
Maybe Florida Governor Rick Scott should have listened to everyone who warned that voter purging is highly flawed. That there was a high likelihood of eligible voters being mistakenly purged from the...
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Affirmative Action back in Supreme Court crosshairs
Today, the conservative leaning Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a new affirmative action case out of Michigan. Nearly a decade ago, a more balanced court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that...
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Rand Paul compares abortion to eugenics…really
Senator Rand Paul is a potential Republican presidential candidate for 2016. He’s got a loyal following in the Tea Party base. Lately, Senator Paul’s seemingly measured approach to the shutdown,...
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Michigan: Lose job over failed drug test, no unemployment benefits for you
On Tuesday, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a new package of bills into law that would reform the state’s unemployment benefit program. The new laws would impact job seekers who failed...
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Is Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford the new Marion Barry?
“Yes, I’ve smoked crack cocaine” isn’t exactly something that the voting public wants to hear from their elected officials. On Tuesday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford finally admitted to smoking crack, after...
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Will Marissa Alexander go home today?
Today, Marissa Alexander may finally get to go home. Not permanently, but at least during the course of her upcoming trial. Alexander’s defense team will be in court Wednesday for a bond hearing, where...
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Is Ted Cruz’s father his Jeremiah Wright?
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a daddy problem. Rafael Cruz, the senator’s father, is an evangelical pastor whose colorful and often offensive rhetoric could be a liability in any campaign for the White...
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Right-wing media turns on George Zimmerman
It looks like the right-wing media has finally turned on George Zimmerman. The conservative media outlets and personalities that once defended Trayvon Martin’s killer appear to have changed their tune...
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Why it’s wrong for the right to blame Sharpton for ‘knockout game’
In the 1980s, they called it “wilding.” These days random acts of violence committed by black teens is called “The Knockout Game.” According to the mainstream media, this new game is sweeping the...
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Marissa Alexander is free but not yet in the clear
A Florida judge finally released Marissa Alexander from prison last week, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s the first time Alexander has been home in three years, since she was convicted...
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Would William Bratton be a bad choice to run the NYPD?
The are rumors about who New York’s mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will tap to head the New York Police Department. Among the names being considered is William Bratton, a veteran of big-city law...
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Ted Cruz trashed for paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on Facebook
The Tea Party has officially jumped the shark. With the passing of South African president Nelson Mandela Thursday came plenty of commentary from conservatives that completely altered his legacy, while...
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Why President Obama was right to sit down with Steve Harvey
If you start with the premise that there is nothing President Obama can do to make the White House Press Corps happy, then it makes sense that an interview with comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey...
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Can feminists enjoy R. Kelly’s music? Short answer: No
No one should listen to R. Kelly. From the most radical feminist down to the most rachet, everyone should, by now, be in agreement that R. Kelly and his music, no matter how amazing and soulful, should...
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Teleka Patrick case: Missing doctor story shouldn’t be overshadowed by...
Dr. Teleka Patrick is missing. On December 5th, Dr. Patrick, 30, disappeared after a shift at Borgess Medical Center where she is a resident. Dr. Patrick’s is a first year resident in psychotherapy....
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Jobless benefits branded ‘Black Teen Unemployment Act’ on Fox News
Conservatives appear to have no empathy for the millions of Americans out of work. Empathy has nothing to do with telling everyone how much “compassion” you have for unemployed Americans struggling to...
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Arkansas desegregation decision marks end of an era
Ever since the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Little Rock, Arkansas has been a crucial battleground in the fight for desegregation in this country. That’s why it’s big news...
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Why Jeremiah Wright can’t hurt President Obama anymore
Reverend Jeremiah Wright is back. This week the news broke that Reverend Wright, of 2008 campaign infamy, would be the keynote speaker at a breakfast sponsored by the Chicago Teachers Union to...
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Stop sensationalizing black gay dads Kordale and Kaleb
Newsflash: Gay dads are just dads. That truth seemed illusory last week when Chicago couple Kordale and Kaleb posted a family photo to their joint Instagram account. The response was immediate and...
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Is the best route for blacks to the US Senate through the GOP?
While the Republican party is struggling to “re-brand” themselves with voters of color and women after getting pummeled in 2012, they are symbolically, at least, turning out to be the best route to the...
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Now that de Blasio has kept his promise, what’s next for NYC stop-and-frisk?
When Bill de Blasio tapped William Bratton to be his police commissioner, the progressive coalition that vaulted him to the mayor’s office let out a collective sigh. Would Mayor de Blasio’s promise of...
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Abortion rate dropping but women of color are still stigmatized
According to a new report released by the Guttmacher Institute, the abortion rate is at its lowest point since the Supreme Court holding in Roe v. Wade, 41 years ago. One in 3 women will have an...
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Is Ted Nugent Teflon or are the GOP’s chickens coming home to roost?
Ted Nugent must be made of Teflon. There is nothing the rocker and NRA board member can say about President Obama or people of color that would make him off limits to elected Republicans. Nugent’s...
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Will the Ray Rice controversy be a wake-up call for the NFL on domestic...
The NFL needs to get its priorities in order. With the news that former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam is gay, “experts” including an assistant coach said Sam’s sexuality would be a “distraction.”...
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Was Spike Lee right about NYC gentrification?
Spike Lee certainly didn’t hold his tongue this week at an event in Brooklyn when an audience member asked him about gentrification. The famed director was asked about gentrification at a talk in Fort...
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Marissa Alexander retrial another black mark on the record of Angela Corey
State’s Attorney Angela Corey is having a very bad year. Her office has flubbed two high-profile murder trials and now the state’s attorney announced they aim to increase Alexander’s sentence to 60...
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Darrell Issa’s disrespect of Elijah Cummings has real repercussions
Congressman Darrell Issa let the power go to his head. The Republican chairman House Oversight Committee who has spent the better part of three years play-acting every right-wing blog conspiracy about...
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Will history be kinder to President Obama than the current polls suggest?
President Obama’s approval ratings are in the dumps and the pundit class has all but declared the midterms over for Democrats. This week’s election results were immediately spun as a “win” for...
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Condoleezza Rice calls for GOP inclusiveness, but will the party listen?
If the Republican party were smart, they would listen to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Secretary Rice recently urged the GOP to be more inclusive and inviting to women and people of...
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Rand Paul raises specter of MLK to attack President Obama on NSA spying
According to Senator Rand Paul it’s “ironic” that the “first black president” has expanded the powers of the National Security Agency (NSA). Speaking to an audience at a forum at the University of...
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Wage gap exists among women too: Females of color far behind their white peers
Today marks the annual Equal Pay Day and not much has changed. Equal Pay Day marks the day when women who have only made 77 cents for every dollar made by a white man doing the same work catch up to...
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Brown v. Board of Education 60 years later: Are U.S. schools becoming more...
Nearly sixty years have passed since the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, which prohibited Southern states from segregating schools by race. The Court’s decision in Brown sparked a disruption...
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