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by Dr. Boyce Watkins There are two drunk driving cases that have gotten my attention over the past couple of months. The first was that of Ethan Couch, the “Affluenza” teen who received probation after getting drunk behind the wheel and killing four people in cold blood. The second case was that of Josh Brent, […]
January 25, 2014 | 0 Comments
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There’s no denying that Carmelo Anthony is one helluva scoring machine. He set a big time record by dropping 62 points against Charlotte this week. But this doesn’t change the fact that his team is…
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January 25, 2014 | 0 Comments
by Brandon Simmons Richard Sherman’s postgame interview from the NFC Championship has drawn a multitude of criticism for his actions and also to those that have called Sherman a number of racist terms. Well it…
January 25, 2014 | 0 Comments
Phaedra Parks from the Real Housewives of Atlanta is going to be enduring some serious legal problems over the next few months. Parks’ husband, Apollo Nida, has surrendered to police on charges of identity theft…
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January 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Going bankrupt can be one of the most devastating experiences that someone can endure. For symbolic reasons, it can be seen as a financial death, where you’re throwing in the towel..
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Reportedly, Victoria’s Secret, the company who makes billions of dollars from advertisements showing scantily dressed women, does’t like it when customers do one of the most natural things in their store, nurse-feed their baby. According to Ashley Clawson from Austin, Texas, after she had finished buying goods in the expensive lingerie store, to the tune […]
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By Barry Burch Jr. A former cafeteria manager was arrested by Fulton County school police for allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars every day for at least five years, according to Channel 2 Action News. Reporter Richard Belcher said arrest warrants indicate that the amount of money stolen from the North Springs High School in Fulton County […]
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III When legendary entertainer James Brown called you, you were expected to answer. Why? Because it was James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. Well, that wasn’t the case for Lee King (initially). As a matter of fact, when Brown called King who was 17-years-old at the time, King hung up on […]
January 13, 2014 | 0 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I took a little time off to see “The Wolf of Wall Street,” a new film featuring an arrogant, intelligent, yet incredibly irresponsible stock broker by the name of Jordan Belfort. …
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January 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
Ice Cube knows a little bit about “thug life,” whatever that is to you. So, of course he became one of the key commentators after the breakthrough comments made by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman….
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January 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
BY: Brandon Simmons Instagram has been known to get a lot of cheaters in trouble but it is becoming more common for its role in busting criminals as well. According to Memolition.com, Mexican drug lord…
By: Krystle Crossman We want our children to get the best education that they possibly can. Some parents will go to great lengths to make this happen such as coming up with tuition money to send them to private school. But what if you don’t have that kind of money? Some parents are sending their […]
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 Posted on January 24, 2014 By The (Ree)lationship Guide Top 5’s, Top Stories
Reported by Ree, “The (Ree)lationship Guide” A woman named Amy Glass ruffled a lot of feathers recently in an op-ed titled “I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I’m Not Sorry.” She discusses the uselessness of having baby showers and wedding parties for doing things that anyone can do. “These aren’t accomplishments,” […]
 Posted on January 24, 2014 By The (Ree)lationship Guide Dating Daily, Top 5’s
by Ree, “The (Ree)lationship Guide” A lot of people believe the “visual test,” i.e. observing someone’s physical appearance, is a sufficient method of knowing whether or not a potential sëx partner has HIV/AIDs and/or an STD. The visual test may have worked many decades ago when the aforementioned were still undefined and treatment for them […]
January 20, 2014
By Dr. Donald Morton There is an assault in perpetuity on images that don’t meet the dominant cultures stereotypical standard of beauty. We are seeing altered images that move more toward a pre-established orthodoxy of beauty, which for many is the standard of colonial whiteness. While contemporary for some reading this article and those that are social media critics, colorism …Read More »
Most of us have heard about the Reconstruction Era, but quite a few people know very little about it. So, one of our bloggers put together a quick primer to make sure that you and your child know the basics of this period, which took place right after the Civil War. The goal of Reconstruction […]
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