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...people still want to hear what Bill Cosby has to say.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hundreds packed a huge hall at the Morial Convention Center to hear from comedian, activist and educator Bill Cosby, a featured speaker at the Essence Music Festival's annual gathering of leaders charged with finding solutions to problems facing urban America.
Cosby, who's often criticized for his scolding tone when discussing ills facing the African American community, was ...More
CNN's Roland Martin saw my post today and decided to comment. I responded.
Just go to the previous post to read both comments or just click here. 
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.
The "Washington Watch" program aims to tap into a new interest in politics and government due to the election of President Barack Obama, said Johnathan Rodgers, TV One's president and CEO. It debuts Sept. ...
When Antonio Villaraigosa ran for Mayor of Los Angeles a few years ago, most of his platform was based on the fact that he would be the first Hispanic Mayor in 133 years. Question his record beyond the historical narrative and suddenly you found yourself framed as one of "those people" who dislike all Hispanics. Well guess what I saw in the store the other day?
That's right! The one time ...
Remember how Bush was hammered repeatedly for later acknowledging that he should not have declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq?
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration "misread how bad the economy was" but stands by its stimulus package and believes the plan will create more jobs as the pace of its spending picks up.
Biden, in an interview airing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," said the nation's 9.5 percent ...
From consumerfreedom.com~
"The researchers drew the conclusion that the economic crisis may cause families to give up on paying more for healthy food, making fast food the only low-cost option for families. Of course, they conveniently forgot that many healthy foods – like rice, beans, potatoes, and fresh produce – are easily affordable for anyone who can splurge on a fast-food meal.
More significantly, 9 of the 10 most obese states also ...
On the days following the death of Michael Jackson, I read from two sources so-called accounts from Christians that Michael Jackson was in fact a Christian. Now I found the claim quite interesting because I know that MJ had also claimed to be a Muslim, Jehovah Witness and I believe that he also embraced Judaism to some extent. But how was it that all of a sudden folks were ...
We as Americans are always making choices that suit our own personal needs. Yet we have a government that is constantly wanting to be our bossy big brother telling us that he knows what's best for us. This is clearly seen in the food sector.
Back in '06, the government leaned on food establishments and recommended them to cut down food portions. Customers responded.
“We had competitors who shrank portion sizes, and ...
Okay, all the hatin' over the BET Awards show is really getting silly. Don't like BET? Then work on changing the culture FIRST. If you can change the culture, you will decrease demand for what you feel misrepresents Black folks. Do it the other way around, and more "BETs" will pop up.
Need an example? Some of y'all may remember back in the day when local churches would stage protests ...
I think many of us knew that it would not take long for folks to suddenly act as if they have been ardent Michael Jackson supporters for years. Jackson was hammered repeatedly by critics for allegedly being ashamed of being Black due to all the plastic surgery and the mysterious lightening of his skin. Black folks slammed him on this and White folks were given full and complete license ...
There has been a lot of pomp since the election of Barack Obama that we were going to see "volunteerism" and "giving back" reach unprecedented levels. Obama made volunteerism a centerpiece in his campaign and since being elected has kicked off a website (serve.gov) that points potential volunteers to opportunities where they can serve their government. The First Lady just kicked off a summer initiative in San Francisco to encourage ...
I think a lot of us saw that coming from a mile away.
From AdAge.com
RushmoreDrive.com, the first black search engine, recently shut down only a year after its launch. This raised the question about whether there is a market for a black version of Google.
Rushmore Drive was the brainchild of Barry Diller's IAC, which just reported a "first-quarter net loss of $28.4 million compared to a profit of $52.8 million ...
"According to U.S. Census Bureau data, in an analysis performed by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, African immigrants here were more likely to be college educated than any other immigrant group. Not only that, but African immigrants are also more highly educated than any other native-born ethnic group including white Americans. (Gasp) The 48.9% of all African immigrants that have earned a college degree is slightly ...
