During the 1960s Black America was vibrant, sagacious, intolerant, circumspect and self-respectful the positive attributes were endless. Today, we find it acceptable to be referred to as the n-word as if it is some sort of badge of honor to be worn; we sit by saying nothing while drugs, misogyny, saggin pants, crime and violence […]
Commentary
Not All Colleges Are Alike – by Lucius Gantt
(The Gantt Report) – As a 19-year-old Georgia State University student, I became a member of my fraternity’s pledge club. As a pledge, I was beaten unmercifully, ridiculed, taunted and more as was tradition in a variety of campus groups. Once I crossed the burning sands, so to speak, and became a founding member of […]
A Quiet Powerhouse, Smokin’ Joe Frazier Stayed Out of the Spotlight – by Marc Morial
(To Be Equal #46) – November 15, 2011 – Years ago in a Philadelphia slaughterhouse, an aspiring young boxer trained in the early mornings by punching sides of beef. He would run up and down the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. Years ago in a Philadelphia slaughterhouse, an aspiring young boxer trained in the […]
Razing Cain – by Raynard Jackson
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been the talk of DC this week, but for all the wrong reasons. A political newspaper released a story about Cain being accused of sexually harassing two women while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the ‘90s. According to the newspaper, Cain reached an agreement […]
Kearney-Turner Jobs Bill Would Put Ohio Back to Work – by Marc Morial
To Be Equal #44) – On September 13th, one day after President Obama sent his American Jobs Act to Congress, he visited Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio where he told a receptive audience that passage of his bill would bring desperately needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to every state in the nation, including […]
Another Layer of the Veil Lifted: Laurence Fishburne’s PBS Documentary – by H. Lewis Smith
Laurence Fishburne will be the narrator of an upcoming PBS documentary about black workers in the post-slavery South. The film, titled “Slavery by Another Name,” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon. Blackmon’s composition is a powerful account of how America surreptitiously maintained slavery under the guise of peonage and forced […]
Jimmy Graham–A True Baller – by Raynard Jackson
That’s right, Jimmy Graham! Most of the public is only recently becoming aware of the story of Jimmy Graham. I find this very unfortunate, but true. Jimmy Graham is a tight end for the New Orleans Saints football team. As of this writing, he is the leading tight end in the N.F.L. in terms of […]
Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd: The N-word and The View – by H. Lewis Smith
Monday, October 03, 2011, on ABC’s The View, much to Barbara Walters’ surprise, Sherri Shepherd does not like to hear the n-word flow from her or any other white person’s mouth. Barbara Walters was a bit taken back in that in reporting news happenings that involve use of the n-word, Sherri would be offended if […]
How Herman Cain Could Take Out Obama – by Maze Jackson
There is a not so subtle frustration growing in the Black community surrounding our President Barack Obama. I think a significant amount of the frustration is because we see the Republicans, particularly the Tea Party as haters (really racists) that will block ANYTHING that he proposes; yet he still tries to negotiate with them. We […]