Issues

Jesse Jackson was wrong for Artur Davis rip

Posted on November 23, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Politics | Tags: , |

For the longest time, Jesse Jackson has felt that it is his job to be the political leader of black America. Now that Barack Obama has been elected to become president and there are many other black politicians following Obama’s lead, Jesse Jackson is becoming less-relevant by the moment. The most prominent politician in the [...]

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Should Bob Johnson have left BET?

Posted on November 23, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Television | Tags: , , |

Ten years ago, Robert L. Johnson shocked black America when he sold BET to Viacom to become the first black billionaire. From a personal standpoint, Johnson cashed in on over twenty years of work. But, from a cultural standpoint, he had given up on the largest black-owned media conglomerate in America.
His vision for BET first [...]

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Something is definitely Wrong

Posted on November 18, 2009. Filed under: Issues | Tags: , , |

An innocent life has been taken. Every time one of those announcements are made, the world seems to stop for a second. This is life, things happen. A major part of life is death and sometimes that means losing a youngster.
The picture to the left is of five-year-old Shaniya Davis. She was a native of [...]

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50 Cent takes Rick Ross feud to a New Level

Posted on November 16, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Music | Tags: , , , , , , , |

All is fair in love and war, but this is taking things entirely too far. It is one thing when two men have issues with each other. As men, they should battle things out amongst each other.
50 Cent has used feuds with other celebrities to feud his career. First with Jay-Z, then Ja Rule, then [...]

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Has Black America gotten too Fat?

Posted on November 16, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Television | Tags: , , |

In the medieval times, being overweight was a sign of wealth. Unlike in present times, a heavy-set woman was desired more than the slim women that attract most men, now. There was a time when black America was probably the most physically fit race in America. For so long, it was black people that did [...]

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Gucci Mane needs to Grow Up

Posted on November 14, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Music | Tags: , |

The rap industry is a multi-million dollar corporation. A lot of credit is given to producers, record label executives, and managers, but the rappers have also accomplished a lot. Most of these rappers built their fortune by telling their story of crime and drugs.
Everyone has come to accept that most rappers have either sold drugs [...]

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The Burden of an Entire Race

Posted on November 12, 2009. Filed under: Issues | Tags: , , , |

By now it is no secret that the black race is looked down at by virtually everyone. Things are getting better, as times are changing, but disturbing trends are still in action. This all leads to one vital question, why?
In every race, there is diversity. Every race has the good, the bad, and the ugly. [...]

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Joe Biden’s prediction came True

Posted on November 10, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Politics | Tags: , , |

There are probably not too many people who remember the controversial comments that then-Senator Joe Biden made about Barack Obama during their campaign to win the White House. Biden said something along the lines of disaster striking before the end of Obama’s first year as president.
Biden did not mean anything negative by what he said, [...]

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The Black Community needs to support Each Other

Posted on November 9, 2009. Filed under: Issues | Tags: , , |

Of all of the races that populate America, it is the black race that seems to have the most problems. All of the other races have problems, but they do manage to unite on some points. While black people do unite for some causes, they are few and far between. Other races have issues; too, [...]

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Larry Johnson may be Benched for Gay Slurs

Posted on November 5, 2009. Filed under: Issues, Sports | Tags: , |

Larry Johnson, of the Kansas City Chiefs, is in some deep trouble. As many already know, he posted some negative comments about homosexuals on Twitter and later in an interview with reporters.
Everyone knows that people have moments of blind anger. Johnson credits this to why he said what he said and he apologized. Still, that [...]

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