Jackson, Kilpatrick and Nagin: A Bad Ending for Black History Month
By Gary A. Johnson, Black Men In America.com March 1, 2013 Jackson, Kilpatrick and Nagin is not the name of a prestigious law firm. Former Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., former mayor of Detroit...
View ArticleBreaking the Shackles: Committing to an Enduring Black Love
By Scottie Lowe There is a war going on. A war is being waged between Black men and Black women. Black women want to blame Black men for the demise of Black relationships and Black men want to blame...
View ArticleBlack Americans Betray Forefathers with use of the N-word
By H. Lewis Smith When Samuel L. Jackson sat down with film critic Jake Hamilton to discuss Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Hamilton had a question that he wanted to ask Jackson relative to the...
View ArticleTop 100 Family, Marriage, and Relationship Blogs for African Americans
Searching for content on the Internet can be a challenging task. Depending on the topic, you can spend hours just conducting searches. Well the folks at Best Black Dating Sites have made your job a...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Announces New Executive Director of White House...
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced the appointment of David J. Johns as Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. “David’s...
View ArticleSisters Start Fundraiser To Help Their Brother with MS
By Gary A. Johnson, Black Men In America.com We are John’s sisters. We are asking for your help to raise money to pay his medical bills associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). John was in training to...
View ArticleThe Official James Brown Channel Is On YouTube
Brought to you by the folks at SHOUT! Factory, a group of people dedicated to preserving the legacy of artists like James Brown. In a career that spanned six decades, James Brown profoundly influenced...
View ArticleRemoving the Veil from Black History Month
SANKOFA: A West African word meaning to retrieve the past in order to live in the future. February, the nationally-recognized, officially-designated month to observe, celebrate, and praise much of...
View ArticleThe Family Business
By William Reed In American politics, many object to power flowing through blood rather than through the ballot. A “dynasty” is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Among...
View ArticleStand by Your Man
By William Reed CNN contributor Roland Martin, who departs the network on April 6, has been named the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) 2013 Journalist of the Year. In today’s American...
View ArticleWedding of Daughter of BET Founders Bob and Sheila Johnson Stirs Some Social...
Newlyweds Dudley Payne III and Paige Johnson Photo credit: Matt Blum Earlier this week, the Reliable Source column in the Washington Post reported on the wedding of Paige Johnson and Dudley Payne...
View ArticleThe Black American Male’s Extinction: Will Black America Allow it to Happen?
By H. Lewis Smith In a Comedy Central TV special, comedian D. L. Hughley lobbies the EPA to have Black African-American males declared an endangered species. Although DL Hughley’s “The Endangered...
View ArticleBlack Male Faces In The Media: Where Are They?
By Harold Bell If you don’t think it is the American way and there is not a big problem with black men in major media here are some stats for you to chew on as it relates to the television Black Out;...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: President Obama Lacks the Moral Authority to Give His Lopsided...
By Dr. Boyce Watkin This week, President Barack Obama gave the commencement address to the young men at Morehouse College. I was happy to see the president speak to these men, for I’m sure they were...
View ArticleAm I The Only One Getting A Little Irritated by President Obama?
By Gary A. Johnson I’ll try and keep this short and sweet. I know plenty of folks who are “emotionally blinded” that we have a Black President. So much so, they can see no wrong in anything...
View ArticleBusiness Exchange: End the War on Drugs Now
By William Reed There is no easy way or walk to freedom; no shortcuts to justice; no quick fix for conceiving and constructing the good and sustainable society and world we all want and deserve....
View ArticleThe Power of the Black Voice: If We Speak, They Will Listen
By H. Lewis Smith Hip-Hop music is an art form all unto itself. Its unique rhythmic beat and craftily-packaged rhymes can be very catchy, entertaining and stimulating. Because listeners are often...
View ArticleGRAMMY-NOMINATED R&B ICON CHARLIE WILSON KICKS OFF EUROPEAN TOUR
The Natural. This simple phrase eloquently captures the essence of Charlie Wilson. That essence is currently commanding center stage with the sparkling ballad “My Love Is All I Have.” No one...
View ArticleAIDS is the Primary Killer of African-Americans Ages – NOT
By Chris Jennings Recently, a web page of National Public Radio stated “AIDS is the primary killer of African-Americans ages 19 to 44 [years of age] . . . .” This misconception is evidently a common...
View ArticleSinger Dionne Blaize Has A New Single
Dionne has a new hit single “Take Me There,” with a special appearance by Music Video Live Hip Hop Artist The Real YXM. Dionne credits her love of music to her father, who taught himself to play the...
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