Saddest Thing I’ve Read in A Long Time

I reside in the District of Columbia, our nation’s Capitol. And while DC and Official Washington are steps from each other, it seems as if they’re worlds apart. Official Washington’s roads are clean, monuments welcome tourists, and the economy is bustling. In DC, crime is rampant, the unemployment rate is staggering, and regard for one [...]

Failure to Report: Penn State in Our Own Communities

The Penn State child rape scandal hurts my heart every time I hear more about the horrible details of how Sandusky destroyed the innocence of likely dozens of young boys and betrayed the public trust. But what is also troubling to me is the number of people around him who allegedly witnessed his attacks on [...]

Reality TV Killing Us

I’m not talking about this in the figurative sense.  It is literally taking lives.  And they should pay. For those who may not have followed the story, several months ago, 7-year old Aiyana Jones was killed by a Detroit Police officer after they stormed into her grandmother’s house….with A&E camera crew in tow to film their [...]

Two Young Females Are Crossing the Street..

By now, we’ve all seen or heard about the video showing a police officer punching a woman in the face. It is ugly all around. But these women are not blameless. A Belle in Brooklyn has captured my thoughts exactly. There is no defending the actions of this police officer. But the incredible gall of [...]

Why Does Bill Maher Get A Pass?

I don’t care if you’re well-meaning, think you’re cool or hip, or are a flaming liberal.  This is unacceptable and the silence in the response to Bill Maher’s rhetoric is deafening!  I guess everyone would have been cool if Bill Maher said what Glenn Beck did about President Obama’s daughter too.  Someone explain to me why [...]

Little Girls Lost

When I heard about the now infamous 7 year olds mimmicking Beyonce’s Single Ladies video I shook my head in frustration. The parents just don’t get it. One thing you can never get back is your youth. And as a young girl, there is a delicious slice of life when all you care about are [...]

Am I Missing Something Here?

LOS ANGELES — The online dating service eHarmony has agreed to settle a California lawsuit that claimed it discriminated against homosexuals. Under a proposed settlement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, eHarmony will link its straight and gay Web sites and allow people to use both without paying double fees. Plaintiff’s attorney Todd Schneider [...]

Celebrity: Why We Can’t Look Away

I tried my best to ignore the Tiger Woods saga.  In my mind, I would not waste my time listening to the various and growing number of mistresses.  But then mainstream media decided to take the low road.  I couldn’t watch my usual morning show with the peculiar interview of mistress No. ??.  Then Eugene Robinson had [...]

A Tale of Two Couples

I was already sick of hearing about the White House party crashers. And in the last 24 hours I’ve tried to avoid the unfolding drama of Mr. and Mrs. Tiger Woods – like a scary movie in which you already know the ending. Field Negro has an interesting post comparing these two couples: Tonight I [...]

Fort Hood: Political Correctness Gone Wrong?

Eugene Robinson keeps it real on the disservice by Army personnel who didn’t want to report Maj. Nidal Hasan’s peculular behavior. There’s a difference between sensitivity and stupidity. If there were indeed signs that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood mass murderer, was becoming radicalized in his opposition to the U.S. wars in Iraq [...]