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*Writer Thomas Mambande discusses the matter of dealing with sexuality and homosexuality in the church in an opinion piece published on Afro.com: As I read Reverend Lamar’s opinion piece (“Sex, Not Same-Sex Marriage, Should Be Topic of Debate”), my heart sank. For, while reading about the hypocrisy of the black church in America from the [...]
*Now for our segment of “What did Charles Say Today?” the sports announcer and NBA Hall of Famer opened his big mouth again to say something quite outrageous and wild. This time it was about his thoughts regarding basketball fans. On the Jim Rome radio show, he politely told listeners that some fans need to [...]
*Bravo Mr. President. Your 3rd State of the Union address was a home run. With the conviction and resolve the America public demands from their leader, you delineated the state of our nation – citing chapter and verse – and underscored that it is getting stronger. Yet your detractors have called your efforts a delusion [...]
*Close to 40% of Americans grow up without a father. This explains why so many people are bitter, angry and sometimes even hostile towards men. It explains it, with the caveat of complete blame for men, which is becoming an American pastime. Who knows how many of those fathers have been pushed out of the [...]
*Let’s be honest. Most Americans are not thinking people. Many of the people who still think, barely do so, often allowing others to dictate their thoughts or to simply think for them. And because they do not think for themselves, they are easily led down a road to diminishing sophistication and the deterioration of socialization [...]
Have you ever tried to negotiate with your employer for better pay, better working conditions or to fight an unfair termination only to realize your lone voice of reason had little to no affect? That’s probably about the same time you wished there was a labor union to help voice your grievances. Most people underestimate [...]
*The nation we live in is conflicted with itself. The conflict shows when we realize that the land was built on the backs of free African labor, while many so-called Americans hate both Africans and African Americans. The conflict also shows when we hear so-called Americans proclaim that America is a Christian nation, while many [...]
*Mo’Kelly did a triple-take when he read the following editorial…Opposed to Obamacare? Then You Must Be a Racist. Given it was published on a conservative website, it wasn’t hard to figure out the sarcasm and just what conclusion would be awaiting at the end of the column. In truth, the writer could’ve simply begun and [...]
*Soulful songstress, India Aire is sharing her thoughts about the “Telephone” video, a beyond edgy presentation, featuring Lady Gaga and Beyonce. She wrote via Twitter, “Don’t be offended, this is all MY opinion … Am I the only one who thinks the ‘telephone’ video is going a bit too far?” she pondered. “I’m not referring [...]
Joseph C. Phillips: Don’t Miss the Point and Don’t Miss Out
*Appearing on television and radio is good for my career. Every time I show up in the media it sells books and further legitimizes me as a cultural and political commentator and answers a question that, alas, has been asked far too frequently of late: “Whatever happened to…” Last week I canceled an appearance at [...]