Spring ‘09 Sneak Peek

much more coming soon…

Quote of the Moment: Malcolm X

“You have whites in the community who express sincerity when they say they want to help. Well, how can they help? How can a white person help the black man solve his problem? Number one, you can’t solve it for him. You can help him solve it, but you can’t solve [...]

This year Christmas seemed to have a somber tone. The recession has everyone down. More than ever, I have seen the importance of celebrating Kwanzaa. These 7 principles are more relevant today than ever before. Do yourself a favor and celebrate Kwanzaa with me:
NGUZO SABA(The Seven Principles)
Umoja (Unity)To strive for and maintain unity in the [...]

Collection Plate Money (Arab Money Parody)

Anti-dangerous video of the moment

Are they serious with this video?  Now they’re just mocking us.  First of all, girls that eat Mickey Dees in the middle of the night ain’t hot.  Second, why do they market to us so hard when we’re already a hefty bunch?  That’s like marketing cigarettes to people with lung cancer.  They must want us [...]

Quote of the Moment

“The community’s concern with the election and appointment of Black political figures helps it to maintain false hopes that their attainment of office will significantly resolve its problems. The activities of Black politicians, given the current inadequacy of social organization and economic resources, harmfully distract the Black community’s attention from recognizing and eradicating the [...]

Dead Prez: Politrikkks

First single off the upcoming Dead Prez album: Information Age

Quote of the Moment

“Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.”
-Huey Newton, In Defense of Freedom

The American Criminal Justice System Needs To Be Revamped

by Demetrius Walker
I’ve never agreed with the American criminal justice system. Point blank, it is wrong and unfair on too many levels. Since a youngster in New York, I have observed how our current system has destroyed more lives than it has protected, reformed, and/or rehabilitated.
To be considered the land of the free, the United [...]

Freedom Rider: Obama is not King

from our fam over at Black Agenda Report…
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley 

It is the height of historical distortion to compare President-Elect Barack Obama in any way, shape or form to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King “is probably the only person in American history who gave up a close relationship with [...]