To me she's primarily a singer with superior technique. There like a continuum, great dancers who shouldn't sing (Paula Abdul, Jlo) gifted dancers with ok voices if they work it (Janet, Madonna), gifted singers with ok moves if they work it (Beyonce) to legend singers who can't dance (Mariah, Whitney). Pop needs all…

But it doesn't open up every door if you're black, that's the point!!! A black kid could work hard, earn a scholarship to Harvard and still have to watch their classmates get advantages they can never have because those classmates are white. Obama went to Harvard, he's the president of the United States, and he has to…

Some of it does seem to be coming from other Black people, and that's just like the Oreo comments. The whole "you're not really black if you go to Harvard" divisiveness. It's sad, internalized racism.

I don't understand why you think they will face less racism, I really don't! They will actually be around powerful white people more and their livelihoods more dependent on pleasing those people. Wealth does not make you less black and America has a problem with blackness.

I'm poor, live in section 8, black and could never go to Harvard. But I want a world where no one has to experience anti-black sentiments no matter what other privileges they have.

What is baby beating? Surely not literally? Surely not???

I had to literally cover my eyes with my hand to stop looking at that third picture

He was too charged! He went on trial but the victim and her parents went on an all expenses paid vacation to the South of France instead of testifying so he was found not guilty because it couldn't be proven as to who the girl in the video was. In addition, he's settled multiple cases with other girls. Can you see the…

Black Panties was his biggest selling album in years. He's not going away as long as people support him, but I'm glad to see more outlets criticizing him. Keep shining a light on the troll.

People don't even have to be drunk; they may simply think they are:

Like he's anything less than perfect:

Black people are racist against black people too. Did you not know that?

I'm a black woman but I admit I didn't always realize the STARK difference in the way I get treated when I need help versus the way white people get treated. I didn't know people were capable of that much kindness and support but it was dependent on race. I still find surprising ways every day that white people are…

It is so extremely brave of Keisha to publicly state that she is hurt by the fact that no one cared about her. We're not supposed to need anybody, we're strong and independent women who carry the world on our backs. A black woman crying in public is a powerful thing and I honor her for that even as I empathize with…

I would bet money that there are FAR MORE people plagued by debilitating chronic pain than pill addicts. This article really angered me too.

I'm not pulling it out of context. All of your comments emphasize "self". I replied to a comment saying one needs to have strength "purely in oneself". There are many of us who think self alone is a strange concept. This is anathema to me as I see strength coming from how you relate to those around you. Her…

Please recognize that your individualist, self-centered philosophy is not universal and not the only right way. For example, Ubuntu, the ethical philosophy that drives much of sub-saharan Africa, says that a person is a person through others, not alone. Gaining strength and self-confidence through others, including…

It's hard for me to see any similarities at all. Miley and Beyonce seem to be coming from completely different perspectives in life. Could you explain what you see as similar? The only issue I had with Miley is her racist exploitation of others.

While I'm not sure exactly why that person brought up Kanye West (he's black?), he has something salient to say:

It reminds me of D'Angelo, like an answer to "How Does It Feel". And all of that just reminds me of Prince.