This is silly. When it comes to being groupies, men and women tend to behave differently. Women throw themselves at rich, famous men because there is a chance they will hit pay dirt. Plenty of rich men will marry women who are flat broke as long as they are pretty enough. These days, a lot of women aren’t even looking…

“This man reminded me of the folks who came into Bed-Stuy and then filed a noise complaint when long-standing residents got Lupe Fiasco playing at 11 p.m. on a Thursday”

In an ideal world you would be correct; however, we don't live in an ideal world. Those billionaire tech bros are mostly coming from upper middle/upper class backgrounds. Many are well connected and are not starting at the bottom. The reality is that the rules are different for blacks especially for those who are…

This is exactly what I commented on previously. Every year there are usually several cases around the country that involves white people making false police reports on blacks, but we never get the level of outrage that we have gotten with the Smollett case. Of course, some of it is the celebrity angle, but the…

This faux outrage by white folk is ridiculous. How often have some white person tried to cover up something by claiming they were robbed, raped, etc. by a black man only to discover that it was a lie. Of course, the truth comes out after police has stopped and questioned every black man they see within a 10 mile…

I’m really sick of this. I never understood the position of the CPD with the press conference. First, why were they taking it so personally? You would think he had said that he was attacked by police officers. Second, how many times have we learned that some white person reported that black men committed a crime only…

I agree. One of the few things I didn’t really care for with the Obamas is that I think they trotted out the daughters for photo ops too often. However, I think all politicians overuse their kids as campaign props. 

Because, if he’s telling the truth, his phone records have nothing to do with it. If I was mugged, reported it to the police and they asked for my phone, my first response would be “What does my phone calls have to do with it?

The cops were probably called because if someone is slumped over in their car, you don’t know if the person is sleeping or dead.

They are all in it for the fame and money, those at the top and those trying to get there. It’s a dog eat dog industry.

I disagree that the personal lives of politician necessarily matter. It only matters if they are doing something illegal or if they are doing stuff that is in contradiction to their campaign promises such as running as a family values candidate while cheating on their spouse. Otherwise, the is little evidence that a…

Local prosecutors and state AGs are positions that have some of the most influence on the daily lives of many black people. If we want change, whenever possible we have to turn out in groves to vote people into these positions that are willing to prosecute police when they murder blacks. If we don’t show up to the…

The NFL might need black people, but do black people need the NFL? What is the overall benefit to black communities? The larger question is if the NFL behaved exactly how black people wanted, how would it impact police violence against us? How would it improve the lives of average black people?

I disagree. I don’t even watch football, but there are no ramifications of doing so. I respect Kaepernick for his position, however, it was and is a purely symbolic gesture without much real world impact. If every black person in the country had stopped watching football, exactly how would it have prevented a single…

I agree. I really liked Chrisette’s music. I can forgive her because it happened at the beginning vs. later in office as with Kanye. Honestly I don’t think most celebrities really have a clue. People who pursue fame and fortune are typically very self focused. A lot of those folk don’t have a clue what the world…

Without her testimony, this will likely go no where and if she testifies that they were not involved before she turned 18, the case will fall apart. 

First for all, the entire thing is purely symbolism, from all sides. It’s the type of thing that easy for people to get behind because it requires very little to do. A whole lot of black people have continued to watch football. But this the thing, if every black person in the country refused to watch the Super Blow,…

The ironic thing is that Halle turned down the Charlie Angels movie for the Storm role. She would have been much better in Charlie Angels. She was dreadful as Storm.

You don’t get to own a surname. You can trademark the name as it relates to a particular industry, but that doesn’t mean others can’t use the name in unrelated industries. That’s why you can have both a Ford Motor Company and A Ford Modeling Agency. The car company could easily prevent another company related to the…

I agree. But I do think people need to be clear on what that phase means. I’ve used it because as a hard gainer with a goal to bulk up, I’ve really had to push myself with heavy weights and low reps. There have been times that I’ve stated that my arms, legs, or chest, etc. were on fire. However, that is a very…