Do We Need to See a Michael Jackson Autopsy Photo?

 There is supposedly an autopsy photo of Michael Jackson being shopped around. If there is one I hope no one buys it. Why do we need to see an individual at their most vulnerable. When you become a celebrity do you become less human? Is this the lasting image we want of the King of [...]

Spike Lee is No “Hater” Watch the Clip

Spike Lee has been taking a lot of heat for remarks he made in reference to Tyler Perry. The remarks were read out of context on 60 Minutes last Sunday, but when you watch the clip you get the message. Lee was not just “hating” on Perry he was making a [...]

Who Will I Be for Halloween? Unemployed

 Today I was talking to a friend of mine who works for a publishing company. She said in the past Halloween was a big deal at the office, but this year it was different. What made it different? This is the last day for a number of people at her job. When unemployment is imminent [...]

Hillary Clinton is My Hero

 Secretary of State Clinton is in Pakistan and she is taking no prisoners. She is saying the things that we want to say. Yesterday she said in reference to the whereabouts of al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden and senior lieutenants of the network accused in the Sept. 11 terror attack “I find it hard to [...]

Why Does the Media Love Levi Johnston?

Levi Johnston is everywhere. This world famous “baby daddy” appeared the CBS Morning Show yesterday claiming Sarah Palin had refered to her child as “the retarded boy”.  This evening he was on Entertainment Tonight talking about how Palin’s initial reaction to news of her daughter’s pregnancay was “that this is going to hurt her politically.” [...]

Is MSNBC as Bad as Fox News?

Yesterday CNN anchor Campbell Brown interviewed Valerie Jarrett, White House Senior Advisor regarding the White House battle with Fox News. Campbell contends Fox News has a bias, but she compared them to MSNBC and asked Jarrett if  she felt that MSNBC also had a bias. Brown said “Jarrett seems loath to admit that MSNBC has [...]

Do You find this Picture Offensive?

 This illustration was given to an eighth grade class as part of a math assignment. The picture had the caption “Solving Equations Using Multiplication and Division. The Bucks County, PA NAACP is calling for disciplinary and sensitivity training in the Central Bucks School District. NAACP leaders and the parents of one of the students met [...]

Kansas City Chief Larry Johnson Gives the Token Apology

 NFL player Larry Johnson used a homophobic slur on Twitter this weekend and at the team headquarters the next day. He has issued his obligatory apology “I regret my actions. The words were used by me in frustration, and they were not appropriate,” he said through a spokesman. “I did not intend to offend anyone, [...]

Eating Healthy “Ain’t” Cheap

Americans are getting fat. We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic, but what’s the solution? Eat healthy. That sounds so easy, but take a trip to the grocery store. Blueberries are said to be so good for you that eating them daily can increase your life expectancy, but they cost $3.49 a pint. [...]

How Could 15 High School Students Watch A Girl Get Gang-Banged?

When you hear the news you just wonder what is happening to us? Not what is happening to young people but to all of us? Are we raising children devoid of humanity? Some of us are still trying and still instilling in our children a real sense of right and wrong, but when you hear [...]