In the 80s, there was the Walkman. During the 90s, it was the Discman. Today, there is the iPod, Apple’s new gadget that is widely considered a version of the portable MP3 player. According to http://MP3newswire.net, Apple’s iPod accounted for almost half of all the MP3 sales in 2004. No […]

Jennifer Lopez’s “Rebirth” is a prime example of what happens when dancers step behind the mic: catastrophe. In today’s music industry, performers are allowed too much leeway for recording when they have great dance skills, but limited musical talent. The difference between Lopez and other artists such as Mya or […]

Every team in the MEAC will now have the opportunity to claim what the Rattlers already have – a conference tournament championship. Each will get their chance when the men’s basketball MEAC Tournament kicks off Monday afternoon at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond, Va. To close out its season, […]

Please don’t hate me too much when I say this, but I don’t think Jamie Foxx should have gotten an Oscar Sunday evening. Don’t get me wrong, I know Foxx is an incredible actor. He did very well portraying the late Ray Charles in the movie “Ray,” belting out “Georgia […]

American society shuns domestic abuse victims The old cliché, “no one can do nothing more to you than you allow them to do” is relative in most domestic situations. Through all forms of media, America has turned these domestic abuse victims into defendants, having to prove beyond the bruises and […]

Abuse and rap have no correlation I read the column in Friday’s paper on domestic violence and rap and I wanted to commend the writer on a job well done! He really put his foot in that article and made many points that people aren’t willing to understand. I truly […]

The Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. congratulates its spring 2005 Black Family Essay Contest winner, Anthony S. Ray Jr. Ray is a senior newspaper journalism student from Miami. Printed below is the winning entry in its entirety: One of the most drastic problems that black families […]

I inhale the fragrance of your magnificence and the vision of you marinates in my brain. My soul dances happily as I feel you deep inside of me and I exhale your name. If I can look you that must mean that I can look at you that must mean […]

FAMU’s goal is to educate the young black minds of tomorrow. However, how can they achieve this goal if the professors who educate these minds are not at the top of their game? Many black professors, especially in the fields of math and science, are lacking doctorate degrees. Some people […]

I don’t normally respond to these things but I felt compelled by your article. America and indeed most of Europe owe a huge debt to African and indigenous Native Americans. In the Jewish holocaust an estimated 6 million people were killed and tortured. Germany has since apologized and gives Israel […]