#8220;Justice and equality for all” and “To protect and serve” are mottos emblazoned on police patrol cars across the country. Where was the justice and protection of everyday citizens in the case of Kelly Thomas, a mentally-disabled homeless man, was brutally beaten by two police officers, on July 5? Thomas […]

I remember my first few times cooking. The meat was never seasoned, and the pasta/rice was usually overcooked. They were tragic – even with honey barbecue sauce. More importantly, though, I remember the joy of being responsible for my own (mal) nutrition and my first taste of independence. Some people […]

Ladies, what makes us settle for those nicknames that are almost like the real thing but not quite? Maybe it’s the satisfaction of having a title at all or because some women don’t really care about what they are called. Whatever the case is what you answer to is what […]

At a meeting, a friend of Grand Theft Education said to us that black people have become “crisis people” and, according to her, ever since the Civil Rights Movement subsided into its post-modern complacency, blacks only take action when the situation becomes dire. Baffled by this new perspective of Black […]