At times it can be hard to imagine life beyond our cozy (and sometimes not-so-cozy) bubble here in America, especially given the massive influence of urban and African American culture, fashion and lifestyle in our society. From the movies we watch to the music we enjoy, from the celebrity gossip we read to the scandals […]

VIA NEWSONE President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. It was summer 2004 when most of us first became familiar with Barack Obama. Then an Illinois state senator, the U.S. senate candidate delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston: […]

We recently did a story about a prominent UK newspaper that claimed ‘multi-racial’ Brits were at an advantage over other groups.

Rapper Slim Thug’s recent comments regarding Black women and how they expect too much from a man and require a man to do too much for them financially hit blogs yesterday and sent shock waves of annoyance and disappointment through internet savvy Black women all over the country. I think that some Black women agreed […]