Michael Baisden issued an apology to Color of Change regarding statements that were made on The Michael Baisden Show. I couldn't find the information on his website, but the response is available at his Mingle City Forum. Below is Mr. Baisden's Response to Color of Change followed by comments that...
The following is a press release for Dr. Ian Smith's 50 million pound challenge. I have been a fan of Dr. Ian since his days as a contributor to Men's Health magazine. I continue to admire his work on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. New York City, Nov. 7, 2007 –...
On Monday of this week, Marcus Jones -father of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell- made strong statements about a group that has helped raise funds for the accused teens. Jones claimed that $10,000 was unaccounted for by the group ColorofChange.org who was working with the families of the Jena 6...
It's rare that an artist comes along and totally change the music scene the way Erykah Badu did in the late 90's. Though Mary J. Blige remains my favorite female artist, her contributions to the Black Music experiece are not the same those made by South Dallas' own E. Badu....
Speaking of Points, Mr. Ta-Nehisi Coates writes a scathing piece titled Why Al Sharpton has become irrelevant that appeared in Sunday's Dallas Morning News. Coates takes issue with the view that Mr. Sharpton represents the opinions of Black America, questioning his credibility and his record in the process. Here...
There were bloggers from all over the world that participated in yesterday's Blogging for Justice Against Sexual Abuse of Black Women. Take a moment and read some of the other responses from the web. I particularly liked what Eddie Griffin, Nu Vision, and AA Political Pundit had to say. What...
Big Creek, West Virginia and West Palm Beach, Florida provide two disturbing cases of rape perpetrated against two African-American females. To compare and contrast the two stories shows just how much work is needed to keep black women and their families safe from the horror inflicted by sexual abuse. The...
Soulja Boy's "Crank That Soulja Boy" is pretty hot right now, though it's popularity is probably on the downside. As of two or three weeks ago, football team from high school to the NFL were getting crunk before games with Soulja Boy as their inspiration. And as many of you...
DALLAS, TX— The Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2007's eleven newest inductees are an elite class of history making athletes and coaches: Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson; former Dallas Cowboy and Super Bowler Harvey Martin (posthumously); former Dallas Cowboy, Super Bowl co-MVP, and Dallas South Oak Cliff H.S. standout ...
AfroSpear bloggers are encouraging Blacks to give "the gift of technology" to their children, parents and others, to empower them to communicate in the Internet Age, with recommended gifts of computers, digicams, broadband and open source software. This Christmas, the same AfroSpear Black bloggers who organized the March on Jena...
