July 21, 2010
Fraternity Brother Lawrence C Ross Jr (Author of The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities) notified me of a piece he did on being a black LGBT Greek. It follows below. more
July 16, 2010
When I heard that BP has successfully close all the valves on its new containment cap Thursday afternoon—effectively stopping the flow of oil for the first time in nearly three months as it began its well integrity tests—I was at a town meeting in Port Sulphur in Louisiana’s Plaquemines parish, ground zero for the oil [...] more
July 15, 2010
It sounds like the Obama White House has a new peacekeeping mission — with House Democrats. more
July 14, 2010
A New York man has filed suit against Facebook claiming he owns 84 percent of the world’s largest social network. Paul D. Ceglia, the man behind the lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, claims Facebook owes him damages relating to a 2003 contract between Ceglia and Facebook founder and [...] more
July 13, 2010
Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday. more
Ever since the BP oil spill disaster began, a glut of contracts and jobs has surfaced. But who is benefiting? If you got an oil spill contract from the federal government, more than likely you are white. more
July 10, 2010
Do brutal attacks on women by their husbands or boyfriends surge during the World Cup? According to a May 25 press release by England’s Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), “cases of domestic abuse increase by nearly 30% on England match days.” The shocking 30 percent figure was from a study prepared and publicized by [...] more
When you look at it, it is hard to tell if the White House, the Department of Justice and the NAACP are merely a collective sign of the times or the reasons why the times are sadly changing. Over the course of the past week, all three iconic institutions have corrupted the legacy of civil rights [...] more
When President Barack Obama agreed to back legislation in May that could eventually repeal the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the resolution seemed to offer twin benefits for the White House: Quell the anger of gay activists who accused Obama of foot-dragging on the issue, and allow the question of gays in the military to [...] more
July 9, 2010
Israel goes out of its way to display its ugliest side to the world by tearing down Palestinian homes or allowing rapacious settlers to steal Palestinian land. more
The Summer (Camps) of Hip Hop
The Flobots and their Survival Story
Who Regulates the Internet Gatekeepers?