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TYSON'S TAKE: Fear Of A Black Planet

Ok, so Barack Obama is the Presidential front-runner in a country that has the worst race relations in modern history, Tiger Woods is on pace to become the first billionaire athlete in the world’s most historically racist sport, yet Nas can’t title his...

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POLITRICKS: Barack's Play To Win

In recent days, Obama has given the media a lot to talk about. The controversial Father's Day speech brought memories of Bill Cosby's rants against no-good-baby-daddies, Jesse Jackson whispered on Fox News how he wanted cut Barack's nuts off and now the...

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When Barack Obama secured the nomination to battle McCain for the presidency in November, it meant a whole lot more than just Barack Obama winning the nomination. It was historic. Just think, it's now the year 2008 and this is the first time in the history...

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After checking out Hellifiknow's funny post on the 10 Things We'll Miss About Hillary , I started to think about how much the comedy world will miss the Bush administration. Hate him or hate him, you have to admit that George W. Bush made for some good...

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If the Honorable Minister Louis Farrahkan can bite the bullet countless times after being denounced by countless black leaders, and be gracious enough to always ask his followers to honor and support those very same leaders, how is it possible that you...



UPDATE: Thanks to CubanChica, we have our first example of the media's angry black protester. The New York Times got a picture a lot sooner than I had thought. This is the lead image to the story. Told you so. Sure that's just what mainstream media would...

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While pundits continue to carry on about white male voters and bitter gun-owners and their importance to the election, there is one thing that stands out as being the big non-issue of Election 2008. That would be the problems of urban America. If you...

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"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of." --Confucious The newest premature attack on Obama is "bitter-gate." I don't understand what the big deal is over the...

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POLITRICKS: T.I. vs. The Activist

T.I. was clearly the crowd favorite at yesterday’s National Hip-Hop Team Vote held in Philadelphia on the eve of probably the most important primary of the year. Despite the combined star power of Flo-Rida, Ciara, Lil’ Mama, video director Lil’ X, “106...

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Excerpt from: Do You! 12 Laws To Access The Power In You To Achieve Happiness And Success Specifically, there are two kinds of empowerment I try to promote. The first is personal empowerment, in which individuals who have been so worn down by the struggle...



POLITRICKS: Recess Is For Reloading

Every morning I sit in my living room with my coffee and get my daily dish of Bossip, TMZ, and Perezhilton. But unlike most of peers, I then hit up NYTmes.com, Truthout.org, MoveOn.org, The Nation.com, MotherJones.com, and MichaelMoore.com. I was in shock...

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Looks like folks were a little upset about the elderly man who was asked to conceal an anti-war T-shirt at a Long Island, NY mall. When he refused, he was arrested . Some people found it shocking that despite living in America, where the rights of free...

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POLITRICKS: Reverend Wright Is Right

The top two stories for the last few days have been the economy and Reverend J. Wright's comments, and how far his restraining order should be from Barack Obama. As I read Russell's Blog about our elders saying crazy things in his defense, I stopped to...

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While reading Danielle's piece I felt that my piece was small minded and insensitive. To act as if the racist statements of Geraldine Ferrero were in some way similar to Rev. Wright's sermon was WRONG. While I still believe Rev. Wright's sermons were...



POLITRICKS: Stand By Ur Man

Amongst government robbing and torture, martial infidelity by a public servant is as American as apple pie. Think back to Clinton, JFK, Larry Graig, and Senator Gary Hart's infamous pictures aboad the yacht "Monkey Business." Even ole' Thomas Jefferson...

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