House Negro of the Month: This Guy
The African American man in this “America’s Furniture” commercial is the House Negro of the Month. I want to say the Jiggaboo of the month…but I’m being nice. This horrible mess has run 2 years in a...
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Friday Five: Your Five Favorite Soul Food dishes
Nothing is more a part of our history than our meals. Soul Food helped us to survive on scraps, feed us at churches before we marched for civil rights, and helped us build businesses. I has also...
View ArticleDuh! Bob Johnson saying things we already know about Obama
FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty: The billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television says Barack Obama wouldn’t be his party’s leading presidential candidate if he was white. Hillary Clinton supporter...
View ArticleTavis Follow-up: Official Departure from Joyner Show
Tavis Smiley appeared in his regular twice-a-week slot on the Tom Joyner Morning Show yesterday and avoided any mention of the dust-up sparked by the host’s open letter questioning his reason for...
View ArticleObama Monkey T-Shirts…
Now this is just wrong…or maybe just the beginning. Americans have been pretty civilized in accepting/dealing with the black democratic front-runner so far. I guess it’s about time for it to get real....
View ArticleFriday Question: Recession or Depression?
Today’s question: Are we (ie the U.S of A) in a Recession or a Depression? From good ole Wikipedia… “A recession may involve simultaneous declines in coincident measures of overall economic activity...
View ArticleHey DC, you need to check out Founding Farmers
Founding Farmers (19th and Penn NW) is my new favorite restaurant spot here in DC. I especially love that they just opened in Sept…that way I get to scoop all my friends like “You don’t know nothing...
View ArticleGentrification in DC: Can a sista find a decent beauty supply store?
I spent at least an hour yesterday trying to find a decent, open beauty supply store catering to African American women and their hair care needs in NW Washington DC. Couldn’t be found, People!! Now I...
View ArticleOverweight Women Charged Extra at Georgia Nail Salon
Sisters spend a LOT of money at nail salons. I’m not into all the designs, gel nails, silk wraps, and what have you, but I know a ton of women who are. I was amazed that a nail salon would tack on an...
View ArticleShould African Americans be More Supportive of Occupy Wall Street?
I’d like to know what my readers think about this. Should Black People be drawn to this movement? Should we consider Black unemployment rates and how many Blacks were affected by the housing crisis...
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