Discussion

Et tu, Brutè? That’s my favorite Shakespearean quote. It’s from Julius Caesar. Caesar himself says it when, after being knifed by all the other members of the Roman senate, his homeboy, his dawg, his man likethat! Brutus, sticks a knife in. PARTNER LINKS: Nene Leakes slams Star Jones And you, Brutus? After that, Caesar just […]

In a recent NewsOne/Black Planet poll, we asked African Americans across the country their thoughts on President Obama bombing Libya and President Qaddafi. Their thoughts split across various answers. RECENT: Russell Brand talks about drugs and Katy Perry Close to 35 percent of African Americans believe Obama is doing so because of Qaddafi’s treatment of […]

This week on Washington Watch, host Roland Martin and Smokey Fontaine talked about the recent NewsOne list on the “Top 15 Civil Rights Leaders” of this century post. The list has been linked on various news websites and lauded by many. Here are some of the responses from members of the list on Twitter: RELATED: […]

By Bakari Kitwana and Hakim Hasan The overwhelming social transformation rendered in the 1950s and 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement is a milestone in American history of such magnitude that it assumes a mythological quality, almost willing us to define the future in its image. But our own post-civil rights movement era requires us to […]

One of the main reasons that most of us that voted for Barack Obama in 2008, did so was because we were so sure that never again, under his watch at least, would an American president anoint himself “God” like George W. Bush had so clearly done and decide that he should dictate policy for […]

Written by Bill Fletcher Jr. I just had my annual physical.  Every December or January I make it a point to have one.  Even when my healthcare provider, some years back, said that I did not need to come in yearly, I ignored them and visited annually.

I admit that I froze up when I heard about Grant Hill becoming offended about Jalen Rose referring to he and other black Duke University players as “Uncle Toms.” During the recent ESPN documentary about the Fab Five, Rose was especially candid in describing his disdain for Duke University.  Using colorful and entertaining language, Rose […]

Is Glenn Beck a racist right-wing nut job? Is he “Satan’s mentally challenged younger brother”? Glenn Beck has made his career as a talking head on CNN, Fox News and his nationally syndicated radio show by being loud-mouthed and making outrageous (and often completely inaccurate) accusations and comparisons. Below, we compile his ten most racist […]

Watoto From the Nile, the young sisters from Baltimore who created the “Open Letter to Lil Wayne” video that went viral on the Internet last week, have finally given their first on-camera interview. In this NewsOne exclusive, meet 10-year-old Nia, 9-year-old Nya, and their father Jabari Natur, who reveal how they conceived the song and […]

By Hakim Hasan Black preachers who engage in authoritarian, inappropriate, sexist, and criminal behavior are an old story. The old boy network of pastors will publically criticize and even boycott rappers, but not other preachers for similar and even worse behavior, behavior hasn’t received adequate scrutiny. The publication of Jesus, Jobs and Justice by Betty […]

The recent and dramatic reunion between Oprah and her former relationship advisor, Iyanla Van Zant, captivated television viewers as the two women hashed out their feelings and reconciled their differences in front of a worldwide audience. But while there’s been much media hype around what went down between the two 11 years ago, I’d like […]

CNN recently posted an article suggesting that the people in America think that the Caucasian race is racially oppressed. According to them, 44% of Americans believe that racism directed toward White people is just as big as racism directed toward Black people. Huh? CNN states that, ‘a growing number of white Americans are acting like […]