Black artists are using high profile events as a platform to discuss race, making some whites uncomfortable. It shouldn’t, because the discussion is overdue Race is never a comfortable topic. So often we talk about living in a post-racial society, a society where the color of one’s skin is not mutually exclusive to the content of their character. Martin Luther… Read more →
As expected, Bernie Sanders runs away with the New Hampshire primary, but Hillary Clinton is far from finished As the second primary comes to a close in New Hampshire, noted Larry David impersonator Sen. Bernie Sanders sends a clear message that he’s not quite ready to crown Hillary Clinton as he takes a decisive victory with 60 percent of voters… Read more →
Hilarious and unapologetically dumb, Deadpool is 100 minutes of superhero dick and fart jokes with a side of real heart When you have a marketing campaign as extensive as the one Fox mounted for Deadpool, there’s a general fear that the quality of the film might be a bit suspect. While the campaign was certainly meant to acclimate audiences to… Read more →
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton presents a threat in a way few black athletes have, exposing an older level of racism long disregarded. Until now. Cam Newton is a rarity and yet he’s not. There is no discernible way in which Newton serves as a trailblazer of any sort. He’s not the first black quarterback, he’s not the first black… Read more →
After a night full of coin flips and concessions, Hillary Clinton takes a .3 percent lead in the Iowa Caucus over Bernie Sanders while Martin O’Malley drops out If we told you six months ago that the most contentious race at the Iowa Caucus would be the Democratic one, chances are we’d be laughed out of the room. Now, after… Read more →
