In this exclusive opinion piece, noted Baltimore-based minister Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant responds to President Obama’s recent declaration of support for same-sex marriages. The African American community has beamed with tremendous pride at the work of the first Black President, Barack Obama, in his first term: Bringing the troops home; creating jobs.; doubling the amount […]
Mother’s Day is hard for me. I miss my mom and long for that one last conversation. I didn’t have a chance to tell her that I loved her and was proud of the amazing things she did as a mother- one last time. I didn’t get the chance to say that I admired her for her courage […]
Our mothers said them to us and we’ve said them to our children. It’s weird when you hear your mother’s words coming out of your mouth. Check out this list of the top 10 things moms say to their kids: 10. Money doesn’t grow on trees 9. If you don’t stop crying, I’ll give you […]
The copy editing team at the Seattle Times either had too much or not enough time on their hands this afternoon, when they ran with the headline: “With Dicks in, all 6 WA congressional Democrats favor repeal of gay-marriage ban.” The reference was to Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) who had just announced his support for […]
Do you think black women, who are overweight, want to be? Author Alice Randall thinks so. She shared her opinion in a New York Times article and the responses have lit up the Internet. In the article, she calls for a “body-culture revolution in Black America” in light of growing obesity and diabetes rates among […]
Has this 24 year old California mom gone to far… One of the first things you learn as a parent is that everyone has an opinion on your parenting skills. There is always another parent, friend, pediatrician or family member that wants to tell you how you should parent or what you’re not doing right […]
After the bombshell news story yesterday of President Barack Obama speaking out in support of gay marriage in a sit-down interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, several voices in the African-American community rang out on the issue. NewsOne ran a story on the interview on Wednesday, which was heavily contested by readers. In the poll, we […]
