You may have noticed that Uptown looks a little different today. It’s for good reason. If you haven’t heard, there is legislation pending on Capitol Hill that would essentially censor the internet. Although the thought behind the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is… Read More →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2inny7vRig&feature=player_embedded] Posted Tuesday by me at Karen Civil: Nearly 6 months after a devastating earthquake rattled the small country of Haiti leaving over 200,000 dead and 2 million homeless, Wyclef Jean’s organization Yele Haiti is still on the ground distributing aid to those in need. In this video update, volunteers are seen… Read More →
Yet again, negative press about African American women has taken center stage. Earlier this week, a less than positive post by rapper Slim Thug, created a global internet dialogue about the relationship between black men and women. The Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN, a coalition of women of all… Read More →
As I was doing my daily reading earlier, I came across an article that literally made me more frustrated than I have ever been in a very long time. The article told the story of a white fraternity at the University of California at San Diego dressing in black face… Read More →
There are a lot of things that I don’t understand, but I have learned that you should never question God and His plan. That knowledge however, does not always ease the immediate pain that an unexpected and untimely death brings, especially one in a senseless manner. I met Jonathan “shoota… Read More →