Fred Brown Speaks Out Against Big John

Washington Post 
By Mike Wise
It is almost 25 years to the day that he inexplicably threw that pass to James Worthy, and Fred Brown wants to talk about the hurt. But the pain is unrelated to this week’s anniversary of one of the most ignominious plays in NCAA tournament history.
“I don’t support the program,” he [...]

Sticking up for Starbury

the HNIC Report 
When exactly did it become cool to hate on Stephon Marbury? When he demanded a lucrative contract from Minnesota and triggered the end of the potential “Dynasty” he and KG could’ve established? When he destroyed Keith Van Horn’s confidence? When Jason Kidd took the Nets to the Finals a season after his departure? [...]

Jesse Gives Obama a Push

 By DEANNA BELLANDICHICAGO Mar 29, 2007 (AP)— Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said Thursday he’s backing Democrat Barack Obama in his presidential bid, giving his support to a new generation of black politicians. “He has my vote,” the Rev. Jackson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
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Niggas, Homos and White Boys: Lessons from a Weekend in the Woods

This past weekend I took a group of thirty-five young men upstate for a retreat. We did the standard team-building exercises: wall climbs, low ropes, hiking through the woods. I-Pods were banned outside of the cabins. The television in the common area had a DVD player but no reception. We were there to be amongst [...]

“No Homo”: Black Boys, Black Churches and The Stigma of Being Gay

The New York Times has an article about the continued resistance to gays and lesbians by the Black Church that got me thinking of some of the teenage boys I work with.
“No homo.”
If you’ve spent any time around young black boys of late you’ve probably heard the term more times than you care to count. Basically, [...]

Obama’s “(In)visible” Childhood

Dreams of My Father: Fact or Fiction?
 

  I remember being blown away when I first read Barack Obama’s Dreams of My Father two years ago. Initially, I had approached the book with skepticism in large part because I expected to read a blase, ‘boots-strap’ memoir written without much flair. That wasn’t the case. Dreams struck me as [...]

I Stand Corrected…Maybe

I found this on a phenomenal blog, Skeptical Brotha.
It was hard to do, but I’ve saved my thoughts on the letter until the end
Dear Jodi:
Thank you for engaging in one of the biggest misrepresentations of the truth I have ever seen in sixty-five years. You sat and shared with me for two hours. [...]

Media Matters Report: Myths and Falsehoods About Barack Obama

From Media Matters
In recent months, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has been the target of attacks, smears, and innuendo throughout the media. He has been called a Muslim who attended a madrassa and has heard his Christian church in Chicago accused of having a “separatist” doctrine that “contradicts the basic tenets of Christianity”; he has been [...]

Fenty Shows Signs of Life After All

Young Mayor Stands up for His City, But How Long Will It Last?
In his first State of the District address Wednesday D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty had a strong message for the White House: “The United States government has brought democracy to Baghdad before bringing it home to the District,” he told hundreds of  residents at a public gathering. ”We are the [...]

How to PimpYour Friends, Sell Your Culture and Get Rich Doing it: The Steve Stoute Story

 I worry sometimes, that the Joshua generation in its success forgets where it came from. Thinks it doesn’t have to make as many sacrifices. Thinks that the very height of ambition is to make as much money as you can, to drive the biggest car and have the biggest house and wear a Rolex watch [...]