“Ponytail: A Poem for Gabby Douglas” by Jasmine Waiters
Oh yeah, now this is what I’m talking about — using poetry to positively impact society through raising awareness, provoking deep thought, and inward reflection. This young lady, by the […]
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“Pray, Believe, And Be Healed”: For the Cancer Fighters
Pray Believe And you’ll be healed That’s what the Believers keep telling me Well let me tell ya I been prayin’ And believin’ And over this month and a half […]
Sherman Hemsley “George Jefferson” Passed Away
From Rickey Smiley Morning Show Sherman Hemsley, aka George Jefferson of the ’70s hit show “The Jeffersons,” has died at his home in El Paso, Texas, reports TMZ. Hemsley had no wife […]
Black Media: Bashing or Building Black Men? The Public Speaks
Today, as I scrolled through my Facebook news — God bless it — I came across this disturbing post by an African-American gentleman whom shall remain unnamed. […]
Chick-Fil-A: “Queer-Hatin’ Cordon Bleu” Sandwich
According to TheOnion.com, “as part of [Chick-Fil-A's]recent efforts to publicly align itself with fundamentalist Christian values, the restaurant chain announced TODAY the debut of its new Queer-Hatin’ […]
Quotes from the Penn
If you truly seek God, He will enable you to conquer human desires and habits that used to be your nature. You will no longer want to put certain music […]
NFL Player Reggie Bush is Now a Miami Dolphin, Goodbye New Orleans Saints
by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is crossing over from New Orleans to Miami. The deal went down on Thursday with the Miami Dolphins negotiating Bush’s […]
Belafonte on Negative Black Image in Hollywood
by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World Harry Belafonte, the famed entertainer who is now 84, is concerned about the image of black America in Hollywood films, and he says the […]
50 Cent Not Releasing New Album, Blaming Leak
by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World If you are a 50 Cent fan, and you couldn’t wait for his next album to be released, kiss that anticipation good-bye. His new […]
13-Year-Old Boy Shot 8 Times by Police
by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World Jimmell Cannon, 13, was shot 8 times in the shoulders, hand, and leg by Chicago Police on Monday in West Humboldt Park neighborhood. While […]
