Thought the fringe right wing folks couldn’t top their offensive campaign ads from last year’s midterm elections? Think again.

Right along the newest border on the earth’s surface, violence is threatening the stability of the world’s newest nation.

One and done. It’s been the chant of President Obama’s political opponents since the minute he took office. And it seems that in the toughest moments, the First Family may have uttered the phrase themselves. During his interview with Ann Curry, President Obama spoke openly about his family’s feelings about spending four more years in…

Novelist Adam Mansbach, like many parents, has had a few challenging nights trying to get his two-year-old daughter to bed. After one of them, he posted to his Facebook page “Be on the lookout for my forthcoming children’s book, Go the Fuck to Sleep.” Little did he know, that joke would lead to internet fame, a…

My mother’s youngest sister has always been the aunt I saw myself in the most. She was always in school for a degree my grandmother couldn’t recall when she was asked about it. Every time I saw her she was sure to be sporting a different hair style: first summer- “Set It Off” braids, the…

This weekend, rapper/person who we don’t understand the appeal of Soulja Boy found his name in the blogs again. Not because people like his new single, but due to a racially-charged homophobic rant posted on his Facebook page. Said to be in response to the many “haters” who connect with his page on the social…

I know some things are better left unsaid, but I don’t think I can take it anymore. Some of the ‘trends’ or perhaps fashion faux pas that some of our men are wearing have got to die. It’s not just poor fashion choices, but there are major issues when it comes to some men’s general…