Media outlets jumped at the chance to publish news that a suspect had been arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing, but it turns out those reports could not have been further from the truth. CNN and Fox News were among the publications that announced an arrest and backtracked when the Boston Police Department rendered those…
Roland Martin’s tenure at CNN hasn’t always been smooth sailing. To say he’s ruffled feathers would be an understatement. Martin has never believed in biting his tongue, regardless how asinine some of his comments could possibly be perceived. Last year, Martin was suspended from CNN after he published several tweets during the Super Bowl that…
Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were found guilty of rape in a juvenile court over the weekend and CNN chose to frame the story in a very disturbing way. Instead of just relaying the facts of the situation, CNN repeatedly focused on what a difficult time it must be for the two…
There has been word that CNN’s morning show “Starting Point with Soledad O’ Brien” has not been faring well (along with the network’s consistent low ratings). However, with a change of heads at CNN, NBC’s Jeff Zucker, who now leads CNN Worldwide, hopes to salvage talent and reposition CNN’s brand. One person who is getting…
A while ago, I took my little cousins to Toys “R” Us. Three of them. 8 years old, 6 years old, 4 years old. It was going smoothly enough until we came across a row of dolls. There were two on the end. A fully-adorned Black doll on the left. A fully-adorned white doll on…
What defines race in America? The answer is not always black and white. Biracial makeups and varied ethnicities complication delineations of race in American culture. Soledad O’Brien’s “Black In America” series attempts to address the weighted issue in its fifth installment, which airs this Sunday on CNN at 8 PM EST. The documentary follows the story…
Since I’ve begun wearing my natural curly afro, I’ve had an overwhelming amount of requests from people who would like to touch my hair. Both friends and strangers of all ethnicities are completely fascinated with how it looks, how it feels, how it stays up, etc. I am equally fascinated, though there’s no mystery for…
