One of the things that we know to be true in America today is that children are not being properly educated. Making matters worse is the fact that black children are increasingly being left behind in the educational gap and it’s costing the African American community in numerous ways. There are armies of educators on [...]
Continue reading …BET’s President Explains Why She Doesn’t Offer More Positive Programming
October 19, 2012 403 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Last fall, BET’s President, Debra Lee, commented on the style of programming being offered by her network and the response from her viewers. At the same time, Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET, criticized the network for it’s offerings, stating that the company squandered a chance to give black America a [...]
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President Obama, according to most experts, did a better job in the second debate than he did in the first. He has seen a small surge in the polls as a result of his improved performance and the momentum now appears to be in his favor once again. One person who has analyzed the debates [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce: Do Black People Support Obama Just Because He’s Black? Well, It Depends
October 13, 2012 80 Comments
By Dr. Boyce Watkins Sometimes I have random thoughts while sitting and waiting for other things to happen: I come to a realization about politics while I’m at the grocery store, or I’ll figure out the meaning of life while doing my laundry. I’m always thinking, probably a bit too much. Today, the question that [...]
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By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses First Lady Michelle Obama is not focused on all the conversations about the debate that took place last week. Commenting on all the talk that has been going on since the debate, she said to iVillage, “There’s sort of the scrum and the punditry and the analysis [of the debate], and then [...]
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By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses On her wedding day, it’s hard for any beaming bride to imagine that her joy could turn into despair and sorrow in just a few years. For Sarah Jakes, it was only four years before she had to face the sad reality of divorce. Now Sarah is ready to open up a [...]
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By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses Last month at the American Legion’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, Virginia, a voter named Bobbie Lussier was given the freedom to express her distaste for the Obamas, specifically the way that the First Lady both looks and acts. Talking to NPR’s Ari Shapiro about the POTUS and the FLOTUS, Bobbie Lussier said, [...]
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By Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses This past week, I was facilitating a discussion as an instructor in a seminar that I designed specifically for women of color. The topic of the discussion was how young women of color experience being fatherless and it was centered around a great film by Janks Morton, called ‘Dear Daddy’. In the [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce: Since When Did Black Advocacy Become Inherently Anti-Obama?
September 14, 2012 94 Comments
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Recently, Dr. Cornel West and his academic homeboy, Eddie Glaude, spoke up about black suffering that has occurred during the presidency of Barack Obama. Glaude and West feel that the Obama Administration has leveraged its strong support from the black community as an opportunity to engage in serious political neglect. White [...]
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Ask Black America: Should Preachers Talk Politics at the Pulpit?
October 22, 2012 37 CommentsEver since President Obama took it upon himself to stand up for Gay people and say that they should be able to get married, there have been a lot of conversations in church about whether or not President Obama is the right candidates for Christians. Many Black pastors are encouraging their congregations to stay home [...]
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