Aren’t we in the same time period that welcomes independent single mothers and women in high career positions? While the female gender has undergone so many evolutions in society, one would think they would be as aggressive in their dating life as they are in others aspect of their life. There are aggressive women out […]
REAL TALK: Will a Soda Tax Make Americans Thinner or is It Just Another Attack on Overweight People?
Do you love drinking an afternoon soda, or put sugar in your morning coffee? New York policymakers want to charge you a little extra to enjoy your Coke, Pepsi, RC Cola, Iced Tea or any other sugar-sweetened soda or juice. New York City is currently running an advertising campaign featuring a man drinking a glass […]
The city of Aurora, a Chicago suburb, approved a $50 administrative fee to be charged to anyone processed by Aurora police for a criminal offense or city ordinance violation. Aurora’s police patrol officers union brought up the idea of charging a booking fee last fall during budget discussions. The fee includes the cost of fingerprinting […]
Among African Americans there seems to be no middle ground concerning Tyler Perry. His work is either detested or revered. Forbes magazine recently labeled him 2010 Most Successful Man in Hollywood, raking in $130 million dollars, sparking further debate about the impact of Tyler Perry’s films. CNN’s Newsroom contributor Touré considers Tyler Perry to be […]
Cheerleaders make the world a better place. That much can’t be disputed, right? Feminist groups describe professional cheerleaders as scantily-clad women, prancing around half-naked for the enjoyment of men. In some cases, these groups have labeled cheerleaders “exploited”, and would like nothing more than for the NFL to get rid of them for good. There’s […]
A New Hampshire high school student used a nipple clamp to zap himself with an electrical shock and may have “permanent brain damage” and will now sue. It happened at school and he blames the teacher, and claims the school should warn of the dangers of electricity and nipple clamps. Kyle Dubois is the student […]
A Michigan pharmacist who fought off armed attackers by firing a gun of his own to thwart a robbery attempt was hailed by many as a hero. After the hair-raising confrontation that was captured on surveillance video, Jeremy Hovan’s employer rewarded him with a pink slip. Now, Hovan is fighting back, filing a federal lawsuit […]
“Torn between two lovers feeling like a fool, loving both of you is breaking all the rules” Terrell “T.O.” Owens is one of the most popular — and controversial — players in the NFL wrote in his autobiography ‘Catch This!’, that his father was the neighbor man who lived across the street from him. The […]
Job applicants with the city of Bozeman, Montana are finding that their private Internet discussions and pictures may not be so private after all. The city is asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to Internet social networking or Web groups to which they belong. The decision is sparking an outcry from those […]
The Long Island woman accused of inciting a fight between her 12-year-old daughter and another child insists she’s not the monster mom depicted in shocking video of the fight. “I’m not the bad person they’re making me out to be,” Daphne Melin, 32, said Tuesday. “My daughter’s been cyber-bullied. They called her whore, b*tch and […]
Earlier this week, I came across this shocking letter to Dear Abby from a husband that has a big secret he’s keeping from his wife. Check it out!!! DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 10 years, and it is a wonderful marriage. We love each other very much, never argue and […]
In the African-American community, we always hear that racial profiling is wrong, and should be reported, so the individual(s) committing the act can be punished. But is that always the case. What about when the victim is not African-American? Do we have double standards… it’s wrong for us, but acceptable for “them”? Passenger claims she […]
