By the Numbers African Americans Should be Extinct
*If history were told from the vantage point of the oppressed rather than the oppressor, the American narrative would …
The Pulse of Entertainment: A Review/The Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra’s Vibrato Show Belongs on Broadway or a Vegas Residency
*“Wow, such a range,” said someone behind me as I watched The Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra recently at the Vibrato …
Steven Ivory: I bought it. Now, if Only I Could Open it.
*Annoyed that a supermarket didn’t carry the AAA batteries I needed for my digital body weight scale, I decided to go to …
Why the Internet Believes Celebrity Political Gossip Without Proof | VIDEO
*It doesn’t take much for the internet to spiral—especially when politics and celebrity collide. One snippet, one rumor, …
Pope Leo’s mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa to Trump
*Pope Leo pushed back hard and fast against Donald Trump when he publicly declaimed that he was not intimidated by him. …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson/LAPD Car Chases: a Clear and Present Especially to Blacks and Hispanics
*One recent night, I watched several LAPD cars blow through one of the busiest intersections in South L.A. with lights …
When Faith Is Willfully Blind Loyalty: An Openly Demonic Presidency and a Crisis
*There are moments in history when silence is not neutrality—it is complicity. We are living in one of those moments. …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Mark Adams Releases ‘This is Neo-Soul’ Album in Honor of the Legacy of Roy Ayers
*“I was his music director,” said Mark Adams about working with the late Roy Ayers when I asked during our interview for …
Trump Bought the Field and Reveals Motive
*Reportedly, Donald Trump is the only sitting president who went out of his way to sit in on a Supreme Court hearing. …
Steven Ivory: Leaving Earth Without Dying: Taking a Rocketship to the Moon
*As I watched the April 1st launch of Artemis II, just hearing the narration of all the different departments of the …
Why So Many Black Men Sleep on Sidewalks
*Why does the sight of so many Black men sleeping on L. A’s sidewalks draw barely a glance, if that? Each time I see a …
Music Exec Ray Daniels Says Black Women Are Targeting Chilli Over ‘Pretty Privilege’ | WATCH
*TLC‘s Chilli (Rozonda Thomas) has been taking heat lately. Resurfaced audio about her 2016 vote. Liking …
Kellie Todd Griffin Commentary: Our Vote is Not a Blank Check
*Every election cycle, the conversation starts the same way. Campaigns announce their outreach. Candidates say our name. …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Rising Star Awardee Makenzie Phipps Releases ‘Whiskey Kills the Time’ | VIDEO
*“My husband wrote it,” said NBC’s “The Voice” contestant Mckenzie Phipps (Season 28) about her new single “Whiskey …
Skyrocketing Fuel Costs, but No Calls for Rationing!
*Grandparents and even great-grandparents are excited that this generation was able to see the Artemis II rocket launch …
