... "beauty pageants" anymore), but I do know about the Miss Black America contest and its storied history. Even Oprah Winfrey ... trip, I met a young woman who had just become Miss Black Michigan, and I remember being impressed by her beauty, talent and ... American women win the Miss America pageant. Or maybe because we have a black president. Or maybe pageants just don't seem that relevant ...

... wearing a crown in her profile picture and it finally registered that she had been chosen as Miss Black America – DC/Maryland/Virginia (…a far cry from tutoring ... Anyway, I enjoyed her poetic rendition at the pageant, ‘hope you will too. …and here it is: more about “Congrats to Kay – Miss Black America DMV“, posted with vodpod   Click on the link ...

... television has negative consequences. Initiative Media North America reports that African Americans watched almost 22 hours ... “significant” was defined as an hour or more each day. Black children watch more than five hours of television, on average, each ... the focus of many of reality television shows targeted toward Black viewers is harmful. The evidence clearly backs that assertion. The ...

... identify yourself as Americans? Fritsch: Well, people can look at you and tell you're black. You can't escape that. Beck: Yeah, but I don' ... real sense, Beck is implying that being proud of being black (and that of course brings up the ghosts of Malcolm X, Huey ... kind of rank idiots who would vote for someone like America's first black president. And if you listen to the woman making ...

... "sliver bullets", especially as pertains to the black community. And anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I've ... effects of 4 (and maybe 8) years of Obama in Black America are going to be. The only thing he really even promised was to reform urban ... ;Harlem Children's Zone"s all across America, you and I know he's spent all his political (and literal) capitol ...

... hypocritical finger at Steph Jones? Are we really that conservative and uptight as a people? Or has black straight folks really convinced themselves in the midst of all the praying, shouting, and ... is really straight? Pleassseeee. Where is Spike Lee when you need him? I'm done venting. Seriously black people, get it together. Just in case you're wondering what Steph looks like out of ...