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By Ms. Chico C. Norwood While surfing the Internet the other day I came across an interesting article out of Miami. The article was about  Quartavious Davis, a 20 year-old African American male who was convicted of “participating in a string of armed robberies in the Miami area in 2010” when he was 18 years-old. According to the article, Davis ...

By Ms. Chico C. Norwood The taunting and bullying of a 68 year-old grandmother, Karen Klein, by Greece, NY, middle school students has once again opened the eyes of the country to the lack of civility in our society. Sure, they’ve offered empty apologies and token gestures because they are embarrassed and hope and/or believe that by saying “I’m sorry” ...

By Ms. Chico C. Norwood What is the difference between Gabriel Aubry and Allison Matthis, other than the fact that Aubry is male and Matthis is female? For those of you who don’t know who these two people are: Gabriel Aubry is Halle Berry’s ex-boyfriend/lover who she has a child with and Allison Matthis is the ex-girlfriend/lover of Miami Heat ...

By Ms. Chico C. Norwood According to ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the response to Robin Robert’s announcement that she was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a rare syndrome also known as preleukemia, and needed a bone marrow transplant, has been tremendous.  “Good Morning America” broadcast that registration with the National Marrow Donor Program had gone up 1000 percent in ...

By: Chico C. Norwood I was reading Dr. Boyce Watkins’ article entitled “Russell Simmons Defends Gwyneth’s Use of the N-Word….Don’t Do it Man” and two paragraphs in the article really jumped out at me: “The difficult reality that Russell and other proud “n*ggas” in commercialized hip-hop must face is the fact that their music does little to elevate the masses, ...

By Chico C. Norwood According to the latest report released by the United States Department of Labor, the overall unemployment in America was 8.2 percent for the month of May. For the African American community the news is even bleaker. The report revealed that unemployment in the African American community sits at 13.6 percent, substantially higher than any other ethnic ...

By Chico Norwood This week (June 10) marks the 49th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.  The purpose of the law was to abolish wage disparity based on sex, and yet here we are almost 50 years later and women still earn less than men. According to a ...

By Chico C. Norwood Nineteen year old Sloane Stephens continued her phenomenal run at the French Open on Friday with an impressive 6-3, 6-2 win over France’s Mathilde Johansson. It was Stephen’s first ever appearance on Court Philippe Chatrier, the main show court, and she looked quite at home.  Stephens controlled the match from beginning to end showing a lot ...

By Chico Norwood While all eyes in the world of women’s tennis have been squarely focused on the Williams sisters and their performance in this week’s French Open in Paris, France, one young African American player has stepped up her game and gone where the Williams superstars have not gone on the red clay at Roland Garros this year. Nineteen ...

By Chico Norwood I recently moved back to my hometown of Jackson, MS., and while listening to the conversations betweenc my sister and some of her friends I was amazed at how many times they said the word “nigger” or should I say “nigga.”  So, one day I secretly placed my tape recorder in a strategic position while my sister ...