Dr. Boyce Watkins talks to finance expert Ryan Mack about financial literacy and building wealth in the Black community.   Click to Watch

Given that lower vibration energies have no sense of reverence, no connection with God, and no belief in the sacredness and holiness of life, it becomes easy to destroy, brutalize, maim and take life.  To honor life, is to honor the 4th Law of Maat: “I will not kill.” During mourning, it is most painful for the families of sons ...

By Antoinette McKesson In memory of Jasmine Thar, Khalil Leite, Dino Cannon, Remarley Graham, Trayvon Martin, Sean Bell, Bo Morrison, Jimma Reat, Amadou Diallo. R.I.P. To speak of the dead is to make them live again. William McKesson – My Native American Grandfather. It’s not what happens to us when we are mistreated or disrespected and want to get even; ...

By Kathy Henry Brainwashed Negro: A Black individual who has internalized every negative stereotype about Blacks and their culture and is seething with self-hatred and low self-esteem. This person usually believes that the only path to success and true happiness is to marry or assimilate into White culture, hoping to escape the sins of being born Black. One of the ...

Statistics state that at the rate that obesity is effecting the Black community, by 2020 70% of Black women will be obese.  The rise of obesity of Black women may be attributed to the fact that many spend hours and a great deal of money weekly to bi-weekly on their hairstyles.  In one rigorous gym work out, a hair style ...

News that the Obama Administration is going to step in to investigate the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was music to the ears of millions of concerned citizens around the world.  Martin, who was killed under peculiar circumstances by a self-appointed night watchman (George Zimmerman) , was unarmed at the time of his death. There is also a tremendous amount of evidence that police didn't give proper attention to all of the witnesses and that Zimmerman was not in fear of his life, as he initially claimed. Getting involved in the Martin case is a good move for President Obama, especially during an election year.  At a time when the administration is trying to catch up and apologize for paying very little attention to the Black community, the Martin case gives the administration an opportunity to gain some much-needed Black political points.

Farai Chideya at the Root wrote a very good article about the relationship between the Black community and the Republican Party.  Chideya discusses the perplexing fact that African Americans are overwhelmingly Democratic, yet many millions of us possess value systems that would be a better fit for a Republican pep rally. SEE ALSO: Bin Laden’s Last Days Plagued By Bickering Wives His [Rick Santorum's] candidacy is a perfect example of the different strains of conservatism and how they play with Black voters

Sometimes there are days when I wonder what life would have been like had I not committed myself to the never-ending, thankless task of advocating for the Black community.  Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do and I love the people for whom I do it.  It’s difficult to live in a world, though, where White folks label you before they know you,  and many Black folks think you’re only speaking for economic gain.  Even worse, is that similar to the days on the plantation, some of us are so addicted to the system that oppresses us that we end up fighting those who speak against racial oppression. SEE ALSO: Top 10 African-Americans In Politics One area that has served to maintain my “angry Black man” status is the field of Black history.   Whenever we demand a conversation about the racial history of the United States, punishment is typically forthcoming.  Those who speak on the issue can be drowned out by the “Kumbaya crowd,” some of whom seem to think that all of America’s racial inequality will disappear if we simply hold hands and sing, “We shall overcome.”  They believe that the past is as irrelevant as a cheeseburger in a room full of vegetarians and that not talking about our past is a great way to make it all go away. ‘Like’ NewsOne’s FB Page To Get More Insightful Story’s Like This One! We’ve been falsely led to believe that eliminating discrimination serves as an adequate remedy for the effects of historical discrimination.

RAP SESSIONS WITH BAKARI KITWANA Bakari Kitwana speaks with political strategist, writer and organizer Alexis McGill Johnson about key mid-term election races that she’s watching today. They also discuss what is at stake for the Black community overall in today’s mid-term elections. McGill Johnson tells newsone.com why Senate and House races, key races in California and Nevada, and the youth vote are all crucial.