Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

Search

  • Obama's America: Is there too much Black?

    I know Black is the new American pastime [more or less].  It’s also the new conversation, appetite, latest play, movie star, attitude and overall new American template for successful consumerism.  However, I’m wondering if it’s overload.  Let me be more honest:  I wonder if I’m feeling overloaded with Black.  Yes, I should be jumping up…

    By










    Published

  • Sherri Sheperd Brings Laughs to Lifetime

    Comedian and talk show host Sherri Sheperd will star in a new Lifetime sitcom aptly called Sherri.  The series will draw laughs from Sherri’s real life.  In fact, the pilot episode will put light on how her ex-husband and his illegit daughter move in with the actress.  Twelve episodes have been ordered for the woman…

    By










    Published

  • Obama Digs at Boehner about his Tan

    GOP Congressional Leader John Boehner finally responded to Obama’s “tan” joke.  Last week at a White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner President Obama joked that he and Boehner had a lot in common—they were both people of color.  President Obama was poking fun at Boehner’s permanent tan.  Good thing Boehner’s a good sport.  He recently acknowledged…

    By










    Published

  • Farrah Fawcett and Her Celebrity Illness

    Farrah Fawcett’s cancer story airs tonight on NBC.  I don’t know about you, but I have mixed feelings about celebrity news and its urgency.  On the one hand, I think it’s important celebrities use their notoriety to educate the larger public on issues of cancer, AIDS, global warming, etc.  On the other hand, I often…

    By










    Published

  • Rashida Jones and the Hollywood Shuffle

    Last night I ran over to the East Village to see the comedy I Love You, Man.  It stars Paul Rudd and Rashida Jones.  The premise is pretty simple: boy proposes to girl, girl accepts, but boy doesn’t have any male friends so he has to scour the streets of Los Angeles for a Best…

    By










    Published

  • Michael Savage Banned from the UK

    Savage Nation shock jock Michael Savage may think autistic children are bratty or that the Koran is a “book of hate”, but there’s at least 8 million Americans who tune in everyday to show allegiance or passive outrage.  However, the U.K. thinks Savage is abominable.  In fact, Mister Savage Nation has recently been prohibited from…

    By










    Published

  • John Lennon and the Bloody Clothes Exhibit

    A new John Lennon exhibit at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Annex will be a welcome event for most of the music world.  John Lennon was more than just a Beattle; he was an artist, a peace activist and the husband of a Yoko Ono.  However, an exhibit that features a paper bag containing the…

    By










    Published

  • Tyler Perry in Star Trek – No!!!

    I have a confession:  I have not seen the new Star Trek yet.  I’m not a Trekkie, but I absolutely love Sci-Fi.  The idea of life beyond Earth where new rules and new possibilities of humanity [or humanoid-anity] is the biggest turn on since the British Imports of the 80s invaded the ‘burbs of southern…

    By










    Published

  • Mother's Day Meditation

    Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I’m celebrating. My primary mother, Joan Theresa Elder, lost her life to ovarian cancer in 1995.  Her end was tough, but her life was full, vibrant, challenged, and a wonderful template for anyone in pursuit of humanity. I simply want to acknowledge the seeds my mother planted in the garden…

    By










    Published

  • National Prayer Day – Not So Fast

    President Obama will sign the National Prayer Day proclamation today, but he will not hold prayer in the White House.  Well, he may pray privately, but that’s his business. We all know this country is full of Christians and prayer means everything to them. We all know former presidents Bush and Reagon put the Christian…

    By










    Published

The Root Staff Avatar