• All the Single Ladies (and Men) Deserve a Break

    Last week, more hoopla around unmarried black women dominated the media — again. The Associated Press reported that according to government statistics, in 2008 72 percent of African-American children were born to unwed black mothers. Even though the author, Jesse Washington, mentioned that racism, disproportionate poverty and high rates of incarceration factor into this statistic…

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  • Are They Really 'Rapin' Everybody Out Here'?

    Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you know who Antoine Dodson is. He became an overnight cyber star thanks to an interview he and his sister Kelly gave to an Alabama NBC news affiliate. With a red bandanna on his head, chomping on gum, Antoine, who is…

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  • Who's Afraid of a Little AIDS Vaccine?

    Researchers announced earlier this month that a new discovery may pave the way to developing a viable AIDS vaccine. Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of HIV strains from infecting human cells. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the NIH, told the…

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  • The Down-Low Delusion

    Last Tuesday on The View, during a conversation about the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, guest host D.L. Hughley attempted to school America on why HIV is so prevalent among African-American women. He said with confidence, “They are getting it from men who are on the down low.”…

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