When you think of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., you probably think of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. But what do you think about his “Beyond Vietnam” speech? What’s that? You’ve never heard of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech? Well, you’re not alone. On Wednesday, March 31, the second installment of Tavis Smiley [...]

There has been discussion recently among black leaders and scholars about how President Obama, this nation’s first African American president, is handling race. What do you think? Has President Obama done “enough” for African Americans? And what is “enough?” Has the president been too tepid on race? Please share your thoughts and opinions below, and [...]

Now that we are a few days into Black History Month, there has been some discussion (see here and here) about the relevance or irrelevance of the month-long celebration. What do you think? Is it still necessary to designate an entire month to celebrate Black History? Does the election of Barack Obama as president somehow [...]

Ahead of Wednesday’s State of the Union Address at 9 p.m. EST, we want to hear from you. What is the one issue that you hope President Obama addresses Wednesday night? Share your thoughts with us here, and come back after the speech to let us know what you thought of the address. And if [...]

If you have seen the images of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the city Tuesday, then you have probably been wondering what you can do to help. Here is a brief round-up of ways you can assist. 1) The White House: If you would like to support the urgent humanitarian effort in [...]

Since 1988, December 1st has been World AIDS Day — the day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world. The theme this year — HIV: Reality — focuses on real accounts of life with HIV and AIDS. And at a White House event on the eve of World AIDS Day, Secretary of [...]

Social Media Rule #18,526: Don’t tweet while playing in an NBA game. If you do tweet while playing in an NBA game, Amar’e Stoudemire (@amareisreal) and Tyson Chandler (@tysonchandler), the NBA will fine you $7,500 each.

If you were among the throngs of Americans out shopping and buying a bunch of items marked down from their original marked-up prices, then you might have missed these news items that are (arguably) interesting but have little-to-no impact on your life. 1) The FAA released the recordings from Northwest Flight 188. If you recall, [...]

Check out these stats released Tuesday in Shanghai by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization: – Globally 33.4 million people are living with H.I.V. – In 2008, 2.7 million people were newly infected with the virus and 2 million people died from AIDS-related deaths. – The total number of people living with H.I.V. in 2008 [...]

There have been Op-Eds in The New York Times saying that “blacks are the ones who are taking the brunt of the recession, with disproportionately high levels of foreclosures and unemployment.” But a recent article in the paper asserts that the recession is helping bridge the racial divide in a suburb of Atlanta. The article [...]