Black Culture
Black Media Have No Support, August 2, 2007, Denver Post
Spanish-language radio wins; black radio loses.
Black Men Must Rein In The Young, July 27, 2007, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Natural order requires older males to tame the younger ones.
Why Marx On School Certificate?, July 16, 2007, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
School can’t tell difference between Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass.
BET’s ‘Hot Ghetto Mess’, July 11, 2007, AP
Advertisers bailing on show intended to “challenge” and “inspire” viewers.
NAACP Delegates To Symbolically Bury “N-Word” At Rally, July 9, 2007,
Funeral to take place in Detroit.
What Will It Take To Stop Black-On-Black Crime?, July 9, 2007, Minnesota Public Radio
94 percent of black murder victims are killed by blacks.
Pittsburgh’s Shame, July 2, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Blacks have fallen behind even the most recent immigrants.
Judge Rules In Favor Of Dry Cleaners In $54 Million Pants Lawsuit, June 25, 2007, ABC
Plaintiff must pay defendants’ legal fees; defendants want to go back to Korea.
Police, Officials Insist Attacks On Drivers Not Related To Juneteenth Celebrations, June 22, 2007, FoxNews
Move along, folks, nothing to see here.
Coming-Of-Age Ball For Black Males, June 20, 2007, AP
Event designed to “highlight the good” in black males draws fewer and fewer participants.
Texas Crowd Kills Man After Car Hits Kid, June 20, 2007, AP
More “Juneteenth” violence.
Brawls Mar Juneteenth, June 19, 2007, Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
Celebration of “African-American culture” ends in two stabbings.
Fillmore’s Juneteenth Festival Celebrates Black Culture, Pride, History, June 18, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
NAACP staffer: “We don’t have enough events like this.”
Cream Of Wheat Spokesman Gets Gravestone, June 18, 2007, UPI
We can all sleep better now.
Baltimore Graduation Rate Among Worst, June 14, 2007, AP
Right down there with Cleveland and Detroit.
Black Students Still Favor Lighter Skin, Study Finds, June 14, 2007, Black College Wire
Lighter women were preferred in cultures before there was contact with the West.
Parents, Not Schools, Failed These Children, June 5, 2007,
Black columnist: Too many blacks have relinquished their parental duties.
Many Katrina Evacuees In Houston Still Unemployed 2 Years Later, May 30, 2007, AP
Many Houstonians think evacuees raise crime rates.
A Dream Lay Dying, May 23, 2007, St. Petersburg Times
HBCU students trash property, mosey along, and don’t show up for classes.
Black Boys’ Culture Works Against School, Study Says, May 16, 2007, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Black think tank’s report on achievement gap blames anti-education culture and family.
Taboo On Informing Works Against Police, May 16, 2007, Monterey Herald
“Stop Snitching” campaign is having an effect.
‘Temple of Love’ Black Supremacist Cult Leader Yahweh Ben Yahweh Dies at 71, May 10, 2007, Fox News
Instigator of anti-white murders allowed to “die with dignity.”
Great Society Begets Bad Society, April 26, 2007, New York Sun
During segregation there was no room for black “acting up.”
‘We Are Being Injured Daily By Racism’, April 17, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Black women object to degrading speach from black men.
Imus’ Slur Highlights The Use Of ‘Nappy’ Among African-Americans, April 11, 2007, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Some blacks delight in being “nappy-headed.”
Father Shows Toddler How To Use Assault Rifle, April 11, 2007, WDSU.com
“Kill everybody, soldier, because daddy’s going to buy you this chopper,” black father tells son.
Pacman Suspended For Season, April 10, 2007, AP
Nine Bengals football players have been arrested in nine months.
Not The Lesson They Intended, March 19, 2007, Los Angeles Times
Emmett Till not an “appropriate” subject for Black History Month lesson.
RCSD Newsletter Supports Ebonics, March 19, 2007, www.13wham.com
Teachers be wantin’ to connect.
A Dad, Again And Again, Again, Etc., March 12, 2007, Cincinnati Enquirer
Man expecting six children with six different women tells judge, “I be concubining.”
Disney Creates First Black Animated Princess, March 9, 2007, CBC Arts
Story to be released in 2009 will be set in New Orleans.
Time to Stop Looking Past Black KKK, February 26, 2007, AOL Sports
Playing the racism card whenever it’s convenient has got to stop.
Mayhem Main Event at NBA All-Star Weekend, February 22, 2007, sports.aol.com
Catalogue of bad behavior in Las Vegas.
Debates Within Black Community Going Public, February 19, 2007, AP
Things blacks didn’t want to discuss where white folks could hear them.
The New Black Realism, February 15, 2007, City Journal
Are blacks really moving beyond racial resentment?
Backstory: Remaking The Black Church, February 13, 2007, Christian Science Monitor
New generation of black preachers moves beyond the “civil rights” era.
Survey Details the Lives of Black Youth, February 1, 2007, AP
Respondents manage to say “the right things.”
The New Black Realism, January 30, 2007, City Journal
A new generation of “race-moderates” sees the old racial politics as counterproductive.
Dixon’s First Order Of Business: Trash, January 26, 2007, Baltimore Sun
In black neighborhood, “they just don’t know how to put their trash out.”
Jamaica Says Black Is Beautiful, January 25, 2007, BBC News
Launches campaign highlighting dangers of popular skin-lightening products.
New Orleans Fights For Its Character, January 15, 2007, Reuters
Formerly 28 percent white, New Orleans is now 43 percent white.
Oprah’s Truth Does Not Hurt, January 8, 2007, realclearpolitics.com
Oprah says American blacks just don’t value education.
Where Are The Black Visitors In My Gallery?, January 8, 2007, The Observer (London)
Only blacks found inside British museums, art galleries, are employees.
Cameroon Poet Charged With Spreading AIDS In Poland, January 8, 2007, Agence France Presse
“Human rights” campaigner may have to carry on from prison.
Hip-Hop Stunt ‘Recipe For Disaster’, January 2, 2007, AP
Hip-hop “culture” gets even dumber.
Brown’s Partner: Locked Out of Home, December 27, 2006, AP
Who counts as one of James Brown’s survivors?
Kwanzaa Not Catching On Despite Black Population, December 26, 2006, AP
15 percent of blacks celebrate Maulana Karenga’s holiday.
4 to Face Charges in Hyphy Melee, December 26, 2006, Modesto Bee
Suspects in hip-hop riot violence claim innocence: “We was just downtown, kicking it.”
Blacks More Likely To Want End-Of-Life Intervention, December 11, 2006, Reuters
Blacks want life support.
Police: Man Tried To Put Wife In Oven, December 6, 2006, AP
Not the best way to celebrate Thanksgiving.