Black Culture
Teen Says He Was Shot For His Jeans, January 4, 2005, Charlotte Observer
Thugs try to steal jeans from a black, and shoot him when he refuses to give them up.
NBA Bounces to an Edgy Hip-Hop Beat, December 29, 2004, Los Angeles Times
NBA uses rap music to draw in next generation of fans.
Study On Black Youths Depicts A Grim Reality, December 15, 2004, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco blacks overrepresented in foster care and child abuse referrals.
Bridging A Gap In Understanding In Harlem, December 13, 2004, MSNBC
American blacks don’t take kindly to diversity.
Nine Witnesses Skip Murder Trial, December 7, 2004, The Enquirer (Cincinnati)
Witnesses skip trial of 14-year-old black murderer because they “just don’t care.”
US Rapper 50 Cent Cuts Short Nigerian Tour After Brawl On Jet, December 7, 2004, AFP
Scuffle between two black rappers leads to cancellation of tour.
Report: Bonds Testified To Grand Jury He Unknowingly Used Steroids, December 3, 2004, AP
Barry Bonds on paying white people: “I’m black, and I’m keeping my money.”
Clemson, South Carolina Won’t Accept Bowl Bids, November 23, 2004, AP
Brawl at college football game didn’t end until the police came.
One Person Stabbed at Vibe Awards Taping, November 16, 2004, AP
Rappers put on a show at music award ceremony.
Cinnamon Girl: The Latest Martyrdom Video, October 8, 2004, Michelle Malkin
Black musician’s video presents terrorism as a heroic response to American racism.
Study: Half Of Americans Will Use Food Stamps, September 1, 2004, Local6.com (Fla.)
85 percent of blacks will use food stamps at some point between the ages of 20 and 65.
Sneering Peers Jeer At Black Achievers, September 1, 2004, Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh)
Black high-schoolers sneer at black academic achievers for acting white.
The Name Game, August 25, 2004, ABCNEWS.com
Employers would rather hire Brendan than Jamal.
Def to Reason, July 23, 2004, National Review Online
On HBO’s “Def Poetry,” blacks and Hispanics rail at the white man in “sub-Hallmark verse.”